At the entrance of Lee Garden Plaza we book a grab car to go to our next destination – Wat Hat Yai Nai.
Wat Hat Yai Nai, one of the city’s major Buddha temples, is located near the city center on Phetkasem Road.
There were not much people there when we arrived, may be it is because it is about 1.00pm and most of the people were having their lunch in the air cool indoor. The weather was hot and the sun was shining bright.
It is a temple without walls, Wat Hat Yai Nai features massive multi-roof tiers and its intricate exterior design makes it a formidable sight from afar.
It gives the appearance of a giant pavillion with pillars and a traditional Thai roof. Some pillars treated with really detailed carvings represents some important elements in their culture.
The temple’s center of attraction is Phra Phuttha Hattha Mongkhon. It is being 10 meters wide, 15 meters tall and 35 meters long.
It is the world’s third largest reclining Buddha, after the Monywa Myanmar and Bangkok Thailand.
In addition to watching this amazing statue at Wat Hat Yai Nai, you can also buy from some of the items on sale such as joss sticks and small statuettes.
The feet of the Buddha.
There is a shrine and mausoleum inside the Wat Hat Yai Nai behind the huge reclining Buddha. The details carvings on the outer walls are so beautiful. It is all related to Buddha stories.
Upon entering, we find hundreds of cubby holes around the walls containing the ashes of the deceased people.
Some of them have photographs of the occupant along with other details such as their date of birth and demise.
Inside the mausoleum, we find a fortune telling device. Inserting a 5 or a 10 Baht coin will make the wheel spin around.
When the wheel comes to a complete halt, the pointer will stop on a particular number. There are numbered shelves on either side of the device, each containing a fortune written on a piece of paper.
Taking the one out that corresponds to your number will give you an accurate summary of your entire life.
There is a resting open areas at the temple ground, we can see some of the smaller Buddha statues with different standing and sitting positions being placed.
Next to it is a smaller building where housed the seated position Buddha.
Another building at the temple ground with the beautiful apex roof designs.
There is big tree in the middle of the temple ground. Underneath the tree, there is a standing Buddha.
And behind the Buddha at the other side of the tree, there is an old big bell.
We rest a while before we end our visit here at the Wat Hat Yai Nai. The weather is so hot.
When we walked out from the temple ground compound, we only noticed the main door of the Wat. Thus, we took our family photo here before we continue our journey back to our hotel.
We noticed that there are stalls outside the temple that sell fish, snakes, birds and other animals for liberation ceremony.
Further down the road, we came across it and found a wet market. I am a bit surprised that at this hour of time, the wet market still open.
Most of them were selling vegetables and fruits. As the fishmongers and butchers already closed at this point of time.
We just walked back towards our hotel direction, as it is about 1.7km from the hotel we are staying.
Here is my selfie with the Buddha!
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