Main entrance to Wat Chayamangkalaram, founded in 1845, the oldest Siamese Theravada Buddhist temple in the Malaysian state of Penang

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Wat Chayamangkalaram is a Theravada Buddhist temple within George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Built in 1845 on a 2-hectare land granted to the Thai community during the Straits Settlements era, the temple features one of the world's longest reclining Buddha statues.

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Size: 5568px × 3712px
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Photo credit: © positivesoundvision / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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