Pru Yai: Natural Sites and Temple History

Natural sites in the Prue Yai subdistrict are located in different villages. Wat Tham Saphong Waterfall is associated with Ban Na Chalia; Pha Chalui and the Ban Na Chalia Reservoir are in Ban Thapthim Siam 06. The history of Wat Prue Yai leads to Ban Prue Yai, Moo 1. These place references distinguish several specific locations within Prue Yai Tambon. It is therefore important to note the village names for orientation, rather than relying only on the recurring name Prue Yai. This gives the waterfall, sanctuary, reservoir, and temple history their own geographic and historical context.

Natural Sites and Their Locations

Wat Tham Saphong Waterfall, also called Tham Saphong Waterfall, is located within Wat Tham Saphong in Ban Na Chalia, Moo 13, Prue Yai Tambon. The village name provides the specific location; Prue Yai Tambon places it within the broader area. Both the waterfall name and the temple name are therefore part of its description for precise identification.

Pha Chalui is located within the Chulabhorn Wildlife Breeding Station and Huai Sala Wildlife Sanctuary in Ban Thapthim Siam 06, Prue Yai Tambon. Unlike the waterfall, Ban Thapthim Siam 06 is the specific village location here. Both the station and the sanctuary are part of its location reference; its proper name and two named geographic designations distinguish Pha Chalui. Prue Yai Tambon is the shared higher-level administrative unit; the village names distinguish the specific locations.

The Ban Na Chalia Reservoir is also in Ban Thapthim Siam 06, Prue Yai Tambon. Thapthim Siam 06 Reservoir is another name for the same body of water. Thus, the Ban Na Chalia part of the name differs from the specific village given for its location: the reservoir is in Ban Thapthim Siam 06, while Ban Na Chalia is the location reference for the waterfall. This distinction helps avoid reading the two names as referring to the same village.

The shared Tambon name alone does not indicate whether Ban Na Chalia or Ban Thapthim Siam 06 is meant. The village names specify the locations; for Pha Chalui, the names of the station and sanctuary provide additional context. This keeps the different location references distinct even when Prue Yai Tambon recurs in several descriptions.

Wat Prue Yai: Construction and Name History

Wat Prue Yai is located in Ban Prue Yai, Moo 1, and was built around 1880. Before it was renamed in 1991, Wat Phrom Saksit and the later shortened name Wat Phrom Sit were officially in use. In 1991, the temple was renamed Wat Prue Yai after the village. This sequence distinguishes the approximate construction date from the later history of its name. Wat Phrom Saksit and Wat Phrom Sit refer to earlier names of the same temple, not to two additional temples.

A head of Brahma, revered as sacred, was once kept there. This former object adds another historical layer to the construction and name history: the worship of a sacred head of Brahma at the temple. The construction date, former names, and memory of this object describe different aspects of Wat Prue Yai's history.

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