WAT PA NAI (วัดป่าไน) |
Wat Pa Nai or the Monastery of the Inner Grove was located off the city island in the northern area of Ayutthaya in Pho Sam Ton sub-district of Bang Pahan in Ayutthaya Province. The temple was situated north of the former Burmese Pho Sam Ton Camp, on the east bank of the old Lopburi River, on a stretch called Khlong Ban Muang (Khlong Pho Sam Ton) today. In situ is just fallow land covered in dense vegetation. Locals in the vicinity said the area was leveled up. The historical background and period of construction of the former monastery are not known. Wat Pa Nai is situated in Geo Coord: 14° 24' 46.29" N, 100° 32' 51.59" E. |
Text & Photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - January 2013 |