The Chao Pho Pratu Pha ศาลเจ้าพ่อพะวอ Shrine is about 50
kilometres from town on the Lampang-Ngao road near Km. 650 marker. Stacks of
offering can be seen around the site and the shrine is considered sacred.
Road-users passing by usually honk their car horns or set off firecrackers as a
sigh of respect. Legend has it that Chao Pho Pratu Pha was a great warrior of
the Lampang ruler. He once fought Burmese invaders to block their advance at
Pratu Pha and died fighting with his two swords still in his hands and his body
still leaning against the hillside. The attackers were so frightened that they
withdrew. To honour the brave warrior, the people build the shrine which has
since become a sacred and revered place of worship.
Recent batch of Chao Pho Pratu Pha from Wat MeNeePhraiSohn, Tak.
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