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  ho rakhang

 

Thailand

Left, a common stone belfry with a single temple bell known as rakhang and in the photo below, a more traditional wooden ho rakhang with multiple bells.

 

In some temples the belfry is combined with the drum tower, which in Thai is referred to as ho klong - fig.).

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  ho rakhang