Chak Phra festival, Surat Thani 2024Wat Chonlathan
No. 56 on the listContest entry no. 46
See this boat in 360°- Thai name
- วัดชลธาร
- Location
- Village 2, Bang Sai Subdistrict, Mueang Surat Thani District, Surat Thani
- Background
- Also called Wat Bang Boet, this canal-side Maha Nikaya temple stands in the Nai Bang area; the registry gives 1854 as the founding year. It keeps the old tradition of a kathin procession by water: villagers travel the canals by boat, then come ashore and dance three times around the ordination hall.
- What to see
- Kathin procession by boat along the canals
- Wat Chonlathan School
Map and directions
Directions in Google MapsCoordinates 9.18154, 99.30574
Sources (in Thai)
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