People praying & making offerings of marigold garlands & traditional Thai silk dresses to native female spirits at cave shrine in Wat Khao Tham Hill

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Sited in Suphanburi province, the 84m tall Phra Phutthapusayakhiri Sri Suvarnabhumi or Luang Pho U-Thong is the largest cliff-carved Buddha sculpture in Thailand and ASEAN, and one of the largest Buddhist statues in the country. The statue was initiated in 2014 and carved into the mountain cliff of a former abandoned quarry at Khao Tham Thiam hill. U Thong is said to be the first place where the influence of Buddhism reached the Thai Kingdom more than 2,500 years ago.

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Size: 5568px × 3712px
Location: U Thong, Thailand
Photo credit: © positivesoundvision / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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