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Doi Khamor Holy Pool

Doi Khamor Holy Pool

Doi Khamor holy Pool is situated nearby the area of Doi Khamor. Visitors need to climb up the 1749 stair cases up there which is 6 times higher than Doi Suthep. Previously, it is hard for anyone to travel up to the holy pool, later then; the stairs were built and finished in 1987. There are pavilions all along the way up for those who are tired so that they can rest for a while. The way up has been separated into two sections. The first 1000 stair cases are steep after that will be a slope for 200 meters. The second sections are the last 400 stair cases which are extremely steep. So, all in all, it will take you an hour to go up there. There is as well Buddha’s footprint lies up there on the mountain which was built in 1927. One of the most interesting points of the place is that there is a visitor’s book placed up there and somehow we can found out that there are lots of visitors come up here to this little area just because they believe in the holy of the place and such. There is one newly renovated Chedi which is 20 meters high and Doi Khamor holy pool lies next to it. The area nearby Doi Khamor holy pool has been fenced in order to bar women from getting near. This is because it has been believed that it might make the pool drained. The pool is only 3 meters wide and there is water leak out of the pool. How to get here?Take a highway number 11 and turn to a highway number 1147. The place is situated 20 kilometers far from the center of the town. It lies at the back of Lam Poon industrial district. It is an ancient volcano which is in a cone-shaped cover. At the top of the volcano, there is a 3 meters wide crater with 6 meters deep. At the foot of the volcano, there is a little pool but somehow you need to walk up to the 1749 stair cases up to there. It has been believed that this is a holy pool. When it comes to the day which people commemorate for the Phrathat Hariphunchai, the water from this pool must be taken and mixed with the water given by the royal family. Also, when it comes to the time where the new king get the throne, the water from this pool will as well be taken to use in the ceremony.