City Pillar Shrine or San Lak Muang - Mueang Maha Sarakham District

Important places for city residents For worship Opposite Mahasarakham Technical College In front of the main school, Maha Sarakham

Should decorate the surrounding area to be more beautiful, the trees lack decorations, a bit overgrown, too colorful lights.

The court is located opposite the Sarakham technique. Able to park on the roadside

Holy place Should pay homage to blessings

Pay homage to the sacred things.

Maha Sarakham City Pillar Shrine History) 1865 during the reign 4 where Phra Khatiyawongsa (Chan), the governor of Roi Et, has a certificate requesting to establish Ban Lad Kut Nang Yai (or Nang Yai) as a Maha Sarakham City for Thao Mahachai (Kat) Boon Uphat (Singh) of Roi Et City as a monk. Charoenratchadet Woracheworatkhaiyaphong, the first ruler of Maha Sarakham, gave Thao Buathongbutt Uphad (Phu) to be the ambassador, and Thao Chaiwongsa (Ng), the grandson of Phra Khatiyawongsa (Nat) as the ambassador. The son went to Roi Et city. Thao Mahachai and his group brought the certificate to King Rama IV in the year 1859. All the faculty members had to study and study in Bangkok at that time called school. The city for 6 years has absorbed the culture of Bangkok before returning to build the city. When returning to build the city, Thao Mahachai decided to set up a temporary headquarters on a high hill and build the City Pillar Shrine at In the vicinity of this area (the location of the present City Pillar Shrine) on the high hill, which is the temporary headquarters, later built a temple called Wat Don Mueang and changed the name of the temple to Wat Khao Hao, Wat Thanyawat in order of the political headquarters. has been moved to a location on the edge of Nong Krathum above Wat Pho Si and then moved to the in the present market (the tradition of setting up a city foothold as a sacred thing in the city is not a tradition originally in the Northeastern region, but a tradition received from the central region in the Rattanakosin period because the city pillar of Maha Sarakham Province has adopted Culture from Bangkok. While studying Bangkok for up to 6 years, the first location of the City Pillar Shrine looks like there is no clear evidence. It is assumed that in the past, the City Pillar Shrine was still just an old wooden shrine. Around the court grounds were white champa flowers. (Flower Frangipani) in many trees today still have some left. Champa white flowers are still planted for the chosen ones to worship the godfather of the City Pillar Shrine, but if anyone decides to play, the godfather will be angry and punish them for various reasons until the flowers are brought. Incense and candles to pay homage to the godfather of Lak Muang, so he would refrain from such beliefs, causing no one to dare to pluck the white champa flowers from then to the present.