[2025 Nong Khai Attraction] Travel Guide for Wat Pho Chai (Updated Mar)

Go ask for blessings... "Luang Pho Phra Sai", Wat Pho Chai, Nong Khai Province, is an important Buddha image of the city. It is enshrined at Wat Pho Chai, which is a royal temple. ☀️☀️☀️🌤⛅️ Luang Pho Phra Sai is also the center of the hearts of Buddhists on both sides of the Mekong River. During Songkran Day, on April 13 of every year, the people of Nong Khai will hold a traditional Songkran festival and invite "Luang Pho Phra Sai". There is a ceremony to invite Luang Pho Phra Sai down from the ordination hall to parade around the ordination hall and then invite him to be enshrined on the royal chariot. The procession of Luang Pho Phra Sai and all of his followers will parade around the city for people to pour water and bathe for good fortune. #trip #mutelu #mutetourism #Nong Khai

When you arrive in Nong Khai Province, you must not miss paying homage to the sacred objects for good luck to welcome the new year. One of them is definitely Phra Sai or Luang Pho Phra Sai, an important Buddha image of Nong Khai people. Luang Pho Phra Sai is a Buddha image in the Mara-Vijaya posture. It is believed to have been created in the Lan Xang era. It is cast in bright gold with a lap width of 2 spans and 8 inches. It is currently enshrined in the royal temple, Wat Pho Chai, Nong Khai Province. When you enter the Luang Pho Phra Sai shrine, you will see the beautiful murals. In the middle of the shrine is where Luang Pho Phra Sai is enshrined. During Songkran every year, there is a celebration and procession of Luang Pho Phra Sai for the people of Nong Khai and nearby provinces to bathe the Phra Sai for good luck. #DadMomTakesYouOnATravel #DadMomInvitesYouOnATravel #LetsTravel #PhraSai #LuangPhoPhraSai #WatPhoChai #FamousTemplesOfNongKhaiProvince #LetsVisitTemples #PeopleWhoLikeVisitingTemples #BeautifulTemples #ThaiTemples #TheValueOfTravelIsNotMeasuredByDistanceButByHappiness

Wat Pho Chai (Luang Pho Phra Sai) is located in Mueang District, Nong Khai Province. It enshrines Luang Pho Phra Sai, an important Buddha image of Nong Khai Province. It is a Buddha image in the meditation posture, Mara-Vijaya posture, cast from bright gold. It is very sacred. According to history, there were angels, who were humans with morality and virtue, dressed in white, who helped cast it, so it was successful. The casting required pumping the gold furnace for 8 days before it was finished. When the casting was complete, the Buddha image was named in order: 1. Luang Pho Phra Suk (for the eldest image) 2. Luang Pho Phra Soem (for the middle image) 3. Luang Pho Phra Sai (for the youngest image) A special feature of Luang Pho Phra Sai is that it has 3 round rings for stringing ropes, attached to the base, the size of a finger can pass through. #Wat Pho Chai #Luang Pho Phra Sai #Nong Khai

#Get a discount without relying on luck When you come to Nong Khai, you must come to pay homage for good luck at Wat Luang Pho Phra Sai. The temple is spacious. Inside the chapel, there are beautiful paintings. The lower part is where incense sticks are lit to worship the Buddha. Tourists come continuously. There is a large parking lot. There are also shops selling food and souvenirs.

#Winter travel destination A temple that is a symbol of Nong Khai Province A religious tourist attraction that tourists must stop by to worship and ask for blessings for good fortune. The interior of the chapel is very beautiful and sparkling. The exterior is also spacious. You can worship and light incense downstairs and go up to worship and see the beautiful paintings inside the chapel. The temple has been renovated and the temple is even more beautiful than before.

Luang Pho Phra Sai, the tranquility of the temple, the lush greenery, and the peacefulness inside make this visit to pay respects to the Buddha even more magical. We can meditate in the chapel without much disturbance. The management is orderly, especially in the area for renting sacred objects, making the temple serene and peaceful, a pleasant place to visit.

