Wat Tha Sai (Wat Tes Tammanawa), Phang Nga

Wat Tha Sai is located at Ban Ta Taeng in the Na Toei Sub District, this seafront temple is surrounded by fir trees and houses a Thai-style teak chapel building which replicates the architectural details of the chapel at Wat Aranya Si, Tha Bo district, Nong Khai. The distinctive feature is the intricately carved sections around the doors which depict important scenes from Buddhist history and were the work of master artisans from Ayutthaya. The gable apex, however, was created by skilled Chiang Mai carpenters and inside lies an Indian-style Buddha image carved from white jadeite, in the attitude of giving the first sermon. The chapel is encircled by a wall constructed from natural, untreated wooden branches and boundary stones carved from white jadeite and is widely regarded as one of the southern region’s most valuable and aesthetically pleasing temples.