Wat Kalayanamit, a beautiful temple on the banks of the Chao Phraya River

#VisitBangkok Wat Kalayanamit Woramahawihan is a temple located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. It is a very beautiful temple. It was built during the reign of King Rama III by Chao Phraya Nikorn Bodin Mahinthara Maha Kalyanamitra (To). He donated his house and nearby land and built it as a temple in 1825. King Nangklao, Rama III, therefore named it Wat Kalayanamit. Inside the temple, there is Luang Pho To or Phra Phuttha Trairattanayok. His intention was for it to be a large Buddha statue on the riverbank, similar to the one at Wat Phanan Choeng in Ayutthaya. Luang Pho To is highly revered, especially by the Chinese, and they call him Sam Po Hut Kong or Sam Po Kong. It is a stucco Buddha statue in the Mara-Vijaya attitude, 5 wa 3 cubits wide and 7 wa 2 cubits 10 inches high. It is located in the large chapel in the middle of the temple, in the middle between the small chapel and the ordination hall in front of the main chapel. It is a newly built bell tower and houses the largest giant bell in Thailand. Inside the chapel, which is smaller than the temple, is the enshrined Buddha image in the Pali Lai posture. It is considered the only temple in Thailand that has a principal Buddha image in the Pali Lai posture. #Mr.Tourism