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Thailand: Processional Way leading to the Naga-headed stone stairway, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung, Buriram Province

Thailand: Processional Way leading to the Naga-headed stone stairway, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung, Buriram Province

Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle) is a Khmer temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 1,320 feet above sea level, in Buriram province in the Isaan region of Thailand. It was built in sandstone and laterite in the 10th to 13th centuries. It was a Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva, and symbolises Mount Kailash, his heavenly dwelling.

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