Caption

Sri Dalada Maligawa or The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is located in the royal palace complex and houses the Relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country

Date

Dec 28, 2010

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Chaweewan Chuchuay

Reference

BRK25F99_078

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No

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No

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Rights managed

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50,9Mb (3,9Mb) / 17,5in x 11,3in / 5235 x 3401 (300dpi)

Keywords

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