“Pud Jor Shrine, is one of the oldest shrines in Phuket and said to be around 200 years old it was renovated about 100 years ago after being damaged by fire.”
Sarn Jao Pud Jor As the story goes the original temple, know as Sarn Jao Te Gun, was located at it's present position in the middle of what in those days was known as Meung Tung Ka which was then also a sea port. It is said that a trader coming from Penang pulled his boat up in front of the temple and before leaving presented a wooden carving of Mae Guan Im Pud Jor to be worshipped at the Te Gun Shrine. The old temple was a simple building with a thatched 'Jack leaf' roof and had to be repaired several times before finally being changed to a tiled roof with donations from local people and the people of Penang. The temple was renovated again in 1993.
According to local belief, young couples that have difficulty in having children will go to the temple to pray to Mae Guan Im. If their prays are fulfilled they will return with the new born child one month after birth to ask for good fortune for the child.
Opening Hours: Daily from 06:30 – 19:00