Phra That Kham Kaen

Phra That Kham Kaen is located at Wat Chetiyaphum along (west) Rural Road 4007, north of the village center.

According to legend, when young monks journeyed to Nakhon Phanom to house holy relics of the Buddha, they passed an old dead tamarind tree trunk on a small prominent hill about 5 km east of the Phong River.

When, after several days of visiting in Nakhon Phanom, they found that there was not enough room left there for the holy relics, they retraced their journey back to the west.

It is believed that the temple was constructed at the same time as Phra That Si Song Rak in Loei Province (in the 17th century) as both share common fundamental structural details, i.e. a low base and golden Lao-style.

The Phra That Kham Kaen has recently been renovated and landscaped, and the center of an annual celebration, held on the full moon day of the 6th lunar month.