Monkeys in central Thailand city mark their day with feast

Monkeys enjoy fruit at the Monkey Feast Festival in Lopburi province, Thailand (Chalida EKvitthayavechnukul/AP)

A meal fit for monkeys was served at the annual Monkey Feast Festival in central Thailand on Sunday.

Amid the morning traffic, rows of monkey statues holding trays were lined up outside the compound of the Ancient Three Pagodas, while volunteers prepared food across the road for real monkeys – the symbol of Lopburi province, around 93 miles (150km) north of Bangkok.