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   Vat Sangkhalok (Fomberteaux, E.F.E.O 1930)

    A Viharn in the simple style featuring a porch, three naves and four bays,  Vat Sangkhalok was built in 1527 by King Pothisarath and restored in 1909 by King Sisavang Vong.  Oral tradition tells that the vat was built on marshlands where a legendary conch-dragon lived.  Apart from the viharn, there are six monk's dormitories, two stupas and a drum shelter within its grounds.  These were formerly enclosed by a wall with four entrances. 

    Vat Sangkhalok was one of the most important places for the celebration of the Laotian new year.  The authorities of that period gathered here for the ritual sprinkling of the Buddha statues and to observe the Pou Gneu Bna Gneu dance.

 

         

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