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Wat Phichai Songkram is located in Tambon
Paknam, Muang District near the City Hall. It was constructed towards the end of the Ayutthaya
period in the reign of King Taisra (1708-1732) and is one of
the oldest temples in Samut Prakarn. It is not known who constructed
this temple but it was formerly known as Wat Po. During the reign
of King Rama II, the temple was renovated by Phraya Phichai Songkram
and the wat was then named after him. However, most people call
it by its nickname, Wat Nok. When the temple was first built
it was on the outskirts of the town which is what nok
means. Inside the old town there is another temple called Wat Nai which means "in".
  
(Above left): One
of the oldest temple buildings in Samut Prakarn which was renovated
during the 1990's. (Above right): A Buddha image in the lotus
position outside the bot which has been there since the Ayutthaya
period.
 
(Above left): The
new bot, which was built in 1995, has a chedi on the roof which
represents Samut Prakarn Province. (Above right): The mondop
in the temple grounds.
Students from our school
visited Wat Nok to take part in a ceremony for Wisakha
Bucha Day. You
might be interested to visit this page to see some pictures of
the students and monks chanting and performing wien tien
around the main bot.
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