Wat Chaiyo Worawihan (Wat Chaiyo Worawihan)

Chaiyo Worawihan, or Wat Ket Chaiyo, in the Chaiyo subdistrict, Chaiyo district, Thong province, was once a rat temple. Built in the Ayutthaya style, the temple bears witness to the history of the great health expert Buddhacarya (Topramarn). During the reign of King Rama IV, Buddhacarya (Topramarn) made further significant contributions to history at this temple.

Visit the Buddha statue Phra Maha Phuttha Phim, known as Luang Por To, built by Phra Chao Pradit Worakarn. It is a meditative Buddha statue with unique features that do not follow a set design. You will notice that its face and ears resemble those of ordinary people. The Buddha statue's robe has folds.

This is a first-class royal temple. It was formerly an old public temple called Wat Chaiyo. When Somdej Puttajarn (To Phromrangsi), the abbot of Rakhang Kositaram Temple, chose this temple for the construction of a large, open-air Buddha statue, the construction took almost three years and was completed under King Rama IV. Subsequently, Somdej Buddhachan dedicated the Chaiyo Temple as a royal temple and named it Ket Chaiyo.