Drought in Thailand unveiled a long lost Buddhist temple

Recently, Thailand went through a rough drought period during which a long-lost Buddhist temple was reemerged. People from all over the country can be seen flocking the place to get a glimpse of the temple that has emerged in central Thailand after massive drought.
As far as history of the temple is concerned, this Buddhist temple of Wat Nong Bua Yai was once a prime part of Lopburi province in Thailand. But 20 years ago, the temple was submerged in water during the construction of a dam.

Now, after a massive drought, the dam waters have moved down to the level that it has revealed several structures of the former temple including a 4 m (13 ft) tall headless statue of Buddha. This headless statue can be seen sitting amidst dead fish. Among people visiting this spot, a number of Buddhist monks too were seen walking to the temple to pay their respects to the headless Buddha statue.
Reportedly, during that time, the temple was the centre of the community. Villagers used to celebrate festivals, rituals were performed, and a lot of educational activities were organised. There was also a big playground and recreational area. One can also see the ruins of 700 huts of the village just close to the temple.


However, this is not a lucky spectacle as several regions of Thailand are experiencing the worst drought in a decade due to less rainfall during the monsoons. The dam has a capacity of 960 million cubic meters, and dam waters are used to irrigate about 1.3 million acres (526,000 hectares) of farmland in four different regions of Thailand. However, because of the drought, it has now receded to 3000 acres (1214 ha).