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Feed the monkeys at Wat Suwan Khuha, explore the magnificent large cave halls, and admire the collection of royal monograms of many kings and queens, including members of the royal family and high-ranking officials, who inscribed symbols representing their names according to tradition when they visited Suwan Khuha Cave, or Tham Chaeng, inside Wat Suwan Khuha, Krasom Subdistrict, Takua Thung District, Phang Nga Province.
sookjai holiday, arriving at Wat Suwan Khuha, we found it to be a popular destination for many tourists. Both foreign and Chinese tours bring visitors to stop by because of the monkey and pigeon feeding activities, which have become the most popular tourist attraction in Phang Nga. Visitors can buy animal feed, consisting of bananas and corn, for 50 baht per set, to feed the animals inside the temple.
There is no clear evidence of when Wat Suwan Khuha was built. From the inscriptions inside the cave, it can be summarized that Phraya Borisot Loha Phumintharathibodi (Thin), the governor of Takua Thung, and Phra Phet Khiri Si Wichai Songkhram (Men), the deputy governor, jointly renovated the temple by dredging and decorating the cave floor and building various Buddha images, both small and large, including building a pagoda to contain the ashes of ancestors. After completion, a celebration was held in 1858. Before that, it was already a temple.
Starting with King Chulalongkorn's visit to the Malay Peninsula in R.S. 109 (1890), he visited Wat Suwan Khuha and bestowed the royal monogram Chor Por Ror 109 on the cave wall. Later, royal monograms appeared in various reigns (King Rama VII, King Rama IX, Queen Rambai Barni, Queen Mother Sri Bajrindra), as well as the names of royal family members and high-ranking officials. Also, when King Rama VI was still Prince Maha Vajiravudh, the Crown Prince of Siam, when he visited the southern provinces, he had lunch at Tham Chaeng, which is the cave inside Wat Suwan Khuha itself.
Inside the cave, there is also a large reclining Buddha image, as well as a group of stucco Buddha images in the local southern style, a pagoda containing the ashes of the ancestors of the former city rulers, and tools and utensils from the prehistoric era.
Travel to Phang Nga and enter the caves at any time because one of the tourist attractions is the large and small natural cave halls that are abundant. If you don't come, you won't know. If you don't travel, you can't. Don't forget to visit Phang Nga once. You might be so impressed that you want to stay for a long stay.
