Chak Phra festival, Surat Thani 2024Wat Phowai
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See this boat in 360°- Thai name
- วัดโพหวาย
- Location
- Bang Kung Subdistrict, Mueang Surat Thani District, Surat Thani
- Background
- A Maha Nikaya temple on 6 rai of land in Mueang Surat Thani District. It was established as a temple on 26 March 1985 and received its royal boundary grant (wisungkhamasima) on 18 January 1988. Recorded abbots go back to 1975; since 2003 the abbot has been Phra Khru Si Phothayaphon (Suchin Suchinno).
- What to see
- Ordination hall (ubosot), 8 × 23 m
- Principal Buddha image in the Maravijaya posture, 74-inch lap width, made 1996
- Thai-style sermon hall, built 1995
- Crematorium and bell tower
Map and directions
Directions in Google MapsCoordinates 9.15546, 99.33761
Sources (in Thai)
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