Wat Kham Chanot

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Largest Buddha statue at Wat Kham Chanot

Wat Kham Chanot ( Thai วัด คำ ชะ โน ด ), officially Wat Sirisuttho ( วัด ศิริ สุ ท โธ ) is a Buddhist temple in Amphoe Ban Dung , Udon Thani Province . The temple is located on a lake in Wang Nakhin area where the mythical Nagaschlange to live.

The worship of the Naga is one of the themes of this small wat , which is inhabited by about ten monks. The Naga is said to live on a small island in the lake, which was connected to the structures of the wat by a bridge and on which there is a larger walled fountain. Originally the wat was on the island. The Bodhi tree is also on the island.

The temple also has a small zoo with turtles . There is a small market for visitors across from the Ubosot .

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