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Wat Tham Pha Daen |
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วัดถ้ำผาแด่น |
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Wat Tham Pha Daen is a hilltop temple in Sakon Nakhon Province
noted for its rock carvings, gardens, hillside cave and
panoramic views over the mostly flat surrounding countryside.
The closest you can get to the temple in your own vehicle is
about 2 km from the entrance. Visitors need to stop at the car
park at the bottom of the approach road to temple, where there
are public toilets and a shared taxi station organised by the
temple. A charge of 20 THB per person is made for the return
journey from the car park to the temple.
Wat Tham Pha Daen is
well known for its rock carvings and there are lots of these
hewn out of the massive hard boulders on the hillside. The
carving include a giant Garuda, Hindi deities, a large carving
of a monk, a dragon and a large reclining Buddha.
In one of
the garden is a row of metal pots inside a depression shaped
like the Buddha’s footprint. For luck visitors attempt to throw
1 Baht coins into the metal pots which, judging by the number of
coins around the pots compared to inside them, is very
difficult.
One of the most recognisable features of Wat Tham
Pha Daen is its golden rock with a gold chedi, topped by an
umbrella ornament. This golden rock is very similar to the
highly revered and more famous golden rock at Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
in Myanmar.
The new temple at Wat Tham Pha Daen is being
largely constructed out of wood with wooden supports made from
large irregularly shaped tree trunks and beautifully finished
wooden wooden panelling on the ceiling. |
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Sakon Nakhon |
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Mueang |
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Dong
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Free |
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