This is one of the oldest temples with a sweeping elegant roof and the site of the original Giant Swing ceremony. A huge teak arch – all that remains of the original Giant Swing – lies in the grounds in front of the temple. The swing was used in a ceremony to give thanks for a good rice harvest. Young men would ride the swing high in the air, suspended 80 feet from the ground when in full swing, and try to grab a bag of silver coins with their teeth. Some fairly severe injuries and a few deaths led to the dangerous swing ceremony\’s discontinuation after 1932, but the thanksgiving ceremony is still celebrated in mid-December after the rice harvest.
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