Bell, Wat Phai Lom—Chanthaburi Town, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand.
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Ianatlarge
N 12° 36.336 E 102° 07.140
48P E 186974 N 1395239
A 'western' style bell in a Buddhist Wat.
Waymark Code: WM9BH8
Location: Thailand
Date Posted: 07/27/2010
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Wat Phai Lom is one of the older and more impressive Wats in the small city of Chanthaburi, in south eastern Thailand. As all good Wats do, this Wat has a bell. A bell which visitors and worshipers are eligible to ring, however, there is one departure from the norm. The bell is a western style bell—it has a clapper. The first such I have seen in Thailand.
Possibly, the bell was a gift from the west? The bell has none of the 'Thai/Asia' style I would expect, however, I was not able to find anyone who could throw any light on the history of the bell.
With all that, the bell is entirely functional. It makes a very sharp, loud ring.
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