This cave is 30 kilometres
west of the town in the vicinity of Amphoe Chom Bueng. It
was originally called Tham Mutchalin. In 1895, King Rama IV
and Queen Si Phatcharin made a royal visit and were fond of
its beauty, thus giving it a new name according to the shape
of the stalactites which look like the epaulette of a field
marshal. The cave also houses a medium-sized reclining
Buddha. A nearby aboretum provides shady areas suitable for
relaxation.
This is the most beautiful
cave in Ratchaburi. It is located 20 kilometres from the
town along the route to Amphoe Chom Bueng and 2 kilometres
along an access road. The cave extends 300 metres from the
mouth and offers truly amazing scenes of plentiful
stalactite and stalagmite formations.
This famous attraction of
Ratchaburi is 8 kilometres from the town along the road to
Amphoe Chom Bueng (Route No. 3078). The cave houses a
bas-relief Buddha image, considered the oldest
archaeological evidence of the Dvaravati period found in
Ratchaburi . The figure is 2.5 metres high in the attitude
of giving the first sermon.
