Khao Khitchakut

The End of the Merit Border, Khao Khitchakut, Go (Red Cloth) In addition to the belief that you will gain merit if you come up to Khao Khitchakut, Phra Bat Phluang or Phra Phutthabat Phluang is enshrined on Khao Khitchakut. Phra Bat Phluang is a large footprint of the Buddha, 1 meter wide and 2 meters long, on a mountaintop 1,000 meters above sea level. #Khao Khitchakut 📍Address: In Chanthaburi Province, approximately 40 kilometers from Chanthaburi city. Hundreds of thousands of devotees travel to pay homage to the footprint of the Buddha and tie a red cloth on the mountaintop. Originally, the red cloth was a symbol indicating the danger of the area. But the heart of visiting Khao Khitchakut is the "footprint of the Buddha". "Phra Bat Phluang" or "Khao Khitchakut footprint" is considered the highest footprint of the Buddha in Thailand because the footprint is enshrined on a mountain 1,050 meters above sea level. It was discovered in 1854.