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Wat Chalong or Wat Chaithararam, Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand |
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Wat Chalong,
วัดฉลอง,
also called Wat Chaithararam (วัดไชยาราราม),
is located in the Chalong area near Muang Phuket, or Phuket Town (เมืองถูเก็ต) on Phuket Island, Thailand.
The temple was originally built in 1837. A new chedi is currently
being constructed to house the Phra Borom Sareerikatat relic, a piece
of one of the Buddha's bones brought from Sri Lanka. The new chedi
combines architectural styles from Southern, Central and Northeastern
Thailand. From
historical marker at Wat Chalong: Wat Chalong
enshrines statues of Luang Phor Cham and Luang Phor Chuang,
Phuket's most revered monks. In 1876, during the reign of King Rama V,
Luang Phor Cham led the Phuket people in the fighting against the
rebelling Chinese who intended to take over Phuket Island. After the
victory, he was nominated as Phra Kru Wisuthiwongsajarn. |
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Photography by Gerry Gantt from Thailand, the land of Golden Wats. All images Copyright © 1999-2011 by Gerry Gantt, all rights reserved. |
