The interior photograph belies the small and intimate feeling of the building. The right and left walls display some of the finest Thai mural paintings in Northern Thailand. They are highly regarded for their illustrated narratives of Buddhist stories set within scenes of the rituals and pastimes of the local peoples of the Lanna kingdom of the north.
The Viharn Lai Kham is famous for its Buddha as well. The Phra Singh Buddha, the Lion Buddha. The statue is carried through the streets of Chiang Mai in April during Songkran so that lay people can sprinkle it with water to make merit.