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Built during early Rattanakosin Era, Wat Thammakhosok
is located on Si Uthai Road in town. It used to be the site
for the Oath of Allegiance Rituals for provincial officials
as well as the execution site for convicts in the past.
In the Ubosot are the finest wall murals of the town which
were made by the late Ayutthaya period artists. They portray
Buddhist history and likeness of celestial spirits alternating
with religious paraphernalia which are the handiworks of
later painters.
Within the Wihan are housed about twenty ancient Buddha
statues. Over the windows outside the building are plaster
relieves depicting the epic Ramayana. The door panels are
wood carved in floral designs. The small Kuti (monk's quarters)
next to the bot represents the delicate craftsmanship of
the early Rattanakosin Period.
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