Location: 24 Moo 2, Tumbon Sanam Chai, Amphur Sating Phra, Songkla
Occupant: Wat Sanam Chai
Year established: around 1680-1699
Wat Sanam Chai or Wat Chaiya Tok is lacated in the middle of sathingpra Peninsula. Its name was founded in the Wat Pattaloong’s Galpana map as “Wat Sala Meechai” and “Sana Meechai”. Its vihara and pagoda were built in Ayutthaya period around 1680-1699. The temple received Prarachtan Wisugcamsima in 1757. The architecture of the temple was created traditionally from the sounthern skilled architecture in the reign of King Rama III, King Rama IV and King Rama V. It can be seen obviously that the ubosot had been rebuilt over the old one in 1897. It is a bricked building. The platform is raised with two front entrance doors. The arch exterior door is decorated with a plaster molding. The terrace walls are entirely perforated. The floor was installed with the lacal clay tiles from Koh Yoh. The door is decorated with Krutyudhanaga which has the sea shells decoration in a naga’s body. But the naga looks more alike a dragon. The roof is stitched by the Luk Pasak instead of using anail. The tympanum appears a giant holding a club image. The roof has been placed the Barali instead of the Cho Fah. The lacal clay tiles are installed on the roof. Inside the pagoda found the Buddha statue, which is covered on zinc plates by the temple in order to prevent the statue from rains.
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