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To reach Ban Song Puay, which is located in Kam
Khuan Kaew district, proceed on for 25 kms. from Yasothon-Kam Khuan Kaew
route along Highway No.23. Then take a right turn and proceed on for
another 10 kms. Major sites and religious places of worship include:-
 Phra Buddha Roob
Yai
The principal statue in the Ubosot of Wat Song Puay, has a lap width of
3 m. and is 8 m. high. Built of brick and lime and believed to be at
least 200 years old, it is highly revered by the local people.
The Chedi
Containing Earth from Sangvejaniyasthan (sacred places).
The 200-year old chedi was renovated and added on in 2489 B.E. and
funded by Field Marshal Plak Phibulsonggram. Phra Plad Khian Ammaphan, a
senior monk, brought soils from the four Sacred Places (where the Lord
Buddha was born, enlightened, gave his first sermon and where he passed
away) in India to be put here.
Replica of the Holy Footprint
Built by Field Marshal Plak Phibulsonggram (a former Prime Minister) and
his wife, draws crowds of worshippers during the Thai New Year (Songkran)
to pour lustral water on the replica.
The
Dong Muang Toey Ancient Ruins
Are about 1 kilometer to the south of the village of Ban Song Puay.
Remains of temples, ponds and city walls although broken down, still can
be seen and their original outline discerned. It is believed that
originally it was the site of an ancient community during the
Jenla-Tharavadi Period beginning in the 12th century B.E. Records left
by King Jenla indicated that the ancient site was constructed as a
Brahmini religion as house to worship the God Shiva. During that period
the areas around Dong Muang Toey and nearby communities could have
collectively been a city called "sangkha Pura and a vassal state of the
Janla Kingdom, which in fact was the Khom kingdom during its domination
over the Mun-Chi basin.
Ku Jan
Located at Ban Ngiew, Tambon Ku jan, Kam Khuan Kaew district, is about
12 kms. east of the district town, or about 35 kms. from the provincial
seat. Legend has it that Ku Jan has been in existence since the famous
Phra That phanom of Nakhon phahom was built. The Ku Jan chedi is one of
the province's ancient works.
Phra
Buddha Baht Yasothon
The Phra Budda Bath Holy Footprint of Yasothon is located at a temple of
the same name in Ban Nong Yang, Tambon Hua Muang, maha Chana Chai
district, about 6 kms. from the district town to the west along Highway
#2083, or some 47 kms. from the provincial town. The terrain around
which the footprint is sited is a mould of white sand jutting up from
the Chi river basin. It is considered an antiquity treasure of Yasothon.
Nearby is another ancient relic, a Buddha statue of the Nak Prok posture
made of laterite with a lap width of about 50 cm and a laterite slab
inscribed in ancient scripts saying that they were brought over from
Ayutthaya in 1378 B.E. Also inscribed are prayers paying homage to the
Holy Footprint. Some letters are illegible because of age. During
March-April, flocks of worshippers from the district and nearby
communities converge here to pay homage to the Holy Footprint.
Hoh
Trai at Wat Sra Trainurak
The century-old Hoh Trai, or Scripture Hall, of Wat Sra Trainurak, is in
the Burmese or Thai Yai architectural style. A wood structure, it
measures 8.30 m. wide and 10.50 m. long. The four-tiered
corrugated-sheet roof has extended eaves on the four sides. The panels
of the single goor are beautifully carved. It is erected in a deep pond
of the Wat which is located at Ban Na Viang, Tambon Na Viang, Sai Mun
district, about 25 kms. from the provincial town.
The Ban
Singh Ta Old community
Around the Khum (mansion) Ban Singh Ta in the Muang municipality has
been the neighborhood of an old community which traces its origin to the
be ginning of the town founding. Today there are still rows of
antiquated shop-houses of delightful appearance and designs, all
carefully preserved. It is an area inductive to the study of native art
and culture.
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is one of the major and ancient Phra Thats in the Northeast. Square
shaped with the top similar to the Phra That Phanom, the chedi enshrines
the ashes of Phra Anon. The architecture reflects the influence of
Laotian art popular reflects the influence of Laotian art popular during
the Late Ayutthaya Period-Early Rattanakosin Period, which supports the
belief that it was built around that period when Phra Vor and Phra Ta
led immigrations to settle down in that vicinity. The Phra That has a
square base, each side measuring 81 m. built of brick and mortar with a
tapered waist in the form of face-up and face-down lotuses. The actual
Chamber is located above. The four arches on the four compass points are
adorned with standing Buddha statues. On the four sides top of the Phra
That are smaller Pli Lek knots, while the central top is double-tiered.
The general style is similar to the Phra That Kong Khao Noi. The Phra
That Anon is celebrated in an annual fair during the month of March.
is a two-kms stretch of river bed along the banks of the Chee River. The
area is exposed when the river recedes during the dry season from
December to May. During this time vendors set up food stalls and the
"peach" becomes a recreation area. 
