Wat
Phra Phuttha Saiyat Pa Mok
This
monastery is a royal grade monastery (Wora Wihan) located
at Amphoe Pa Mok, 18 kilometers from Amphoe Muang. There is
a very old Reclining Buddha Image which is 22.58 meters long.
It is found in the royal record that King Naresuan also stopped
over to convene his troops and pay homage to this Reclining
Buddha prior to leading the army to fight King Maha Uparacha
of Burma.
Ban
Bang Phae Drum Making Village
This
village is located in the vicinity of Amphoe Pa Mok and accessible
by the road passing the Municipality Office which is parallel
to the Yang Mani Irrigation Canal, after which one enters
the village situated on the bank of the Chao Phraya River.
Drums produced in this village vary the small souvenir size
to the very large temple size.
Wat Sa
Kaeo
This monastery, originally named Wat Sa Kae and built in 1699, is located 15 kilometers from Ayutthaya
along Highway 309 (Ayutthaya-Ang Thong route) with a left turn
into the monastery. Wat Sa Kaeo partly serves as an orphanage
for a large number of children. Also situated within the precincts
of the monastery is "Samakkhi-samakhan," a cloth weaving
project under royal demand under the Ministry of Industry Many
kinds of cloth are woven here such as cotton, long simple skirt,
loincloth, etc.
Ban Bang
Sadet Miniature Doll Centre under the Royal Patronage of Her
Majesty the Queen.
This is a small village where
people manage to improve their standard of living by making miniature
dolls as an additional occupation under the royal patronage of
Her Majesty the Queen. The Dolls are on display at the sermon
hall of Wat Tha Sutthawat and also available at Chitralada shops.
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