Wat Wang Wiwekharam

#VisitKanchanaburi Wat Wang Wiwekharam or popularly known as Wat Luang Pho Uttama is a temple that Phra Ratcha Udom Mongkhon (E Mong Uttamaram) or Luang Pho Uttama, together with Karen and Mon migrants, built in 1953 at Ban Wang Kalang, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi Province, near the Thai-Burmese border, approximately 220 kilometers from Mueang Kanchanaburi District. At first, the temple only had a hut, a pavilion, and a monastery. The name Wat Luang Pho Uttama is also a name that the locals called it. Before, Wat Wang Wiwekharam was located on a high hill called Sam Prasob, which is the point where three rivers, the Songkhla River, the Beekli River, and the Rantee River, flow together. Later, in 1962, the Department of Religious Affairs received permission to use the name Wat Wang Wiwekharam. At that time, it was named after the original district, Wang Ka-Sangkhla Buri District, but later it was merged into a sub-district before being changed to Sangkhlaburi District, Kanchanaburi Province in 1965. #Worship and ask for blessings #Luang Pho Uttama