Chak Phra festival, Surat Thani 2024Wat Sathit Khiri Rom

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Thai name

วัดสถิตคีรีรมย์

Location

Village 1, Yan Yao Subdistrict, Khiri Rat Nikhom District, Surat Thani

Background

Known locally as Wat Khao Rahu, the temple sits on the slope of Khao Rahu beside the Phum Duang River. Building began in 1937, led by Luang Pho Phua Kesaro (Phra Khru Sathit Santakhun), the first abbot, who died in 1965. The temple received its present name on 23 April 1940 and its royal boundary grant on 24 January 1958.

What to see

• Four superimposed replica Buddha footprints in a mondop on the hill
• Cliff shaped like the face of Rahu
• Legend of a junk that struck the hill, the origin of the name "Khao Chuk Phao"
• Temple of Pho Than En (Phra Khru Sukhonthawisit), a senior monk revered in Khiri Rat Nikhom