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The tourist, whose Instagram account is soseguri that has 546 followers, deleted the photo and published an apology early on Friday. 
&quot;I am very sorry for the picture that I posted yesterday. I want to apologise to all the Thai and Buddhist people that have been harmed by my acts. It was not my intention,&quot; he posted.

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His picture was widely shared and drew a lot of criticism. 
In the pictutre posted he typed &quot;Presenting my respect to Buda ... #thailand#buda # handstand #workinghard #have fun.&quot;

Foreign tourist apologises for doing handstand at Wat Pho

A foreign tourist has apologised on his Instagram page for posting a photo of himself doing a handstand in front of the main Buddha image inside Wat Pho in Phra Nakhon, Bangkok.