Located in Maha Sarakham municipality, this temple is the center where the northeastern literature and arts are collected.
Maha Sarakham
Neighbouring Provinces: Khon Kaen to the north and west, Kalasin to the north and north east, Roi Et to the east, Buri Ram and Surin to the south.
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Maha Sarakham Province
Located in the middle of the Northeast region, Maha Sarakham is 475 kilometers from Bangkok.
Kaeng Loeng Chan Reservoir
about 3 kilometers from town center, is a popular holiday spot, with peaceful and beautiful atmosphere.
Mongkhon Standing Buddha
is the principal Buddha image of Maha Sarakham, also of the Dvaravati Period. Made of red sandstone, and located in Amphoe Kantharawichai, it is believed to have been cast at the same time as the Phra Phuttha Ming Muang. Legend has it that ever since the two images have been in existence, rainfall has...
Phra Phuttha Ming Muang (or Phra Phuttha Rup Suwanmali)
is a sandstone Buddha image enshrined at Watsuwan-Mali in Amphoe Kantharawichai. It is of the style of the Dvaravati Period.
Ku Santarat
a laterite sanctuary of ancient Khmer style, is located 60 kilometers from Maha Sarakham along the route to Amphoe Na Dun.
Phra That Na Dun
located in Amphoe Na Dun about 65 kilometers from town, is an important monument of the ancient city named “Nakhon Chanpasi”, more than one hundred years old. Its surrounding area is allocated to be a shady arboretum.
Ban I San Museum
Situated near Phar That Na Dun, Amphoe Na Dun, the museum puts on an exhibition of the northeasterners’ Iifestyle in the form of local houses installed with implements, northeastern musical instruments as well as carts of different periods.
Ban Nong Khuan
Local Woven Cloth is hand-made by villagers of Ban Nong Khuan, about 14 kilometers from town along the route to Amphoe Kosum Phisai. Silk and cotton here are woven in delicate designs and are put on sale in souvenir shops in Maha Sarakham.