Wat Photharam, Maha Sarakham

Wat Photharam (Thai: วัดโพธาราม) is an ancient temple in Ban Dong Bang, Dong Bang Sub-district, Na Dun District, Maha Sarakham Province, Isan region (northeastern) of Thailand.

The temple dates back to the first half of the 19th century, during the reign of King Rama III.

Previously, it was called 'Wat Pho Thong' (วัดโพธิ์ทอง) and renamed to 'Wat Photharam' in 1942 by the fourth abbot, Phra Kru Chan Di.

It was drawn with a process called 'hup taem' (mural painting in Isan).

This began with the Lan Xang art then Isan art by Chinese and Annamese artisans and has continued to the near present, which is a period that the temples in the Isan were generally determined to be built like those in Bangkok.