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A young macaque looks like he’s in trouble with a bigger monkey at the world’s most famous primate party, the Lopburi Monkey Buffet Festival in Thailand.

Thailand, Lopburi, monkey buffet festival

A demon’s lightbulb eyes burn in Thailand’s most brutal hell garden - Wat Mae Kaet outside Chiang Mai.

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Mae Kaet

This serene Buddha head entwined in tree roots is one of Thailand’s most iconic sights. The Buddha head is in 14th century temple Wat Mahathat, in the city of Ayutthaya.

Thailand, Ayutthaya, Wat Mahathat

A proud grandfather shows his family’s latest addition to the statue of a ghost bride at Wat Mahabut temple in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Mahabut

A grinning carpenter in a remote Thai village greets me as I explore the mountains around Chiang Mai.

Thailand, Chiang Mai

A schoolgirl is impaled on a spike through her mouth at one of Thailand’s most gruesome hell gardens. Hell gardens are a Buddhist vision of the punishments inflicted on sinners in the afterlife.

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Mae Kaet

The Wang Saen Suk ‘hell garden’ in Chonburi, Thailand, is a terrifying vision of the Buddhist underworld.

Thailand, Chonburi, Wang Saen Suk

Over 4,000kg of food and 3,000 macaques make for one hell of a party. Grab a table at the Lopburi Monkey Buffet Festival, Thailand.

Thailand, Lopburi, Monkey Buffet Festival

Macaque eating Pringles at the Monkey Buffet Festival in Lopburi, Thailand

Thailand, Lopburi, monkey buffet festival

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