Shadow Puppet Museum


Not a fully fledged museum, rather there are 32 large năng yài shadow puppets, made by the former abbot, displayed on light boxes in Wat Plabplachai's old bòht. It's not kept open; you'll need to find a monk across the road to get a key. This temple also has a lot of masterful historic stucco work on the buildings.


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