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Wat Khongkharam in Photharam district, Ratchaburi. #288491111
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This temple is located in KlongTakot subdistrict, Photharam district. In the King Rama I era, the Mon people evacuated to this area and reconstructed the temple which was built since U-Thong era.There are murals inside the temple built in the Ayutthaya period. Paintings, including early Image of the Buddha s plague of Persian soldiers were riding western military battle. And a new era paintings in the reign of King Rama IV are the Buddhaâs biography. The ceiling is decorated with the stars and flowers in gold on a red background.A principal ancient site is the ubosot which is surrounded by 7chedis created in Mon style. The ubosot features 250-year-old mural paintings. Furthermore, there are dwellings for monks and many antique items of ethnic Mons.