Wat Bang Phra (วัดบางพระ) is a Buddhist temple in Nakhon Chai Si district, Nakhon Pathom Province, about 50 km west of Bangkok. The temple is well known for the daily tattoos or Sak Yants given by the monks that live there, and especially for the tattoo festival held on the temple grounds once a year during March. There is no existing record of when this temple was founded, however the architecture of its assembly hall indicates the late Ayutthaya period, while the murals inside the sermon hall demonstrate the craftsmanship during the reigns of Kings Rama III and Rama IV. (Wikipedia)
Further reading: Wat Bang Phra Magic Tattoo Festival
Province: Nakhon Pathom
GPS Coordinates: 13.897502329366, 100.21155270793
Also in this area:
- Thai Film Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์ภาพยนตร์ไทย)
- Thana Market (ตลาดท่านา)
- Jesada Technik Museum
- Wat Rai Khing (วัดไร่ขิง)
- Wat Phra Prathon Chedi (วัดพระประโทณเจดีย์)
- Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo (ลานแสดงช้างและฟาร์มจระเข้สามพราน)
- The Rose Garden (โรส การ์เด้น)
- Don Wai Riverside Market (ตลาดน้ำวัดดอนหวาย)
- Thai Human Imagery Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์หุ่นขี้ผึ้งไทย)
- Wat Lampaya Floating Market (ตลาดน้ำวัดลำพญา)
- Sanam Chandra Palace (พระราชวังสนามจันทร์)
- Phra Pathom Chedi (พระปฐมเจดีย์)
- Wat Samphran (วัดสามพราน)
- Phutthamonthon (พุทธมณฑล)
Hi Richard
Just got a job in Nakhon Pathom teaching at Silpakorn uni. Moved into a flat yesterday and bought a motorbike today, so your map is really useful! I set out to find big c or lotus this evening but couldn’t find either so had to make do with the tesco/lotus express near where I live. Your map should help me greatly.
Cheers
Graham