A famous temple holds its annual “Luang Pho Yai” festival and opens the over 200-year-old Maha Uth Temple for people to pray and seek fortune. Lottery fans do not miss the chance to request "lucky numbers" hoping to win in this draw.
On 9 Apr 2026 GMT+7, reports stated that at Bang Khaem Temple, Bang Khaem Subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Pathom District, on the evening of 8 Apr, Ms. Suwan Mangnoi, head of the Bang Khaem Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), along with people from all over, participated in the opening ceremony of the annual event to pay respects and pray to “Luang Pho Yai,” the principal Buddha image enshrined in the Maha Uth Temple—an ancient temple over 200 years old built during the time of Luang Phor Yiu, a famous monk and former abbot. This is one of the major events in Nakhon Pathom Province, held from 7 to 9 Apr 2026 GMT+7.
During this event opening, many devotees and lottery seekers came to pay respect to Luang Pho Yai enshrined inside the Maha Uth Temple. The event committee holds this once a year. The Maha Uth Temple is a single-story ancient temple with no windows and only one entrance/exit. The SAO and local believers have preserved it as one of the few remaining ancient temples in Nakhon Pathom.
Ms. Surin Buajan, 50, owner of a cattle business in Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom, was among those who came to pay respects to Luang Pho Yai at Bang Khaem Temple. She said she visits every year to worship the sacred objects of Bang Khaem Temple, which she deeply respects. Previously, she prayed here for success in her cattle business, which was granted, and she has since returned to fulfill her vow with a grand offering.
This year, upon learning of the event at Bang Khaem Temple, she came to worship and apply gold leaf to Luang Pho Yai. Knowing the ancient temple was open for public worship only once a year, she felt compelled to visit. Seeing the many people wanting to view and worship the principal Buddha image, she took the opportunity to ask for lucky numbers inside the temple, hoping for a big fortune to allow her to donate generously to the temple. She then drew three numbered balls from a golden jar and got the number 086, making a vow before leaving.
, , Bang Khaem Temple is one of the ancient temples of Nakhon Pathom Province, featuring the Maha Uth Temple, which is over 200 years old and was built during the Ayutthaya period. It is a single-story, old-style temple with no windows and only one entrance. Historically, warriors preparing for battle would perform rituals inside the temple to gain spiritual power and protection, believed to make them invulnerable to weapons. It was also a place for consecrating sacred amulets for many temples. In the time of Luang Pho Ta of Wat Phaniang Taek and other famous monks of Nakhon Pathom, they often performed consecration ceremonies here. However, it is now closed due to cracks in the bricks and mortar, and a new large ordination hall has been built in front.
During the annual event, the temple is opened for people to visit and pay respects for good fortune. The Fine Arts Department has surveyed and recorded it as an ancient temple over 200 years old. Even the principal Buddha image, Luang Pho Yai, is old, made from wood and cast with cement without iron reinforcement, causing some cement to fall away revealing the interior. Restoration has been done to preserve the original form. Inside the temple is also a replica of the Buddha’s footprint for devotees to worship.