Wat Ratchaprathit or Wat Phakho

#summerdream Wat Ratchaprathit or Wat Phakho, the place where Luang Pho Thuat Yiap Nam Talay Chud resided • Wat Ratchaprathit or Wat Phakho is located in Chumphon Subdistrict, Sathing Phra District, Songkhla Province. It is a temple of historical and archaeological significance. • This temple is the place where Somdet Phakho or Luang Pho Thuat Yiap Nam Talay Chud resided, who was highly respected by southern people and the general public. • Wat Phakho played an important role in the Ayutthaya period as it was the administrative center of the Sangha on the eastern bank of Songkhla Lake. • Within the temple are many important historical and archaeological sites, such as the Sri Lankan-style pagoda, the viharn, and the ordination hall. • Wat Phakho has been declared a national historical site by the Fine Arts Department.