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Around Phuket island you can find scattered Chinese Temples,
Buddhist Wats and Muslim mosques. Here below are the most
visited.

Chalong Temple (Wat Chalong)
Phuket’s most popular, biggest and famous temple, Wat Chai
Tararam, or Wat Chalong, was built in 1837. Located
approximately 8 kilometers from the
city, the temple houses the
famous “Luang Po Cham”, a monk who helped the locals fight the
Ang Yi rebellion during the reign of King Rama V (in 1876). A
recent addition to the temple is a 61.4-meter high chedi
containing the Phra Borom Sareerikatat relic, a piece of the
Lord Buddha’s bones brought over from Sri Lanka. The chedi is a
mixture of southern, central and northeastern architectural
styles and is the first in this region to house the holy
Buddha’s relic.
P hra Nang Sang Temple (Wat
Phra Nang Sang) Located on Thep
Krasatri Rd., in Thalang Town at the
traffic light it is Phukets oldest
temple (app.250 years). The grounds of this historic temple are
where the Battle of Thalang took place in 1785. Inside are three very old
statues wrought in tin of the Buddha; they are the largest in the world
and date from a time when tin was regarded as a semi-precious metal. The
bellies of the three big statues each contains a smaller statue, from
which derives their name, "Monks in the Belly" in local vernacular. or
"The Three Kings" in formal language.

Phra Thong Temple (Wat
Phra Thong)
The temple is
a popular attraction for both visitors and local residents.
Located in the temple is the upper half of a large Buddha statue
which seems to emerge from the ground. Legend has it that during
the invasion of Thalang town in 1785, the Burmese made several
attempts to excavate the statue in order to take it back to
Burma. Each time they dug into the ground, swarms of hornets
would swoop on them and they had to give up in the end. Later,
the visible part of the statue was covered with gold by the
villagers and has remained as such until today.
The temple is
located approximately 20 kilometers from
Phuket City. Travel
along Thepkrasattri Road, upon reaching the Thalang District
Office, turn right and proceed directly to the temple.
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Wat Ladthiwanaram
Located
south of Phuket town on road 4021. |
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Wat
Choen Thale
Located at Choen
Thale on road 4025. |
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