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วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร

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วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร

Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan (Thai: วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร), commonly known as Wat Saket, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Pom Prap Sattru Phai district of Bangkok, Thailand. The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya period, when it was known as Wat Sakae (วัดสะแก). When Bangkok became the capital,

King Rama I (1737–1809) renovated the temple and bestowed its present name (literally meaning "to wash the hair"). According to tradition, the king stopped here to bathe and wash his hair upon returning from war, before entering the inner city.

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