The main attraction in Wat khao Kong is a graceful southern Buddha image, the garden Phra Phutta Thaksin Ming Mongkhon, which is seated in the lotus position. The construction of the steel reinforced concrete image that as decorated with gold mosaics started in 1966 and was completed in 1969. This mountaintop Buddha image, which is considered to be the most beautiful and largest ( 17 meters wide and 24 meters high) outdoor Buddha image in southern Thailand, is decorated in the South Indian Style.
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