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Wat Thewarat Kunchorn (Wat Devaraj ) | in Bangkok

Wat Thewarat Kunchor Worawihan is an ancient temple in Bangkok that has been around since the Ayutthaya period. It is located on the banks of the Phadung Krung Kasem Canal and the Chao Phraya River, near the Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Thewet Center. Devotees and spiritualists like to offer monk robes and pray to the Phra Phuttha Thewarat Patimakorn, especially to pay homage to the temple’s Devarat Nemit or the temple’s “Thanat Jai” statue, which is believed to be sacred and grant wishes.
It was originally a temple of the people. The locals called it “Wat Samo Kraeng” because there were many Samo Rong Raeng trees. Some people assume that “Samo” is a distortion of the word “Thamo” (Thamo), which means “stone”. The temple was probably first called “Thamo Kraeng”, which means “hard stone”. His Royal Highness Prince Maha Sura Singhanat, the Prince of the Palace of the Front, under King Rama I, renovated it. Later, His Royal Highness Prince Sampanthawong Ther Prince Pitakmontri, the son of Queen Srisudarat, the elder sister of King Rama I (the founder of the Montrikul family), continued the renovation with His Royal Highness Prince Kunchorn, the son of King Phutthaloetla Naphalai, King Rama II (the founder of the Kunchorn family) as his patron. After his death, His Royal Highness Prince Singhanat Ratchadurongkrit, the son, took over the patronage. After that, the descendants of the Kunchorn family continued to patronize. During the reign of King Rama IV, it was established as a royal temple and named it “Wat Thewarat Kunchorn”. The word “Thewarat”, which means “Indra”, was put before the name of Prince Kunchorn, which means “elephant”. Altogether, it means “Indra’s elephant”. Currently, the Fine Arts Department has registered it as an important ancient monument.