Bachok is a small distrct located approximately 25km north of Kota Bharu. After having lunch in a near by village, I decided to cruze around bachok and not too long after i passed by Pantai Irama. I stopped to take a look but nothig at 4pm had my interest around there. So i hopped back into my car and went up the coast of pantai irama and just about next 5km, I had already focused on a big head of a white statue in between the trees of a nearby village. 30 seconds later I found a signboard and it led me to the WAT POTHIYAN PHUT THAK THAM.
As I came out from the car, the most prominent thing i saw was this humungous statue of Kuan Yim. It is told that this Wat (temple) had 10 buddhist monk within 200 years of its existence, each replacing one after the other. It is also told that the buddhist worshiper community had fund raising and with rm3000 collected, they had built a herbal steam bath facility in this wat for people to come and bath for healing purpose.
Kuan Yim statue stands tall at over 100 feet.
The white surface is covered with those tiny 2cm x 2cm mosaic, if you look closely enough.
Since it is a THai-Buddhist temple, the multiple roof tiers is an important element. The use of ornamented multiple tiers is reserved for roofs on temples, palaces and important public buildings. Two or three tiers are most often used, but some royal temples have four. The use of multiple roof tiers is more aesthetic than fuctional. Because temple halls are large,their roof areas are massive.Dynamic visual rhythms are created by these multiple tiers, breaks and tier patterns. In northern temples, the roof area is larger, sweeping low towards the ground to cover more of the wall.
A mythological animal of Chinese origin, and a member of the NAGA(Sanskrit) family of serpentine creatures who protect Buddhism.
again, the dragon guards the temple and protects buddhist from harm.
Wishing Tree
Before I left the place, I couldn't help noticng this colorful tree, I did not see anyone who could answer my quriosity on why it had so many colorful raflles on it so I asked mr.google for help and here's what this colourful tree is all about:
At RM5, you can buy the colourful cloths (color according to your birth day) attached to a pair of candles where after making your wishes, you're supposed to throw it up towards the tree and if it got stucked, then your wishes will be granted. You can throw up to 3 times, and if the candle dropped on the floor after that, then most prob the wish wont come true.
So how bout it? what would your three wishes be the next time you come here?
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