Billed as the “world’s largest”, the Luang Por Cham statue is made of black onyx from Kanchanaburi to honour and promote the well-known late Phuket monk. The abbot said the statue, built by a team of contractors that had built many things at the temple in the past 30 years, was found to be disproportionate after the scaffolding was removed. He said they would fix the statue, but this would take some time and require a lot of money. His statements came after uproar on Thai social networks over the alleged inappropriateness of the statues and calls for adjustment or demolition. Phuket Buddhism Office chief Winya Pladkwa said no formal complaints had yet been filed about the temple, but the office had already warned the monastery to make appropriate adjustments or face further action.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 31, 2017 07:41 UTC