Wat Phothivihan

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Reclining Buddha in Wat Photivihan, Kelantan.

Wat Photivihan (Thai: วัดโพธิวิหาร; rtgsWat Phothiwihan) is a Buddhist temple located in the district of Tumpat, Kelantan, in Malaysia. The temple is one of 25 temples found in Tumpat, and is one of the most popular in the country.[1] The temple houses a 40-metre statue of a sleeping Buddha, which is the longest of its kind in Southeast Asia.[2] The devotees of this temple are mainly ethnic Thais, and the temple itself is a typical Thai Buddhist temple.

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