It is said that the mother of King Taksin took refuge with her relatives at Ban Laem after the fall of Ayutthaya. To return for their kindness, King Taksin gave a hall dismantled from the old capital including a Buddha image of Sukhothai period to the people of Ban Laem. The image is presently enshrined in the monks’ dwelling. There is a homage-paying fair every year for 5 days during the 14^th waxing moon – 3^rd wanning moon in the third lunar month.