Buddha's mother gets her due... she seems to have almost as much importance as the Virgin Mary in Christianity,,, meaning- she is widely considered to have been a "perfect" individual, who never sinned or made mistakes. When you have a child who takes 7 steps on lotus leaves right from the womb,,, that's tough to compete with.
This lady's teeth are black as midnight, with gums a creepy shade of bright red from chewing betel nut... a wad of tobacco-like leaves that traditional older ladies chew here. uggggh.
a towering, standing Buddha in the first cave i entered...