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Temple info-1671 Panom Rung Temple, Rampuri, Thailand. பானோம் ருங் கோயில், ராம்புரி, தாய்லாந்து

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 Temple info -1671 கோயில் தகவல் -1671 There is a beautiful temple in Thailand looking like Angkor Wat temple but it is not as famous as Angkor Wat temple of Cambodia or Borobudur temple of Java, Indonesia. Only now Thailand has renovated and protected the temple. There are lot broken statues. It is a Hindu Temple with Shiva, Vishnu and Nataraja. Where is it in Thailand? It is located in the Buriram ( Ram Puri) province of Thailand. What is it called? Phanom Rung Temple; and the full name is Prasat Hin Phanom Rung How old is the temple? The construction started around 10th century and finished around 13th century. Why is it famous now? It is constructed in the Khmer style like the world-famous Angkor Wat temple. What are the wonders there? On the Tamil New Year Day (13, 14 April), the sun light travels through all the 15 gates of the temple. A big festival is held annually to coincide with the important date in solar calendar. The sun enters the Mesha Rasi in the month of Chitra. Da...

Temple info -1311 Mahamariamman Temple, Bangkok,Thailand மகாமாரியம்மன் கோயில்,பேங்காக்,தாய்லந்து

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 Temple info -1311 கோயில் தகவல் -1311  அருள்மிகு ஶ்ரீ மஹாமாரி அம்மன் கோவில்), also known as Maha Uma Devi Temple (Thai: วัดพระศรีมหาอุมาเทวี; RTGS: Wat Phra Si Maha Umathewi and Wat Khaek (วัดแขก)[a] in Thai, is a South Indian architecture style Hindu temple on Si Lom Road in Bangkok, Thailand. It was built in 1879 by Vaithi Padayatchi, a Tamil Hindu immigrant. Sri Maha Mariamman Koyil Bangkok (Wat Khaek Silom)  Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Bangrak Province Bangkok Deity Mariamman Festivals Navaratri Location 2, Si Lom Road, Si Lom Subdistrict, Bangrak District, Bangkok, Thailand Country Thailand Geographic coordinates 13°43′17″N 100°31′22″E Architecture Type South Indian Architecture Creator Vaithi Padayatchi Completed 1879 Location Bangkok  Sri Mariamman Temple is the main Tamil Hindu temple in Thailand and is located in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok at the corner of Silom Road (ถนนสีลม) and Pan Road, a narrower road where a number of kiosks sell saffr...