Wat Intharam วัดอินทาราม - King Taksin the Great’s Burial Site - Ton Buri Thailand 2022

Wat Intharam Worawihan, also commonly known in short as Wat Intharam วัดอินทารามวรวิหาร, วัดอินทาราม is a third-class royal temple in the Thon Buri District, Bangkok. This temple is recognized as "the temple of King Taksin the Great".

The temple built during the Ayutthaya era, this monastery with many names were "Wat Bang Yi Ruea Nok" (วัดบางยี่เรือนอก), "Wat Suan Phlu" (วัดสวนพลู), or "Wat Bang Yi Ruea Thai" (วัดบางยี่เรือไทย), etc. It was restored by King Taksin, who afterwards granted it the status of a royal temple. It was his favourite temple, where he came to stay overnight to meditate and observe religious precepts.

In 1782, the temple was used to house the royal crematorium of the late King Taksin and his family, inside the temple there are also a pair of stūpa containing the ashes of him and his royal consort.

The temple is very popular with the Thais since King Taksin is a very important figure in that he unified the country and regained its independence after the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese. Every year on coronation day, December 28th, people gather at this temple in celebration of the late king.

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