Wat Ahong Silawat, on the east side of the village, is built amid ruddy boulders at a river bend known as Sàdeu Námkong (the Mekong River’s Navel) because of the large whirlpool that spins here from June to September. A 7m-tall copy of Phitsanulok’s Chinnarat Buddha gazes over the Mekong to the simple little bóht.
This is considered a highly auspicious spot to spend the evening of wan òrk pan·săh , the end of the Buddhist Rains Retreat (Buddhist Lent), because the bâng fai pá yah nâhk (naga fireballs) were first reported here. It is also presumed to be the deepest spot along the river and there are many legends about underwater caves.
