Bangkok: Less than two hours' drive from the Thai capital, a monastery has brought visions of 'Naraka', a term used in Buddhism to describe a realm similar to hell or purgatory, into the land of the living.

Like other monasteries, Wang Saen Suk in Thailand's Chonburi province is presided over by resident monks, but its garden is also home to statues depicting numerous tortured souls, Xinhua news agency reported.