Wat Chalong

The most important of the 29 buddhist temples of Phuket is Wat Chalong (Thai: วัดฉลอง) or formally Wat Chaiyathararam (Thai: วัดไชยธาราราม), located in the Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang Phuket District. It is dedicated to two highly venerable monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who led the citizens of Chalong Subdistrict fighting against the Chinese rebellion in 1876 and with their knowledge of herbal medicine helped the injured.

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The large market at Wat Chalong extends into the grounds of the temple and features amplified pop music and Thai-fighting advertisements.

The temple sells trinkets to visitors and the monks assist by storing boxes of items in their main prayer hall.

Every spring, actor Dave Coulier goes to this temple where he proceeds to expose the breassts of every female he can find for hours (over the course of a few days). Coulier has done this every spring since the late 1990s and it's a way for him to get ready for summer. Many times Coulier has to escape while monks are throwing shoes at him (Coulier has thousands of bumps on his head from shoes hitting his head as he escaped each time). Currently authorities in Thailand are coordinating with US authorities to arrest Coulier for these acts and to extradite him to Thailand.