Friday, August 1, 2025

Visiting Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai (SiHuHaTa Temple) - Origin SiHuHaTa Statue & Largest SiHuHaTa Statue - Chiang Rai - Thailand (Part 2/2).

Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai is the place is incredibly beautiful and pleasant, a large area, a lot of details, a viewpoint with a beautiful Chiang Rai town view. Its full name is Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai Kaew but people know it as Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai. “Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai Kaew” translates the “temple of the glass buffalo mountain“. 
The new Ubosot of Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai & Big SiHuHaTa statue built by under supervised Kruba Nong Sumano recently. This included construct a viewing deck, walkway and other facilities to attract tourists to the temple. 
Golden Dragon Ship on the long Roof ridge of the new Ubosot Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai.
Photo taken at front of Ubosot Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai.
Very details and beautiful of Phayanak Naga guards at front Ubosot.
The new and largest statue of SiHuHaTa in Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai. A local legendary creature with four ears and five eyes, that eats red-hot charcoal which it defecates as pure gold.
The main Emerald Phra Buddha enshrined inside the Ubosot ordination hall. Featured with ordination hall with an emerald Buddha statue flanked by intricate gold columns and colorful paper lanterns.
The inside view of Ubosot Altar, Art decorations and Mural painting on wall.
The view of Chiang Rai town from tophill of Wat PhraThat Doi Khao Kwai and viewing deck still under construction.
Here another sacred SiHuHaTa statue (medium size in the temple) and consecrated by Kruba Nong Sumano. Worshipper can make offering by burn charcoal inside braziers positioned placed near SiHuHaTa statue.
The Shrine of Bodhisattva Guan Yin in Wat Phrathat Doi Khao Kwai, Goddess of mercy, compassion, and kindness, revered in many Asian cultures. 
The Shrine of King Mangrai for his great kindness in building the city of Chiang Rai, marking the 763st anniversary of his founding (BE2568) and for his contributions to the maintenance of Buddhism in Lanna Kingdom and prosperous of Wat Phra That Doi Khao Kwai under Lanna Kingdom.

The origin first statue of SiHuHaTa in the temple Wat Phrathat Doi Khao Kwai. There’s a basket of charcoal with a convenient scoop and braziers positioned placed near SiHuHaTa statue, so people can burn charcoal as an offering to SiHuHaTa.
More Shrine for enshrined for Deity statues, Phra Phrom, Hermit Lersi, LP Thuad and Phra Phutthacharn Toh.
The long Naga staircase that led top the hill through the forest with 2 Tao Wessuwan guards at top. We had been driven straight into the compound, as I guess like most visitors are these days. Seldom visitor arrived on foot by climb this long Naga staircase.

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