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Building Sand Pagodas ก่อพระเจดีย์ทราย วัดชัยมงคล
By Richard Barrow on Apr 15, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
BUILDING SAND PAGODAS: On Thursday 15th April 2010, local people from Samut Prakan went to Wat Chai Mongkol to make merit by building sand pagodas. About 50 families took part in the competition to build the best looking pagoda.Pictures | อัลบั้มรูป more »
Song Nam Phra งาน บุญประเพณีสรงน้ำพระ วัดชัยมงคล
By Richard Barrow on Apr 15, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
SONG NAM PHRA AT WAT CHAI MONGKOL: On Thursday 15th April 2010, local people from Samut Prakan went to Wat Chai Mongkol to make merit by pouring rose-scented water onto Buddha images and the hands of monks. The number of monks were swelled by about 350 n… more »
is at the far end of the Chao Phraya River, where it empties out into the Gulf of Thailand. The borders to the north and west join the Metropolitan of Bangkok. This photo album concentrates mainly on Paknam where we live, but we also have pictures about events and festivals around the province. We are close enough to Bangkok for people to come for a day trip. We don't get many independent foreign tourists so this is actually a good place to experience "Untouched Thailand".
