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Pagoda of Wat Chalong. The most important [citation needed] of the 29 buddhist temples of Phuket is Wat Chalong (Thai: วัดฉลอง, pronounced [wát t͡ɕʰā.lɔ̌ːŋ]) or officially Wat Chaiyathararam (วัดไชยธาราราม, [wát t͡ɕʰāj.jáʔ.tʰāː.rāː.rāːm]), located in the Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang Phuket District.
Wat Chalong. The most important of the 29 Buddhist temples on Phuket is Wat Chalong (วัดฉลอง, วัดไชยธาราราม). It is dedicated to two monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who with their knowledge of herbal medicine helped the injured in a tin miners rebellion in 1876.
Wat Chalong (วัดฉลอง), officially known as Wat Chaiyathararam (วัดไชยธาราราม), is a significant historical temple in Phuket. It features a statue of Luang Pho Cham, a revered figure known for his role in assisting the local populace during the Angyee rebellion in 1876, under the reign of King Rama V. [ 57 ]
Somdej Wat Rakang 2401 - 2411 Somdej Wat Rakang 2401 - 2411 Pressing die to make plaster amulets. Amulets are made using the Buddha image, an image of a famous monk, and sometimes even an image of the monks who made the amulets. Amulets vary in size, shape, and materials such as plaster, bone, wood, or metal.
Wihan Phraphutthasaiyat (the name of the ordination hall) was constructed in the reign of King Naresuan the Great for religious adoration and royal meditation. The Buddha Image was restored in 2508 B.E (1965), according to a publication of the Wat.
Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai (Thai: วัดบางพลีใหญ่ใน, pronounced [wát bāːŋ pʰlīː jàj nāj]) is a Thai Buddhist temple in the area of Bang Phli Yai Subdistrict, Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province, outskirts Bangkok.
The temple has been an important house of worship in its location, Khlong Krachaeng, for a long time.It is on the bank of Phetchaburi River.In Ayutthaya period this area was a military base where military troops had to stop on the way to the battlefield to fight with the Burmese army.
Wat Umong Maha Thera Chan traces its origins back to 1367 during the reign of King Kuena (1355–1385), the sixth king of the Mangrai Dynasty.Originally named Wat Pho Noi, its name was changed during rebuilding works in 1910 to Wat Umong Maha Thera Chan after a renowned monk, Mahathera Chan, who lived in Chiang Mai during the 14th and 15th centuries and who frequently visited the site.