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- ↑ "Buddhist Temples and Religious Sites". samui.sawadee.com. Sawadee. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "Temple History (Thai language)". www.lamaitemple.com. Wat Lamai. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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