After our Big C Supermarket trip, we straight way headed to our next destionation – Phra Maha Chedi Tripob Trimongkol or better known as Stainless Steel Temple.
It is a good idea that we went there by driving ourselves as it is located on the summit of a hill and if we chartering grab car, it will cost a lot!
It is not easy to make one’s way to Phra Maha Chedi Tripob Trimongkol, located off Punnakan Road, without private transport. It is considered far from the city and the winding and narrow road to go up the hill.
Although Phra Maha Chedi Tripob Trimongkol is one of Hat Yai’s top tourist attractions, we felt surprised when locals give us a blank stare when we ask them for directions to this temple
After that, literally that we know that they would call it Stainless Steel Temple. This is world’s first Buddhist stainless steel temple and it is interesting to visitors.
It is said that the temple looks more alluring at night. We were there during the day.
I wondered how the driver can go during night time to see the alluring temple but from the photos from internet, it is indeed beautiful.
Once we were there, we visited the left side of the temple ground. There are 12 Chinese animals zodiac statues and a few Buddha statues.
The base of the stainless steel pagoda (or stupa) is made up of circular-shaped chambers that depict the days of the week.
Each circular has been installed with one or two Buddhist deities and framed murals on the wall. The murals that seems to tell different tales of Buddha.
On ground level, you can see two circular stairs to the top of the pagoda which lead to the upper level of the pagoda.
On the upper level within the bowls of the pagoda are more stainless steel structures.
Similar to the ground level, these too indicate time, in the form of Year and Month.
The upper level has wind chimes installed, the sound it made when the wind blows is so tranquil and serene. We really enjoyed the peacefulness from the wind chimes.
Even though the whole upper level is open and it’s under the hot sun, but we do not really feel the heat at all.
A visit to Phra Maha Chedi Tripob Trimongkol does not require too much time, except the journey to it.
However, once you are there, you would want to stay longer to enjoy its tranquility, especially on the upper level of the pagoda.
We would like to stay longer, but we need to continue to our next destination as we need to be at Phatthalung town by end of the day. There are still some places that we need to go before we check-in to the City Park Hotel.
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