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 Description:   Wat Bang Kwang has an Ubosot, surrounded with sema(stone boundary markers of the ubosot). Initially, this ubosot was in ancient shape, but in 1960, it was renovated and repaired by Phra Yan Warodom (Son Kitjasaro). Inside enshrines the bejeweled Buddha image in ‘torturing Dame Maha Chompoo posture’. Normally, the ubosot will be opened only during the morning and evening chanting. It is assumed that Wat Bang Kwang had been built since Ayutthaya period. At first, the temple was called “Wat Bang Yang”, since there used to be a gigantic rubber tree (or Ton Yang) beside Klong Bang Sri Thong canal, but later it was cut down by the municipality since this rubber tree had been hit by the lightning. During the reign of King Prasat Thong, he saw that travelling through the existing river route was circuitous, which wasted a lot of time. Therefore, the king decided to dig up the ground from the area around Wat Khemaphirataram until the river mouth to pave a new river way. Part of Klong Bang Sri Thong was accordingly cut off. The upper part of the canal was still called Klong Bang Sri Thong as originally. However, the lower part of the canal was given a new name “Klong Bang Kwang”. Assumably, this canal had obstructed the new river way, so villagers called it Klong Bang Kwang (or an obstructive canal). As for the temple, it was called after the canal as “Wat Bang Kwang” until nowadays.

Wat Bang Praek Taai is located right behind Bang Kwang Central Prison, near zone 9 and 11. At present, zone 11 is used for executing prisoners with most serious crimes. The bodies of the dead prisoners will be pulled out of “the red gate”(Pratu Daeng) or known in another name as “the ghost gate” (Pratu Pee), which is a low small squared red door. In the old days, the execution of the prisoners changed prisons, and places many times. Until the reign of King Rama VII, after Bang Kwang Central Prison was completely constructed, the officials then move the prisoners here, and execute them here since then.
 
 Province   Nonthaburi  Direction:      
 District   A. Mueang    
 City   Talat Khwang  Comments:    Official Web:    
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 Entry fee   Free     Coordinates:    13.84298 N 100.4920 E  
                     
                     
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