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Tha Pae Gate, Chiang Mai a tuktuk and four unrecognizable young monks.
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Tha Pae Gate, Chiang Mai a tuktuk and four unrecognizable young monks.
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Surrounding Wall, Travel, People Traveling, Tourism, Jinrikisha, Men, East Asian Culture, Brick, Buddhism, Asian Ethnicity, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Transportation, Blurred Motion, Monk - Religious Occupation, People, Asia, Gate, Flag, Land Vehicle, Travel Locations, People, Transportation, Tha Pae

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