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See the sunrise from a different perspective by heading up to the Shiva ruin of Prasat Phanom Rung in Buri Ram province on April 3 and watching as the sun casts its rays perfectly through the 15 doorways of the 75 metre-long corridors. The morning sun, it's observed, illuminates Shiva lingam. Dedicated to Hindu god Shiva, Prasat Phanom Rung is an ancient Khmer styled temple located on top of an extinct volcano in Thailand's Northeast.

Phanom Rung, or, with its full name, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle), is a Khmer temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 1,320 feet above sea level, in Buriram province in the Isan region of Thailand. It was built in sandstone and laterite in the 10th to 13th centuries. It was a Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva, and symbolises Mount Kailash, his heavenly dwelling.
Thailand's Department of Fine Arts spent 17 years restoring the complex to its original state from 1971 till 1988. On 21 May, 1988, the park was officially opened by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. In 2005, the temple was submitted to UNESCO for consideration as a future world heritage site.

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