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Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Art work on the exterior wall of a small shrine at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. The temple was built in 1560 and was a royal temple until the end of the Laotian monarchy in 1975. Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the spiritual capital of Laos. There are dozens of "wats" or temples and thousands of monks in the city. It is still the center of Buddhist education in Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz

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Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Art work on the exterior wall of a small shrine at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. The temple was built in 1560 and was a royal temple until the end of the Laotian monarchy in 1975. Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the spiritual capital of Laos. There are dozens of "wats" or temples and thousands of monks in the city. It is still the center of Buddhist education in Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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