Category: Temples
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Explore Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand’s most revered temple housing the Emerald Buddha. A journey into spiritual sanctity, profound history, and exquisite artistry.
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Wat Samakkhitham on Soi Lat Phrao 64 in Bangkok is the temple of Luang Pu Lam Sirithammo (1929–2019), the master famed above all for the gecko (tukkae) charm and millionaire-cowrie amulets, and also for its sacred Thao Wessuwan. This guide covers the temple’s history, the life of Luang Pu Lam, his gecko and cowrie wicha,…
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On the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya, directly opposite the Grand Palace, stands Wat Rakhang Khositaram — an Ayutthaya-era temple renamed for a buried bell, sheltering the house King Rama I lived in before he was king, and forever bound to Somdej Toh and the Phra Somdej amulets that collectors prize above all others.