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By Karla Cripps and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — When it comes to traditional performing arts in Thailand, Khon is perhaps the most famous of them all. It’s highly likely visitors have encountered the characters of the country’s famed “masked drama” at some point during their travels without even realizing it. At Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, for instance, large statues of yak, or giant ogres, tower over departing passengers. These giants are among the many colorful characters that appear in the Ramakien, a national Thai epic based on the Hindu tale of Ramayana. And Khon, dating back to the Ayutthaya era (1351–1767), brings the many stories of this classic piece

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