Wat Ratchathammaram วัดราชธรรมาราม Snake Stone Pagoda - Koh Samui Thailand

Wat Ratchathammaram (วัดราชธรรมาราม)

Wat Sila Ngu Temple or Wat Ratchathammaram is situated on a steep coast by the ring road on the way from Lamai Beach to the settlement Hua Thanon. It is very easy to notice from the road: it catches your eye with its new building – a temple of terracotta color. The walls and the roof of this ‘terracotta’ temple are embellished with bas-reliefs and thoroughly executed sculptures.

Closer to the sea, there is a high yellow stupa, inside which – like in an oven – there are figurines of Buddha, covered with leaves of braid gold, given by the believers, and at the base of stupa, his relics are kept.

There is a decorated viewpoint nearby, from which one can see the whole coast of Hua Thanon up to the very Mosque of Muslim Village. Downward from the stupa, steps descend, which have two huge golden cobras instead of handrails. On both sides of the stairway there is a small Buddhist cemetery: the ashes lie at rest in little pagodas, adorned with mosaics.

One of the most unique temples you will ever see. It’s small but the ordination hall is definitely eye catching.

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