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Around Phuket island you can find scattered Chinese Temples, Buddhist Wats and Muslim mosques. Here below are the most visited
Chalong Temple
(Wat Chalong
is one of the biggest temple on the island and is about about 8 kms. outside Phuket town. Take Vichit Songkram Rd., to the Bypass Rd., and turn left,
and drive for about 10 mins. Wat Chalong will be on your left. This is where stands the cast statue of Luang Por Cham, who helped the people of Phuket put down the Angyee, or Chinese Coolie, Rebellion in 1876 during the reign of Rama V. There are also statues of Luang Por Chaung, and Luang Por Gluam. Other monks, who were abbots of the temple during later times, and who are the objects of respect and recipients of the offerings by Phuket people generally.
Phra Nang Sang Temple
(Wat Phra Narng Sarng)
Located on Thep Krasatri Rd., in Thalang Town at the traffic light it is Phukets oldest temple (app.250 years).
The grounds of this historic temple are where the Battle of Thalang took place in 1785. Inside are three very old statues wrought in tin of the Buddha; they are the largest in the world and date from a time when tin was regarded as a semi-precious metal. The bellies of the three big statues each contains a smaller statue, from which derives their name, "Monks in the Belly" in local vernacular. or "The Three Kings" in formal language
Phra Tong Temple
(Wat Phra Tong)
This temple enshrines a golden Buddha image that sprang up from beneath the earth long ago. The story is of a young boy who tied his buffalo to what he thought was a post; it was in an area at that time given over to the raising of animals. After doing so, he fell down in agony and died. The father of the boy dreamed that the reason his son had died was for the sin of tying a filthy buffalo to a sacred obj
ect, that what the boy thought was a post was in reality the golden peak of the Buddha's conical cap. He told his neighbors the dream and they all went out to dig up the statue but had no success.
Later, at the time of Thao Thep Kasatri's heroic defense against the Burmese in 1785, the invaders tried to succeed where the villagers had failed; their intention was to take the Buddha image back to Burma. Sacred objects and slaves were then the most sought after spoils for armies. The Burmese, however, were unable to retrieve the golden Buddha despite several attempts; they were finally driven off by a swarm of angry hornets.
After this the villagers decided to protect their miraculous statue by covering the part that stuck up from the ground with a plaster cast of Buddha's head and shoulders which is the way it is today. Located north of the traffic light on the outskirts of Thalang Town. A large sign shows the entrance.
Wat Suwan Khiri Wong
Wat Ko Si – Le
Located at Phisit karani Road in Patong.
Wat Thep Khachonchit
Wat Anuphatkritdaram
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cated in Phuket town, Soi Wachira at Rang Hill.
Located on the way from Phuket town to Patong at Tung Toong.
Wat Choen Thale
Wat Ladthiwanaram
Located at Choen Thale on road 4025.
Located south of Phuket town on road 4021.
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ect,
that what the boy thought was a post was in reality the golden peak
of the Buddha's conical cap. He told his neighbors the dream and
they all went out to dig up the statue but had no success. 
