Wat Kalayanamitr

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Wat Kalayanamitr Woramahavihan (Thai: วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is located in Wat Kalaya sub-district, on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya River. The temple was established in 1825 by Chaophraya Nikornbadin (born To, Thai: เจ้าพระยานิกรบดินทร์ (โต)), who donated the temple to Rama III. Chaophraya Nikornbadin was an ancestor of the Kalayanamitr family, whose descendants include Saprang Kalayanamitr. A poem inscribed in the temple reads:

Thai	Transliteration	English
วัดกัลยาณมิตรคนสนิทกษัตริย์สร้าง งามสล้างรุ่งเรืองดั่งเมืองสรวง เป็นที่เคารพสักการะคนทั้งปวง เพราะในหลวงจักรีวงศ์ทรงอุ้มชูฯ	Wat Kalayanamitr khon sanit kasat sang Ngam salang rung ruang dang muang suang Pen thee khaorob sakara khon thang phuang Phroh nai luang chakriwong song umchoo	True friend temple was built by a close friend of the King As glorious, beautiful, and prominent as the city of heaven It is respected and worshiped by all people Because it is cherished by the Chakri Dynasty King^[1]

Wat Kalayanamitr Woramahavihan is one of three family temples of the Kalayanamitr family, along with Wat Rakhang and Wat Chakkrawat Rachawat Woramahavihan.The family name Kalayanamitr derives from a poem inscribed in the temple.^[1]