 The Old
Sala Klang
 Sala Klang means Provincial Hall. This sprawling single storey building
in the antique style known locally as panya is about 3.5 kms. outside
Phang-Nga Town on Petch Kasem Rd.
Wat
Naraya Nika Rahm
A temple 14 kms. distant from Kapong District Office. 3 statues are
there of legendary characters: Phra Narai, Phra Lak, and Nang Sida. These
statues show the spread of Hindu culture during the shadowy period of
history before the Empire of Sukhothai and also indicate the origins and
antiquity of Takua pa, called in ancient times Takola (c. 1300 A.D.).
Wat Suwan Khuha
 is in Moo 2 (moo=village) of Tambon Krasom. Starting from Phang-nga
Town, go for 7 kms. down the Phang-nga--Khok Kloy road (Route 4). At Km.
31 an asphalt road turns off to the right, and the temple is about 1 km.
down the road.
Local people call Wat Suwan Khuha simply Wat Tham, which means cave
temple. It is in a limestone mountain, or karst, riddled with caves
large and small. The individual caves in the temple itself have names :Tham
Yai or Big Cave; Tham jaeng or Bright Cave; Tham Meud or Dark Cave and
Tham Kaew or Crystal Cave. The big cave is the lowest and serves as the
entrance. It is much bigger than the other caves: 20 meters wide, and
40 meters long. The floor is flat and the ceiling a curving sized tiled
of Lai Kram and Benjarong, which are typically Thai art forms. Inside
Tham Yai, which is used as a vihara, or shrine, are stucco figures of
the Buddha.
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