Wat Maniwong
is
a Buddhist
temple in
Nakhon Nayok,
with an artificial cave, known as the
‘Jewelled
Palace in the Great Subterranean Realm of the Naga King’
that
offers a
visual representation of the mythical realm of the Naga.
The
temple's name, meaning
‘Temple of the
Jewel Lineage’,
alludes to the
Naga,
mythological serpents believed to inhabit subterranean
realms, caves, and aquatic domains where they guard
precious jewels and sacred treasures.