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That Luang temple, Vientiane, Laos
Vientiane, Laos
That Luang stupa, Vientiane, Laos, 1566, restored 18th and 19th centuries.
Buddhist monks walking past the Pha That Luang temple, Vientiane, Laos.
Setthathirat I
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