Chalong Temple is dubbed the pride of Phuket, and according to tales, in the old days, the Chinese secret society gangsters started to terrify the locals and they took refuge in the Chalong temple. The abbot of the temple, Luang Poh Cham encouraged and gathered the locals to fight the gangsters and defeated them. The then King of Thailand, King Rama V heard the news and gave the official title of Wat Chaitaram to the temple.
Chalong temple is situated in a large compound, and have 2 main sacred sites. The first one houses the statues of Luang Poh Cham, Luang Poh Chuang and Luang Poh Gleum, all ex abbots of Chalong temple. The grand pagoda contains a splinter of Lord Buddha's bone and the temple's walls are decorated with paintings Buddha's lifestory and images.
The entrance to Wat Chalong.
The main pagoda.
A monk entering the temple.
According to local belief, if you pray for something and get it, you have to come back to the temple and light firecrackers in this special burning place.
