Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon or The 9-storey stupa Located in Wat Nong Waeng, a royal temple on Klang Mueang Road, the Phra Mahathat houses relics of the Lord Buddha and important Buddhist scriptures.
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Khon Kaen National Museum Located on Lang Sun Ratchakan Road, the museum exhibits antiques and precious art pieces from pre-historical to historical periods as well as a skeleton of the New Stone Age man and tools found at Ban Chiang.
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The museum is open daily, except Mondays, from 12
noon - 8.00 p.m. Entrance fee is 90 baht. For more
information please contact The Town Council Office
of Khon Kaen, Prachasamran Road, Mueang District,
Khon Kaen Province, Tel.0 4327 1173, 04322 4032
during office hours. ...
Art and Cultural
Centre Located in the compound of Khon Kaen
University, the Isan barn-style building features
local knowledge in different areas; namely, arts,
geography and history through a modern display. The
centre can be accessed through the Si Than Gate.
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Loi Krathong
is traditionally performed on the full moon night of
the twelfth lunar month, which usually falls on some
day in November. The floating of a ‘Krathong’ – a
banana–leaf cup – is intended to float away ill
fortune as well as to express apologies to Khongkha
or Ganga, the River Goddess. Some believe that the
ritual is meant to worship the Buddha’s footprint on
the bank of the Narmada River, while others say that
it is to pay respect to Phra Uppakhut, one of the
Lord Buddha’s great disciples.
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