Ban Sema - Dvaravati City of Muang Fa Daed Attractions 
Ban Sema, a village about 20 km (12 mi.) west of Kalasin, near Yang Talat, is a particularly interesting place to see since in the 9th to 11th c. it was the site of the Dvaravati city of Muang Fa Daed. This was surrounded by two moats where important finds have been made of items from the period between the 6th and 13th c., one of great significance in the development of Thai art and culture. There is an interesting mix of local art and that of neighboring peoples, including the Khmer, and this is most notable in the semas, the boundary stones denoting the consecrated part of a temple. Two particularly fine ones have beautifully carved bas-reliefs showing the Buddha being worshipped by the Royal couple (this is kept in one of the monastery buildings of the Wat Po Chai Semaran), or illustrating Buddha's return to his family (Museum of Khon Kaen). More of these boundary stones are on display in the courtyard of the wat.
Dvaravati Chedis
Among the ruins of several Dvaravati chedis north-west of the temple is one well-preserved chedi of an elegant design with some of the original stucco decoration on the base still intact. The central section was restored at a later date and given a spire which is unmistakably in the Ayutthaya style.
Dvaravati Reliefs
On the road between Yang Talat and Kalasin, at Ban Nong Wang Noeng, there are three gilded reliefs, up to 3.15 m (10 ft) in length. Interesting examples of Dvaravati art, they date from the 8th to 10th c. and show the Buddha at his rest. One of them, Phra Puttharup Cheun Po, is the object of particular veneration.
