Wat Sanuan Wari Phatthanaram
วัดสนวนวารีพัฒนาราม
An Isan-style ordination hall in Ban Phai District, with folk-painted murals on its exterior walls telling the epic of Sinxay.
Wat Sanuan Wari is located in Ban Phai District in southern Khon Kaen. It was built in the early twentieth century. The ordination hall, known as the Sim, is a typical small Isan wooden and stone structure. Its main highlight is the folk painters' murals on the inner and outer walls. Painted in bright blues, greens, and ochres, they depict the Sinxay epic, which is popular in Isan and Laos, along with Jataka tales of the Buddha's past lives. The naive, lively style is considered a representative work of Isan mural art. Admission is free, and it is open during the day. Visitors must dress modestly to enter the Sim. It is about 65 km from Khon Kaen and is well suited for a chartered car trip together with Chonnabot Silk Village on the same day.
Opening hours
Open daytime
Nearby sights
- Chonnabot Silk Village
- Prasat Puay Noi
- Wat Nong Wang (Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon)
- Ton Tann Market
- Bueng Kaen Nakhon
- Khon Kaen Walking Street
- Wat Pa Saeng Arun
- Khon Kaen National Museum