Wat Kaew Fah Chulamanee
Wat Kaew Fah Chulamanee is an ancient Thai Buddhist temple in Bangkok. It can be considered as another house of worship next to the Chao Phraya river.
History
The temple is civil monastery located at the mouth of Khlong Bang Sue canal. At first, it was named Wat Bang Sue, otherwise referred to as Wat Kaew Fah Bon to pair with Wat Kaew Jam Fah, also known as Wat Kaew Fah Lang, which is located in the Si Phraya neighbourhood. This was called in the direction of their location along the Chao Phraya river.It was a covered area of 5.2 acres. There is no precise proof that tells exactly when the temple was built. The only proof is a letter from the former abbot to the Department of Religious Affairs in 1954 which indicates that this temple was built around 1757, the end of the Ayutthaya period.
The crematorium is situated in the central area of the temple. The monk's dwellings and the ubosot are on the right of the temple. The murals in the ubosot depict Jataka tales.
Inside the vihara is enshrined Luang Pho Siri Aisawan, also known locally as Luang Pho Siri, the principal Buddha image. In addition, this place also houses a pair of Thao Wessuwan and Rahu outside the vihara and the ubosot as well.
At first, the temple was located next to the bend of the canal. The location of the ubosot was not so far from the bend of the canal, and the soil was slowly eroding until it almost reached the gate of the chapel and the chedi Chulamanee, which was in front of the ubosot. Therefore, the ubosot was moved to the present location during the King Chulalongkorn 's reign.