Looking down from Buddhist shrine and statue on top of the mountain towards Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Sua), Krabi, Thailand. T
Looking down from Buddhist shrine and statue on top of the mountain towards Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Sua), Krabi, Thailand. The Tiger Cave Temple is a Buddhist temple located northeast of Krabi, Thailand. The temple has two short stairways that then merges leading to one single stairway leading to the summit, amassing to a total number of 1272 small steps. One of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the province, it is well known for the tiger paw prints in the cave, tall Buddha statues and the strenuous flight of stairs to reach the summit. The surrounding at Tham Suea is mostly made of jungles and forests including many old and growing trees in the Kiriwong Valley. There are many places to go but the places to visit are the caves Tum Khon Than, Tum Lod, Tum Chang Kaeo, and Tum Luk. Many Thanu ancient artifacts were found around the caves and temple grounds. Mountains also cover most of the land around the Tum Sua region along with many other small caves which haven't been visited yet. Wat Tham Suea is a limestone cave and is has skeletons and decorated skulls. The Tham Suea region is the place to go for a meditation center but it also host places of archaeological and historical attractions. Examples of these historical attractions are stone tools, pottery remains and molded Buddha footprints.
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