Ban Tham Temple

Wat Ban Tham, Kanchanaburi Province 🙏A beautiful temple in Kanchanaburi that is uniquely outstanding. There are more than 269 steps leading up to the cave, with patterns of nagas and dragons. There are 114 steps from the nagas to the dragon, and another 105 steps from the dragon's tail into the cave. 🐲Tham Khuha Mangkon Sawan or Tham Nang Bua Kli, where Luang Pho Yai Chinnarat is enshrined, but locals generally call it Luang Pho Yai. It is 8 cubits wide and 11 cubits high. Behind Luang Pho Yai, there is a large hollow in the rock. The wall has been sealed for a long time until it became a single piece of rock. People in the past said that it was a passageway to the underground of Luang Pho who came to live during the Sukhothai period. 👩💼There is a stalagmite that looks like a woman, which is believed to be Nang Bua Kli or Khun Phaen's wife, the wife of Khun Phaen who had her belly cut open to make a golden child in the epic poem Khun Chang Khun Phaen. 📍 Tambon Khao Noi, Amphoe Tha Muang, Kanchanaburi Province #Kanchanaburi travel #Ban Tham Temple