Wat Chalong (Wat Chaitararam), tambol chalong , Phuket , Thailand

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Chalong Temple, or Wat Chalong, is replete with history and legend. Many stories have been told about how the miracles performed there and how the wat played a pivotal and healing role in the fighting between Chinese secret societies ('Angyee') in 1876. Wat Chalong is officially called 'Wat Chaitararam' by royal Temple is the largest of Phuket's temples, and the most visited. Locals come to pray and pay respects to the founders of Wat Chalong, among them Luang Pho Cham and Luang Pho Chuang, 2 monks who were well known for herbal medicine and took care of local temple is located between Phuket Town and Chalong

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Location: Wat Chalong (Wat Chaitararam), tambol chalong , Phuket , Thailand
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