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Wat Phananchoeng: This monastery is located south of Phra Nakhon Si Ayuttaya, it existed before Ayuttaya was founded as the capital. The principal 19 metres high Buddha image in the Wihan called "Phrachao Phananchoeng" was built in A.D. 1325; it is made of stucco in the attitude of subduring evil; it is considered beautiful and is the most revered by the inhabitants of Ayuttaya. Open every day from 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.

19 metres high Buddha inside the temple, it's very huge. If you look carefully on the right, you will see a man standing there putting a cloth over the shoulder of the Buddha. It wasn't easy for me to take these pictures as the Buddha image is right by the door.

Those 3 girls are paying respect with insence sticks and candle. Picture on the right, they are lighting their insence sticks and candle for praying to the Buddha.

Buddha images made from solid gold on the left picture and on the right is a monk lighting a candle for paying respect to the big Buddha inside.

Copyright information: All pictures by Nattawud Daoruang. Information from brochures obtained at location. Additional information by Richard Barrow and Nattawud Daoruang.

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