In pictures: Thousands of monkeys in Lopburi in central Thailand feast on two tonnes fruits and vegetables after the town's Monkey Festival resumes following a two year hiatus caused by the pandemic
Thailand's annual festival is held with the theme"wheelchair monkeys" after a two-year Covid break as tourists come back to the country.
Hundreds of macaques, also known as long-tailed monkeys, were seen climbing on people and stacks of fruit, munching away on bananas and pineapples on Sunday. Some tourists were seen playing with the monkeys with their cameras. The resumption of the tradition also pleased locals.
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