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Wat Pho also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. The temple is first on the list of six temples in Thailand classed as the highest grade of the first-class royal temples. It is associated with King Rama I who rebuilt the temple complex on an earlier temple site. It became his main temple and is where some of his ashes are enshrined. The temple was later expanded and extensively renovated by Rama III. The temple complex houses the largest collection of Buddha images in Thailand, including a 46 m long huge reclining Buddha. The temple is considered the earliest centre for public education in Thailand, and the illustrations and inscriptions placed in the temple for public instructions has been recognised by UNESCO in its Memory of the World Programme. It houses a school of Thai medicine, and is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage which is still taught and practiced at the temple.

This Temple is In the route of Erode - Coimbatore highway.. this temple is at the outskirts of Erode city. The main deity of this temple is Velayudha swamy. The other names for this small hillock is " Thindalpalayam, Thindalmangalam, Thindalgiri, Melaithindal" . These names are found in rock cut carvings, Tamil literature songs and also olai chuvadis of ancient times. Thannasi cave, siththi vinayagar, idumban sannithi are some of the must see sannithis in this temple.

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