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Wat Mahapruttharam is a royal monastery under royal
patronage. It was called Wat Tha-Kwian (Cart Harbor) in earlier times,
and later named Wat Takien (the name of the miracle tree) during the
Ayutthaya period more than 300 years ago.
In 1852 A.D.
or 2395 B.E, the monastery was reconstructed by the royal order of King
Mongkut (Rama IV) and designated the royal monastery with the name Wat
Mahapruttharam in honor of the first senior lord abbot whose name was
given to him by the king: Phramaha Pruttacharya. This temple was
150 years old in 2002.
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