Cheeky duo arrested over Thai temple photo

Two US men are facing charges in Thailand for posting photos of their exposed backsides in front of Buddhist temples.

File photo of sunset behind the stupa of the Buddhist temple Wat Arun.

File photo of sunset behind the stupa of the Buddhist temple Wat Arun. Source: AAP

Two Americans who maintained a social media account called "Traveling Butts" have been arrested in Thailand after posting a photo of themselves at a famous Buddhist temple with their bottoms exposed.

Deputy police spokesman Krisana Pattanacharoen says the men were arrested at a Bangkok airport and face public indecency charges.

The men caused an uproar in Buddhist-majority Thailand last week after their photo taken at Bangkok's Wat Arun was widely shared, prompting a police investigation.

The men, whom police identified only by their first names, maintained a since-deleted Instagram account where they posed for photos at tourist destinations around the world with their buttocks exposed.

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