The murals at Wat Ban Lan (figures 5 and 6) are notable for the large size of the figures and landscape elements relative to the parameters of the panels. Another unusual feature is that the compositional principle on the side walls differs from that on the back (west) wall. The side walls are composed of three registers with figures that appear to be moving across the entire wall, from one panel to another. The north wall depicts scenes from the early chapters of the story, in which Pha Wet and his family travel from the kingdom to the forest, while the south wall depicts their return from the forest to the kingdom. This type of organizational scheme, with figures moving across the register as if on a journey or in a procession, is typical of Isan heartland narrative murals. Here, however, the back wall is not divided into registers; instead, the mural depicts a forest setting that provides a backdrop for all the scenes that take place in the forest. This type of scheme is characteristic of Central region murals.