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Lopburi Monkey Festival | National Geographic


if you want to get a monkey off your

if you want to get a monkey off your back lop buri Thailand is not the place

back lop buri Thailand is not the place

back lop buri Thailand is not the place to go every year on the last sunday in

to go every year on the last sunday in

to go every year on the last sunday in november the library in a local hotel

november the library in a local hotel

november the library in a local hotel sponsors a festival just for the

sponsors a festival just for the

sponsors a festival just for the resident macaque monkeys and there are

resident macaque monkeys and there are

resident macaque monkeys and there are lots of them in the Buddhist tradition

lots of them in the Buddhist tradition

lots of them in the Buddhist tradition the Thai Revere the monkey as a hero

according to legends the monkey Hanuman

according to legends the monkey Hanuman and his army saved a God’s wife from the

and his army saved a God’s wife from the

and his army saved a God’s wife from the clutches of a demon we believe that

clutches of a demon we believe that

clutches of a demon we believe that Hanuman never die so he is the symbol of

Hanuman never die so he is the symbol of

Hanuman never die so he is the symbol of prosperity and good good luck and ever

prosperity and good good luck and ever

prosperity and good good luck and ever since the monkeys of Thailand are free

since the monkeys of Thailand are free

since the monkeys of Thailand are free to roam and don’t have to worry about

to roam and don’t have to worry about

to roam and don’t have to worry about their next meal every day people from

their next meal every day people from

their next meal every day people from the town bring them food but on the day

the town bring them food but on the day

the town bring them food but on the day of the festival near the kamir temple

of the festival near the kamir temple

of the festival near the kamir temple the spread is huge including a colorful

the spread is huge including a colorful

the spread is huge including a colorful display of fruits and goodies for the

display of fruits and goodies for the

display of fruits and goodies for the monkeys to choose from and indulge even

monkeys to choose from and indulge even

monkeys to choose from and indulge even statues of monkeys get trays of colorful

statues of monkeys get trays of colorful

statues of monkeys get trays of colorful food and a bottle of water the sponsor

food and a bottle of water the sponsor

food and a bottle of water the sponsor of all this monkey business mr. young

of all this monkey business mr. young

of all this monkey business mr. young ute knows how to make an entrance

organizers say the first purpose of the

organizers say the first purpose of the festival is to feed the monkeys the

festival is to feed the monkeys the

festival is to feed the monkeys the chicken what are 2 d’s every year a lot

chicken what are 2 d’s every year a lot

chicken what are 2 d’s every year a lot of people many people to the luxury

of people many people to the luxury

of people many people to the luxury four-door see the monkey patty

four-door see the monkey patty

four-door see the monkey patty mischievious monkeys get into everything

mischievious monkeys get into everything

mischievious monkeys get into everything and on anyone you’ll never get them to

and on anyone you’ll never get them to

and on anyone you’ll never get them to sit still that’s why sure I was kneeling

sit still that’s why sure I was kneeling

sit still that’s why sure I was kneeling down taking picture of a monkey and all

down taking picture of a monkey and all

down taking picture of a monkey and all of a sudden amongst white my my

of a sudden amongst white my my

of a sudden amongst white my my sunglasses off the locals have to deal

sunglasses off the locals have to deal

sunglasses off the locals have to deal with the problems too ladies of all I

with the problems too ladies of all I

with the problems too ladies of all I just chased them away from properties I

just chased them away from properties I

just chased them away from properties I don’t shoot them I just scare them we

don’t shoot them I just scare them we

don’t shoot them I just scare them we believe they belong to the monkey god

believe they belong to the monkey god

believe they belong to the monkey god the main problem is they interrupt our

the main problem is they interrupt our

the main problem is they interrupt our properties destroy electric wires and

properties destroy electric wires and

properties destroy electric wires and telephone cables they cause problems but

telephone cables they cause problems but

telephone cables they cause problems but the problems are overlooked and the

the problems are overlooked and the

the problems are overlooked and the people go out of their way to make sure

people go out of their way to make sure

people go out of their way to make sure the revered monkey stay healthy and

the revered monkey stay healthy and

the revered monkey stay healthy and well-fed so if you visit lop buri be

well-fed so if you visit lop buri be

well-fed so if you visit lop buri be sure to have some extra food with you to

sure to have some extra food with you to

sure to have some extra food with you to share with the local primates when

share with the local primates when

share with the local primates when people come to visit here you could see

people come to visit here you could see

people come to visit here you could see you smile on the face and if it’s

you smile on the face and if it’s

you smile on the face and if it’s festival time there’s no telling what

festival time there’s no telling what

festival time there’s no telling what they’ll have in store

they’ll have in store

they’ll have in store nakia it a bigger than 10 to yeah sure

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