[2025 Phuket Attraction] Travel Guide for Wat Phra Nang Sang (Updated Mar)

This temple was built around 1758 and was used as a camp to fight against the Burmese in 1785. Inside the chapel are three of the world's oldest and largest tin Buddha images, called "Phra Nai Phung" or "Phra Sam Kasat", which are enshrined in the belly of three large cast Buddha images. Wat Phra Nang Sang is a temple that is a symbol of Thalang and Phuket Province. It is highly revered by both Thais and foreigners, especially the Chinese. Wat Phra Nang Sang is connected to the legend of Nang Mahsuri or Nang Lueat Khao of Nakhon Si Thammarat. It is said that she stopped by Thalang, Phuket Island, built a temple there before returning to receive her execution because she was accused of having an affair with a royal page. However, after her execution, instead of her blood flowing out, it turned white, which was very surprising. This is where the name Nang Lueat Khao came from. 🤎Open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. How to get there: Take Thepkasattri Road. To the Thalang District intersection, located on the left 📍Ton Sai Waterfall Road, Thepkasattri, Thalang, Phuket #Phuket #Waiting for the day to depart #Beautiful photo spots ข

#traveldiaries It is an ancient monastery about 20 kilometers away from Phuket. In 1785, when the Burmese invaded Phuket Island, they camped as a military camp near the monastery. The Phra Nang San Monastery is said to be related to a legend of a Thai woman named Phra Nang Lewd. According to legend, there was a wife of the city chief named Phra Nang Lewd Khao. She had sex with another man. The mayor found out about this, so he was punished. She, a Buddhist, asked to go on a pilgrimage to Sri Lanka before she was punished. When she returned from the pilgrimage, she built a temple in Thanlan (the old name of Phuket) on the way back. Inside the old pagoda, the world's oldest 3 Buddha statues named The Three Kings were offered. When he returned home, he was sentenced to death. But because she was innocent, she said, her blood turned white. (I don't know if he made a vow to let the blood be white if there was no sin). So later the temple was called Wat Phra Nang Sang ("The Temple Built by a Woman"). It has become a sacred place among the locals #historicallandmarks #traveldiaries

#phukettrip Wat Phra Nang Sang is one of the most important temples in Amphoe Thalang, Phuket Province. It is highly revered by both this and foreigners. the temple was built around 1758 and was used as a camp to fight against the Burmese in 1785. Inside the old chapel is the oldest and largest tin Buddha image. Address: 148 Village No.1, Thep Krasattri Road, Amphoe Thalang, Phuket Province, Thailand 🇹🇭 #watphranangsang #phuket #thailand