Phanom Rung is a Khmer temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 1;320 feet above sea level; in Buriram province in the Isaan region of Thailand. It was built in sandstone and laterite in the 10th to 13th centuries. It was a Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva; and symbolises Mount Kailash; his heavenly dwelling.In Hindu mythology; Rahu is a snake that swallows the sun or the moon causing eclipses.