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in the middle of the Northeast region, Maha Sarakham is 475 kilometers
from Bangkok.
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Local Woven Cloth
is hand-made by villagers of Ban Nong Khuan, about 14 kilometers
from town along the route to Amphoe Kosum Phisai. Silk and
cotton here are woven in delicate designs and are put on
sale in souvenir shops in Maha Sarakham.
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Situated near Phar That Na Dun, Amphoe Na Dun, the museum
puts on an exhibition of the northeasterners' Iifestyle
in the form of local houses installed with implements, northeastern
musical instruments as well as carts of different periods.
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located in Amphoe Na Dun about 65 kilometers from town,
is an important monument of the ancient city named "Nakhon
Chanpasi", more than one hundred years old. Its surrounding
area is allocated to be a shady arboretum.
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a laterite sanctuary of ancient Khmer style,
is located 60 kilometers from Maha Sarakham along the route
to Amphoe Na Dun.
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is a sandstone
Buddha image enshrined at Watsuwan-Mali in Amphoe Kantharawichai.
It is of the style of the Dvaravati Period.
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is the principal Buddha image of Maha Sarakham, also
of the Dvaravati Period. Made of red sandstone, and located
in Amphoe Kantharawichai, it is believed to have been cast
at the same time as the Phra Phuttha Ming Muang. Legend
has it that ever since the two images have been in existence,
rainfall has been plentiful and regular.
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about 3 kilometers from town center, is a popular
holiday spot, with peaceful and beautiful atmosphere.
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Located in Maha Sarakham municipality, this temple is the
center where the northeastern literature and arts are collected.
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