Around Phuket island you can find scattered Chinese Temples, Buddhist
Wats and Muslim mosques. Here below are the most visited.
Location: Amphoe Chalong
Phuket’s most popular, biggest and famous temple, Wat Chai Tararam, or Wat
Chalong, was built in 1837. Located approximately 8 kilometers from the
city, the temple houses the famous “Luang Po
Cham”, a monk who helped the locals fight the Ang Yi rebellion during the
reign of King Rama V (in 1876). A recent addition to the temple is a 61.4-meter
high chedi containing the Phra Borom Sareerikatat relic, a piece of the
Lord Buddha’s bones brought over from Sri Lanka. The chedi is a mixture
of southern, central and northeastern architectural styles and is the first
in this region to house the holy Buddha’s relic
Phra Nang Sang Temple (Wat Phra Nang Sang)
Location : Amphoe Talang
Located on Thep Krasatri Rd., in Thalang Town at the traffic light it is
Phukets oldest temple (app.250 years). Phra Nang Sang Temple (Wat Phra Nang
Sang)The grounds of this historic temple are where the Battle of Thalang
took place in 1785. Inside are three very old statues wrought in tin of
the Buddha; they are the largest in the world and date from a time when
tin was regarded as a semi-precious metal. The bellies of the three big
statues each contains a smaller statue, from which derives their name, "Monks
in the Belly" in local vernacular. or "The Three Kings" in formal language.
Location : Amphoe Talang
This temple enshrines a golden Buddha image that sprang up from beneath the earth long ago. The story is of a young
boy who tied his buffalo to what he thought was a post; it was in an area at that time given over to the raising of animals.
After doing so, he fell down in agony and died. The father of the boy dreamed that the reason his son had died was for the sin
of tying a filthy buffalo to a sacred object, that what the boy thought was a post was in reality the golden peak of the
Buddhas conical cap. He told his neighbors the dream and they all went out to dig up the statue but had no success.
Later, at the time of Thao Thep Kasatris heroic defense against the Burmese in 1785, the invaders tried to succeed where the villagers
had failed; their intention was to take the Buddha image back to Burma. Sacred objects and slaves were then the most sought
after spoils for armies. The Burmese, however, were unable to retrieve the golden Buddha despite several attempts; they were
finally driven off by a swarm of angry hornets. After this the villagers decided to protect their miraculous statue by covering
the part that stuck up from the ground with a plaster cast of Buddhas head and shoulders which is the way it is today. Located
north of the traffic light on the outskirts of Thalang Town. A large sign shows the entrance.
Wat Suwan Khiri Wong
Located at sit Karani Road in
Patong.
Wat Ko Si-Le
Located on the hill of
Sire Island
Wat Thep Krachonchit
Located in
Phuket town, 87/7 Soi Wachira, Yawarat Road at Rang Hill.
Wat Anuphatkritdaram
Located between
Phuket town and
Patong at Tung Toong
Wat Ladthiwanaram
Located south of
Phuket town 53, Chalong, Muang, Phuket
Wat Choen Thale
Located at 306, Srisoonthorn Road, Choen Thale, Phuket
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