Wat Mongkolratanaram is a Buddhist Thai temple on the bank of the Palm River in Tampa, Florida.
[1][2] The temple's grounds host a Sunday food market with Thai cuisine.
Until the property at 5306 Palm River Road was purchased in 1982, religious services were held in a house rented off of Dale Mabry Highway.
[6] In November, emissary to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Judge Kongsak Watcharakongsak, came to Tampa to present the temple with the royal Thot Kathin (sacred robe), the highest religious honor in Thailand.
[7] The Wat Mongkolratanram was the first Buddhist temple in the United States to receive such an honor.