Chak Phra festival, Surat Thani 2024Wat Sak Khunaram
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See this boat in 360°- Thai name
- วัดศักดิ์คุณาราม
- Location
- Phumriang Subdistrict, Chaiya District, Surat Thani
- Background
- Founded in 1844 on 24 rai, on a former Thai–Burmese battlefield whose earthworks gave it the local name Wat Hua Khu. Prince Wachirayan Warorot, the Supreme Patriarch, later renamed it Wat Winai Niwat Pradit. After the death of Phra Khru Khananukun (Sak Thammarakkhito), abbot from 1910 to 1932, the Sangha renamed it Wat Sak Khunaram in his memory.
- What to see
- Ordination hall (ubosot) with two-tiered tiled roof
- Principal Buddha image in the blessing posture, 1.6 m wide and 2.25 m high, made in 1846
- Thai-style sermon hall with two-tiered roof
- Traces of battle earthworks (camp moat), origin of the old name Wat Hua Khu
Map and directions
Directions in Google MapsCoordinates 9.38267, 99.25356
Sources (in Thai)
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