WAT NANGCHEE SHOTIKARAM There is no record of the founding of this temple, but Phraya Rajanuchit (Jong) re-established it in the style popular in the reign of King Rama III. The king named the temple Wat Nangchee Shotikaram.Ubosot : The statue of a deity stands on a lion at the door of the main chapel, in the Chinese style prevalent during the Third Reign.The building has a two-tiered roof, and the main Buddha image is made of plaster in the Meditation posture.Wihan : The prayer hall stands on the right of the ubosot. Its door and window arches are decorated with glazed tiles. The main Buddha image is in the Laylia posture.
Chakphra Festival : Since the early Rattanakosin period, relics of the Buddha and his disciples are carried in procession by boat from Wat Nangchee to Wat Kaitere in Talingchan on the second day of the waning moon in the 12th lunar month.The procession begins at Wat Nangchee on the Daan Canal and continues along the Bangwag, Chakpra and Mon Canals.The return route to is by Bangkoknoi Canal to the Chao Phraya River, then along the Bangluang Canal.
The festival also features boat racing, flower parades on boats, and pleng rue, traditional singers leading the boat containing the Buddha's relics.
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