The footprints are located on the top of a small hill in the area of Tambon Makok, Amphoe Pa Sang, 16 kms. From the township area. The legend says that Lord Buddha left his footprints during his visit to that locality for Lawa tribal people to pay their homage to in lieu of he himself. He also dried his saffron robe on the cliff which one, at present, can see a mark like a piece of saffron robe being dried there thus originating the name of Tak Pha Buddha Footprints or "Drying Saffron Robe Buddha Footprints" in English.
The annual celebration takes place on the eighth day of waning moon of the sixth lunar month of every year when inhabitants of Lamphun and neighboring towns flock to such annual fair.