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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, the must-visit temple in Chiang Mai was built in 1929 by the sixth King Phaya Kue Na of Lanna Kingdom, Meng Rai Dynasty. He respectfully engaged the Lord Buddha's relic that he kept in his shrine for 3 years to the pagoda of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. He took the relics on the back of the elephant and prayed for the sacred place. The elephant walked to the sacred of Doi Suthep mountain and showed the significance that this is the most suitable place to keep the sacred relics by acclaiming and walking round for three times. The king ordered to dig the hole and built the stone platform in the big hole and enshrined the relics down that filled with stones and created 5 meters high pagoda on the cover. Therefore, the ritual of not wearing shoes in the area and no woman allowed is applied in order to worship and pay respect to the relic.
