The huge Ubosot shows beautiful murals on the walls and in a secondary hall next to the Ubosot is a statue of the highly revered monk LP Kaeo where there are hundreds of birds (swiftlets) nesting inside the roof.
The temple keeper mentioned that during the earlier days when LP Kaeo's statue was in the main hall the swiftlets started nesting there; and they followed and change their nesting to the current hall when the temple shifted LP Kaeo's statue to the secondary hall. The bird nest harvested became an important source of revenue for the temple since.
Location
The temple is located on the mouth of Ao Samut Sakhon, Tambon Tha Chalom. It is accessible by taking Highway No. 35 and turning left at Km. 35 into Sutthiwatwithi for 3 kilometers.
The temple is open daily from 8.00 am-4.30 pm.
Recommendation ****
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| Fronting the river |
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The main ubosot |
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Beautiful murals on the walls of the main ubosot      |
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Secondary Hall where LP Kaeo's statue is now |
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Nesting of swiftlets - Birdnest    |
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| I was told that there were about 50, 000 swiftlets nesting here. Inside this access to the higher roof houses more swiftlets. The temple keeper have to wait for their return at 6pm before closing the door. |
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Birdnest harvested |
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| These are baby swiftlets that fell off and taken care of by the temple keeper.  |
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| I donated some money for the temple keeper to buy fresh prawns to feed them every morning |
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| This particular baby swiftlet came up to my hand upon my donation, and laid down in my hand quietly. I wondered if it's thanking me, or because of the warmness in my palm. Maybe I think too much...lol |
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Some amulets for rent in the secondary hall   |
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| LP Kaeo's Rian BE2521 |
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While I was praying to LP Kaeo with the amulet that I just rented,
I suddenly had a strong feeling to take some gold foil from his
statue and paste it on the rian. I asked the temple keeper for
permission before doing so.
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