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Wat Sri Sunthon, Sri Sunthon, Tha Lang, Phuket Island, Thailand |
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Wat Sri Sunthon or Wat
Sri Sunthorn or Wat Si Sunthon,
วัดศริสุนทร, is
located in Sri Sunthon (ศริสุนทร),
Tha Lang (ถลาง),
on Phuket Island
(ถูเก็ต), Thailand.
Wat Sri Sunthon is named
after one of two sister, the Heroines of Tha Lang, Thao Sri Sunthon and Thao
Thep Kasattri. In 1785, the sisters rallied the people of Phuket to
defeat the invading Burmese army. At the time their names were Chan
and Mook, but King Rama V later gave them these honorary names.
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Photography by Gerry Gantt from Thailand, the land of Golden Wats. All images Copyright © 1999-2010 by Gerry Gantt, all rights reserved. |
