Laotians bringing offerings to a temple in Ban Houayxay, near the Thai border, in Bokeo Province
Courtesy Randall C. Merris

Musicians in Vientiane help to raise funds for wat restoration.
Courtesy Gina Merris

Data as of July 1994

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