Paying respects to the ashes of Phraya Phichai at Wat Ratchakhrue.

Wat Ratchakhrue Worawihan .. Thoet Thai Road, Talat Phlu, Bangkok .. Formerly known as Wat Wang Nam Won because the temple is located next to two canals: Khlong Bangkok Yai, Khlong Bang Nam Chon, and Khlong Tha Phra, where water often swirls into whirlpools. .. This ancient temple was built in the late Ayutthaya period. Mon people who migrated by boat from Kanchanaburi settled along Khlong Bangkok Yai. The temple was commonly known as Wat Mon because it was believed that the Mon people helped build it and Mon monks resided there. .. Wat Ratchakhrue was also once the base of Phraya Phichai Dap Hak, who was ordered by King Taksin to ambush and attack the Burmese army. The prang in front of the main vihara houses the ashes of Phraya Phichai.