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    Vat Phou (or Vat Phu; Lao: ວັດພູ [wāt pʰúː] temple-mountain) is a ruined Khmer Hindu temple complex in southern Laos and one of the oldest places of worship...
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  • Luang Prabang Vat Phou Plain of Jars The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding...
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    Destination" designation for 2013 for architecture and history. Luang Prabang and Vat Phou are both UNESCO World Heritage sites. Major festivals include Lao New Year...
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    Champasak Province, Laos once belonging to the Champa civilization. The local Vat Phou stele mentions the name of King Devanika (Fan Chen-ch'eng), king of kings...
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    of guesthouses along the riverbank, catering to tourists visiting the Vat Phou temple ruins some 10 km away. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Champasak...
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  • Sangiran Vigan Hội An Lorentz Mỹ Sơn Puerto-Princesa Gunung Mulu Kinabalu Vat Phou Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng Sumatra Rainforest Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Melaka and...
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  • Vat Tomo, also known as Oum Moung, is an Angkorian temple in Laos, near Vat Phou. It was built in the 13th or 14th century, probably as a resthouse for...
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    Muang Tam Prasat Muang Singh Sdok Kok Thom Angkor-period temples in Laos Vat Phou Angkor-period temples in Vietnam Vĩnh Hưng temple Post-Angkor period List...
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    January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016. "The Boat for the Mekong Cruise - Vat Phou". Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016. Amphibious...
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  • Culture of Laos History Peopling Khun Borom Lao people Tai peoples Lan Xang Vat Phou Luang Phrabang Vientiane Champasak Muang Phuan French protectorate Japanese...
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  • of the capital, Sreshthapura, at the foot of the mountain where Prasat Vat Phou located. He was the father of Queen Kambujarajalakshmi and the father-in-law...
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    near Xiangkhoang Plateau on the Plain of Jars, Funan, and Chenla (near Vat Phou in Champasak Province). The Han dynasty's chronicles of the southward expansion...
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    Vat Phou, a ruined Khmer temple complex in southern Laos. It was originally used for worship of the Hindu god Shiva, but was converted for use as a Buddhist...
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    resemblances to those in Funan; however, according to the bas-belief at Vat Phou, a surviving ruin of Chenla, its national costume differed significantly...
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    examples of Hindu themes can be found on their temples from that era such as Vat Phou. Temples were often built over the sites of ancient Hindu shrines, and...
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    temples, often decorated in Ramayana and the Mahabharata motifs, such as at Vat Phou in Champassak. Earlier versions remained somewhat similar to other versions...
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    India Sadasiva standing midst Brahma and Vishnu. 10th c. CE sculpture at Vat Phou, Laos Sadashiva murti, Bangkok National Museum A painting of Sadasiva murti...
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  • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Nairobi Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi (EASS) Vat Phou - ruined Khmer temple, southern Laos (was converted to a Buddhist Monastery...
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    Culture of Laos History Peopling Khun Borom Lao people Tai peoples Lan Xang Vat Phou Luang Phrabang Vientiane Champasak Muang Phuan French protectorate Japanese...
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  • d'Este, Tivoli Cultural 1025  Kenya Lamu Old Town Cultural 1055  Laos Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape...
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  • Laos articles History Peopling Khun Borom Lao people Tai peoples Lan Xang Vat Phou Luang Phrabang Vientiane Champasak Muang Phuan French protectorate Japanese...
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    decoration Façade decoration Temple interior "Temples: Wat Mai". La Résidence Phou Vao. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2020...
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  • painter Vann Molyvann Vann Vannak Variin District Vassa Vassa candle Vat Phou Vat Tomo Vattanac Bank Veal Veng District, Pursat Province Vehicle registration...
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    temple was built. There is a similar natural linga at the Khmer temple Vat Phou in Laos. Because of its location on the Thai side of the current border...
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    the streets collecting alms. One of the city's major landmarks is Mount Phou Si; a large steep hill which despite the constrained scale of the city, is...
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    million over 8 years for restoration of world heritage site of Laos at Vat Phou as per MoU signed on 2007. Project has been started on 2009. In 2010 visit...
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    Cham architecture. Parmentier visited the ruins of the Lao temple complex Vat Phou, he paid special attention to Krol Roméas (Phnom Kulen plateau), Angkor...
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  • India (Pondicherry, 1969 and 1972), Thailand (Phimai, 1969) and Laos (Vat Phou, 1969). In Cambodia, Dagens conducted scientific activity in three topics:...
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  • Houaphanh province in northeastern Laos. It is the gateway to the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park, which protects mountain forests which are home to a...
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    pronounced [wāt síaŋ.tʰɔ́ːŋ]; "Temple of the Golden City") is a Buddhist temple (vat or wat) on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Prabang, Laos.: 264 ...
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