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  Wat Banrai

 

Thailand

Wat Banrai is a Buddhist temple in the tambon Kut Phiman, amphur Dan Khun Thot, in Nakhon Ratchasima province, and associated with the noble monk Luang Pho Khun (fig.), who is known by the honorific name Phra Thep Withayakhom.

 

The main hall, Wihaan Thep Withayakhom, is dedicated and named after this noble monk, is built in a pond, features a four-tusked elephant's head, akin to the elephant in Bangkok's coat of arms (fig.), and which is accessible via a long naga-bridge.

 

  Wat Banrai

 

  Wat Banrai

 

The noble monk's statue seen here symbolically blesses the water spouting from the heads of each of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac sitting on this large kettle.

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  Wat Banrai