Wat Chalong is the biggest Buddhist temple in Phuket. It is located 8 km outside Phuket Town. It covers an area of over 500 rai. Wat Chalong is famous for having three live-size wax models of their revered monks. Visitors can view these models when they visit the temple.
The buildings in the Wat Chalong complex includes viharn (assembly hall), ubosot (ordination hall), monthop (pavilion) and sala (hall). Most of these were the work of Phra Maha Fuang Suchanonatho, a skilled draftsman who also became an abbot of Wat Chalong in 1978.
A sacred relic of the Buddha is also kept in Wat Chalong. It is housed at a repository beneath the stupa of Phramahathat Chedi (mahathat means "great relic stupa"). The Phramahathat Chedi was built between 1998 and 2001, and follow the architectural style of the famous Tat Phanom stupa of Nakhon Phanom Province.
Wat Chalong can be particularly busy and crowded during feast days which usually take place in mid December. For a period of one week, the temple is transformed into a fair ground.
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