Wat Phra Bat Phu Pan Kham

Wat Phra Bat Phu Pan Kham is a hilltop Buddhist temple in Khok Sung Subdistrict, Ubolratana District, Khon Kaen Province, overlooking the Ubolratana Reservoir. The temple is known for its large white seated Buddha image visible from the reservoir, a shrine enshrining a replica of the Buddha's footprint, and a long naga-flanked staircase. Perched on Phu Pan Kham hill within the Phu Kao-Phu Phan Kham National Park area, it offers panoramic views and serves as a revered pilgrimage site.

Visitors can expect a hilltop temple complex reached by a long staircase of approximately 1,049 steps flanked by naga balustrades. At the summit there is a large white seated Buddha image, a mondop enshrining a replica Buddha footprint, smaller shrines and Buddha images, and an open terrace with panoramic views over Ubolratana Reservoir and surrounding forested hills. The setting is tranquil and forested, with areas for merit-making, photography and viewing the reservoir below.

The temple was established as a hilltop religious site enshrining a replica of the Buddha's footprint and a large Buddha image overlooking the Ubolratana Reservoir, created after the construction of Ubolratana Dam. It has developed as a local pilgrimage center associated with veneration of the Buddha's footprint and the hill's religious importance.

Revered Buddhist pilgrimage site for merit-making and veneration of the Buddha's footprint. The large white Buddha image and hilltop location make it an important religious landmark for communities around Ubolratana Reservoir and a cultural viewpoint combining faith and natural scenery.