Chalong Temple (Wat Chalong) is the largest of Phuket's temples, together with the most visited. Locals together with many Thai tourists come upward to pray together with pay respects to several revered monks who were the founders of Wat Chalong, alongside them Luang Pho Cham together with Luang Pho Chuang, two monks who were good known for herbal medicine together with took attention of local villagers together with negotiated for a settlement during a chinese miners rebellion inwards the 1870's. Chalong temple is also on the route of many tours together with is surely a worthwhile halt off point, although I produce recommend looking at some quieter temples too! We induce got visited many times - the photos on this page induce got been taken over the years 2006 - 2012.
Wat Chalong a large place, with several buildings including the principal temple, with statues of the revered monks where people tin dismiss pray, utilize gilt leafage to the statues, low-cal incense together with candles etc.. There is some other Chedi with a tall tower, inwards which ane finds painted walls with scenes from the life of Buddha together with many Buddha images. At the exceed of the tower is what is said to live a fragement of os of Buddha himself. There is also an airconditioned edifice containing waxworks of the revered monks.
The views from the tower are real nice, across the temple grounds looking towards the greenish hills. You tin dismiss run into The Big Buddha together with Radar Hill from here.
Wat Chalong is good worth a visit, though if you lot desire a placidity time, I would advise going early on morning time or belatedly afternoon, equally it tin dismiss live rather busy with locals together with tourists alike. It's actually the solely temple on the Phuket tourist trail, together with tours tend to teach far at that spot from 10am - 3pm, although I induce got been at that spot earlier 8am together with seen charabanc loads of Thai visitors already! Early or Late - that's the fundamental to avoiding the crowds at whatever tourist goal inwards the world!
(above) Don't forget to induce got your shoes off!
There is a large annual fair at the temple approximately Chinese New Year's Day which lasts most 10 days with stalls spread out all over the extensive temple grounds. Food stalls, a funfair, clothes, arts together with crafts, it's a real pop termination together with is packed every evening!
Chalong temple is located betwixt Phuket Town together with Chalong. The route runs from the Central Festival shopping mall on the border of town to Chalong circle. If you lot desire a practiced one-half twenty-four hr menses tour, you lot tin dismiss combine Chalong temple with some of the small-scale beaches inwards the SW corner of Phuket such equally Yanui Beach or Rawai Beach, along with Laem Phromthep, a campaign upward ane of the hills mentioned inwards a higher house (good for sunsets) or a walk downward Chalong Jetty inwards the eventide equally many locals do... together with domicile inwards fourth dimension for dinner!
• Chalong Temple Fair
• More Temples inwards Phuket Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
Wat Chalong a large place, with several buildings including the principal temple, with statues of the revered monks where people tin dismiss pray, utilize gilt leafage to the statues, low-cal incense together with candles etc.. There is some other Chedi with a tall tower, inwards which ane finds painted walls with scenes from the life of Buddha together with many Buddha images. At the exceed of the tower is what is said to live a fragement of os of Buddha himself. There is also an airconditioned edifice containing waxworks of the revered monks.
The views from the tower are real nice, across the temple grounds looking towards the greenish hills. You tin dismiss run into The Big Buddha together with Radar Hill from here.
Wat Chalong is good worth a visit, though if you lot desire a placidity time, I would advise going early on morning time or belatedly afternoon, equally it tin dismiss live rather busy with locals together with tourists alike. It's actually the solely temple on the Phuket tourist trail, together with tours tend to teach far at that spot from 10am - 3pm, although I induce got been at that spot earlier 8am together with seen charabanc loads of Thai visitors already! Early or Late - that's the fundamental to avoiding the crowds at whatever tourist goal inwards the world!
(above) Don't forget to induce got your shoes off!
There is a large annual fair at the temple approximately Chinese New Year's Day which lasts most 10 days with stalls spread out all over the extensive temple grounds. Food stalls, a funfair, clothes, arts together with crafts, it's a real pop termination together with is packed every evening!
Chalong temple is located betwixt Phuket Town together with Chalong. The route runs from the Central Festival shopping mall on the border of town to Chalong circle. If you lot desire a practiced one-half twenty-four hr menses tour, you lot tin dismiss combine Chalong temple with some of the small-scale beaches inwards the SW corner of Phuket such equally Yanui Beach or Rawai Beach, along with Laem Phromthep, a campaign upward ane of the hills mentioned inwards a higher house (good for sunsets) or a walk downward Chalong Jetty inwards the eventide equally many locals do... together with domicile inwards fourth dimension for dinner!
• Chalong Temple Fair
• More Temples inwards Phuket Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com