Crowds turn out to revere largest Buddha statue found in Laos' Bokeo during Wesak Day


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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Hundreds of people dressed in respectful white shirts and blouses on Wesak Day this Wednesday took part in a procession to pay their respects to the largest Buddha image unearthed during ongoing excavations in Tonpheung district, Bokeo​ province.

The statue was paraded from a pavilion by the Mekong River to Thongthip Phatthanaram temple in Yaitonpheung village, where it will be housed for the foreseeable future.

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