Pay homage to Luang Pho Dam and Phra Phutthachai

🏡 Wat Raerai was built around 1780 by three royal family members. Later, it became abandoned, and locals restored it to become a functioning temple with monks. However, some believe the restoration was carried out by three royal figures during the reign of King Rama I: Krom Phra Naratewet, Krom Luang Nares Yothi, and Krom Luang Seni Burirat. 📚 According to the Royal Gazette during King Rama V's reign, the individuals who requested the consecration boundary in 1881 were Mom Chao Kamphra, Mom Chao Khian, and Mom Chao Sawang (all daughters of Prince Krom Khun Isranurak, the founder of the Israngkul royal lineage), along with Luang Phutthamakorn. Key attractions within the temple include: 🏠 The ordination hall (Ubosot) features a surrounding veranda, a gable made of brick and plaster, and decorative stucco patterns on the gable and door/window frames. Inside is the principal Buddha image, a seated meditation posture statue made of metal, adorned with a floral robe in the style of the Rattanakosin period. ⛺ The Viharn of Luang Pho Dam houses three large Buddha statues, with the most significant being Luang Pho Dam, a seated Buddha in the Maravijaya posture. 🛕 The Mondop of Phra Phutthachai has interior walls adorned with bas-relief stucco images of the Buddha standing with an alms bowl, flanked by two chief disciples in similar standing postures. 🛕 The surrounding chedis include small bell-shaped ones typical of the King Rama III era and a larger bell-shaped chedi resembling those from the King Rama IV period. 🎡 Wat Raerai hosts an annual festival for gilding the Luang Pho Dam and Phra Phutthachai replicas from March 13–15 each year. ♨️ Wat Raerai: 845 Kaew Ngern Thong Road, Khlong Chak Phra Subdistrict, Taling Chan District, Bangkok. 🎯 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GWbEpi5pFoityUJq5 🕗 Opening hours: 08:00 AM – 05:00 PM.