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  pyatthat

 

A pyatthat in Burmese style (left), and a chedi (fig.) next to each other near Wat Chong Kham in Mae Hong Son. Located in the vicinity of Myanmar and with a population of mainly Thai Yai or Shan, the local temple architecture is greatly influenced by traditional architecture from there.

  

 

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