Wat Phrathat Si Chom Thong is famed for its sacred relic of the Buddha. The relic, found in 1492, is supposed to be a fragment of the Buddha's right cranium and is kept in the viharn rather than the attractive gold chedi that dominates the site. The chedi was erected in 1452.

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