Start the first trip from Roi Et Province to Nong Khai to pay homage to Luang Pho Phra Sai at Wat Pho Chai, a royal temple in Mueang District, Nong Khai Province. • It is an important Buddha image of the city, enshrined at Wat Pho Chai. • Which is a royal temple. • Distance from Roi Et to Nong Khai 291 km. • Driving from Et Province takes about 4 hours. • Near the 1st Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge #Nong Khai Province #Luang Pho Phra Sai #Roi Et 🏖️Environment/Facilities: Parking fee 20 baht 📍Address: Wat Pho Chai, Luang Pho Phra Sai, Nong Khai Province

#dreamtrip Wat Pho Chai (Luang Pho Phra Sai) Royal temple, enshrining "Luang Pho Phra Sai", the sacred Buddha image of Nong Khai people, is located on Prajak Road. It was originally an abandoned temple in Ban Phai. It was called "Wat Phi Phiu" because it was once used as a cremation site. There is no evidence of when it was first built. It is assumed that it was an important temple of Vientiane from the beginning.

An impressive trip, a magnificent Songkran festival with the ceremony to invite Luang Pho Phra Sai, the sacred Buddha image of Nong Khai Province. It is a local tradition that has been around for a long time at Wat Pho Chai. Every year, Luang Pho Phra Sai is invited from the ordination hall to participate in the ceremony, parading around the ordination hall and around the city. Many people from the area or other provinces come to join the ceremony. The Phra Sai is paraded around the ordination hall 3 times. During that time, the people of Nong Khai continue to pour water on it. When it is complete, it is invited to be enshrined on the throne in the ordination hall. It is cleaned and polished to be clear. It is an opportunity for the people of Nong Khai to pour water and ask for blessings during the Songkran festival. Then, the replica of Luang Pho Phra Sai is enshrined at the pavilion so that people who did not make it in time for the parade can pour water on it from April 13-18, 2024. For friends who have traveled during Songkran, come and upload photos to win prizes. Just take a photo of your Songkran trip and post the content of Summer Destinations on the Trip.com app via the campaign page. The link is in the comments. - Total prizes worth over 140,000 baht, over 50 grand prizes, such as an iPad, Marshall Airtag headphones, free accommodation, Trip Coins worth up to 3,600 baht, and guaranteed prizes for everyone just by joining the fun. Just join this fun activity and you can win prizes. The activities are in the comments. ⬇️⬇️ #Songkran2024Travel # #tripmomentsth #HolidayTravel

Wat Pho Chai is a royal temple located on Pho Chai Road in the municipality, about 2 kilometers from Nong Khai town. It is home to Luang Pho Phra Sai, a sacred Buddha image of the city that is highly revered by the people of Nong Khai. Luang Pho Phra Sai is a Buddha image in the Mara-Vijaya posture, cast from bright gold. It is very beautiful and highly revered by the people of Nong Khai. There are many lottery sellers here.

When talking about Nong Khai Province, the first thing that comes to mind is Wat Pho Chai, which is the location of Luang Pho Phra Sai, a Buddha statue in meditation posture, cast from golden gold, the guardian Buddha of Nong Khai Province. Let me tell you that if you come to ask for a blessing here, it is a very sacred place. It focuses on asking for luck, success in your career, or a bright life. Inside the temple, there is a place to worship Luang Pho Phra Sai for you to pay homage and ask for a blessing. Below, there are 3 Buddha statues. There are fortune sticks to tell your fortune. There are also flowers for worship. Donations are available according to your faith. There is a place to rent to worship the Buddha in the temple. I also found that some people bring their cars to have their blessings at the temple. Outside the parking lot, there are places selling food, drinks, and lottery tickets all along the way. There is also a large parking lot. #Wat Pho Chai #Luang Pho Phra Sai #Nong Khai attractions

Luang Pho Phra Sai, Wat Pho Chai, Nong Khai Province. There is a legend that Luang Pho Phra will be taken to be enshrined elsewhere, but the cart that took him there was broken or damaged and could not take him there. So, people in the past built a temple here called Wat Pho Chai. Inside the ordination hall, there are beautiful murals. I recommend coming to this temple if you come to Nong Khai. #Luang Pho Phra Sai #Wat Pho Chai #Thailand #Nong Khai is worth visiting #Travel in Isan #Nong Khai