A few days ago I was driving around chasing the sunset to get a shot of a pond I saw driving one day. Kristin and I quickly realized we wouldn’t have time to make it and we were driving right by this Buddhist community on our left. I have driven by this place probably thousands of time in my life but never actually investigated it. I still don’t know if it’s open to the public but the gates were open. As I drove through Wat Buddharatanaram it really was like it’s own community. Houses lined the streets leading up to the temple and there were monks walking in and out of the temple as we drove up. I was getting a few looks from the monks and people in the community but I couldn’t tell if they were bad looks or just looks of curiosity. I drove down a road that might have been a sidewalk leading up to the temple and got a couple shots before the sun was gone.

Wat Buddharatanaram was founded back in 1982 by a man named Phra Ajaan Maha Samarn Siripunno. Since then numerous buildings, roads, a library and massive entrances to the community have been constructed. The website said they offer tours of the place but I haven’t heard anything back yet. It will be interesting to get a chance to photography the entire place inside and out.