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Bangkok, Thailand � March 16, 2016 : Two tigers cool off in a pool during the midday heat. Known as the Tiger Temple, Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand established in 1994 as a forest temple and refuge for discarded wild animals. Due to illegal trafficking accusations amongst other controversies, the tigers have begun to be removed from the temple and relocated to a government-run facility.