Chak Phra festival, Surat Thani 2024Wat Chantharam

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Thai name

วัดจันทาราม

Location

Village 4, Tha Chang Subdistrict, Tha Chang District, Surat Thani

Background

An ancient temple of Tha Chang District, thought to date from the same era as Phra Borommathat Chaiya, around the 14th–15th Buddhist centuries (Srivijaya period). The temple registry gives 1382 as the founding year and 1412 for the boundary grant. Two Srivijaya-style brick chedis stand in front; one leans and is nicknamed the "Leaning Chedi of Tha Chang", the other is intact.

What to see

• Two Srivijaya-style chedis of mortarless brick: 2 m square base, 9 m high, porches on four sides, niches with Buddha images in the blessing posture
• "Leaning Chedi of Tha Chang", the tilted chedi
• Wooden sermon hall over 100 years old
• Shrine with a statue of Pho Khun, a former ruler of Tha Chang