Wat Chulamanee
First Champi-Shaped Locket of Luang Pho Itthi Bhaddacaro, Edition “Wai Khru 66,” Wat Chulamanee, B.E. 2566 (2023)

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First Champi-Shaped Locket of Luang Pho Itthi Bhaddacaro, Edition “Wai Khru 66,” Wat Chulamanee, B.E. 2566 (2023)

B.E. 2566

The first champi-shaped locket of Luang Pho Itthi Bhaddacaro, Wat Chulamanee, edition “Wai Khru 66.” The obverse bears a portrait of Luang Pho Itthi on gold or red enamel; the reverse holds sacred powder, his hair relics, an embedded Tao Wessuwan plaque, tamarind-leaf amulets and twin takrut bearing a stamped code — in several types with reverence prices.

The first champi-shaped locket of Luang Pho Itthi Bhaddacaro (Phra Khru Sophitwiriyaphon), Wat Chulamanee, edition “Wai Khru 66.” The obverse bears a portrait of Luang Pho Itthi within a champi-shaped frame on gold or red enamel, surrounded by sacred script. The reverse holds consecrated powder, hair relics of Luang Pho Itthi, an embedded Tao Wessuwan plaque, a silver or chanuan tamarind-leaf amulet, and a pair of takrut, each stamped with the “Dek Loeng” code · the piece is 4 centimetres in size.

It was created by Wat Chulamanee, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, as a memento of the Wai Khru rite honouring the masters in the year B.E. 2566 · the temple recorded the production and reverence prices as follows.

Production List

  1. Locket on gold enamel, with a pair of gold takrut, a silver tamarind-leaf amulet, and enshrined hair relics — 199 pieces · reverence price 5,000 baht

  2. Locket on red enamel, with a pair of gold takrut, a silver tamarind-leaf amulet, and enshrined hair relics — 199 pieces · reverence price 5,000 baht

  3. Locket on gold enamel, with gold-and-silver takrut, a silver tamarind-leaf amulet, and enshrined hair relics — 299 pieces · reverence price 3,500 baht

  4. Locket on red enamel, with gold-and-silver takrut, a silver tamarind-leaf amulet, and enshrined hair relics — 299 pieces · reverence price 3,500 baht

  5. Locket on gold enamel, with a pair of silver takrut, a chanuan tamarind-leaf amulet, and enshrined hair relics — 299 pieces · reverence price 1,500 baht

  6. Locket on red enamel, with a pair of silver takrut, a chanuan tamarind-leaf amulet, and enshrined hair relics — 299 pieces · reverence price 1,500 baht

  7. Locket on gold enamel, with a pair of silver takrut, a chanuan tamarind-leaf amulet, and enshrined hair relics, set in an artisan devotional frame — 300 pieces · reverence price 2,700 baht

  8. Locket on red enamel, with a pair of silver takrut, a chanuan tamarind-leaf amulet, and enshrined hair relics, set in an artisan devotional frame — 300 pieces · reverence price 2,700 baht

Gallery of the Lockets and the Production List

For information on obtaining these pieces, please enquire directly with Wat Chulamanee, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province.

Note: This account is compiled from the production information and list published by the temple, to record the history of this edition, and is not intended for any commercial purpose whatsoever.