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Thailand: Visitors at Prang Sam Yot (a Khmer temple), Lopburi

Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine. The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century, The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.

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Titre: Thailand: Visitors at Prang Sam Yot (a Khmer temple), Lopburi

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Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine. The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century, The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.

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