At the back of the Wiharn Luang sit

At the back of the Wiharn Luang sits a massive gilded ku, a sort of Laotian pagoda sheltering the main Buddha image. The Buddha image is the Phra Chao Lang Thong, cast in 1563. On either side of the Ku are throne-like pulpits, sometimes used by monks but more often used to house other Buddha images on important ceremonial days.