To the disapproval of the abbot, but with the support of many people in the community, a renegade monk at Wat Jomsri (วัดจอมศรี) who is focused more on magic than dharma has created his own little domain at the back of the temple. Here he has built a mock-cave shrine using old beer and energy drink bottles.
![monk's quarters and welcome sign](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-gate-650x433.jpg)
Hidden behind foliage, this small, unique sanctuary is built of concrete, stone, and about 1,500 bottles. A modest, but still interesting example of bottle temple art.
![exterior wall of bottle building](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine1-650x433.jpg)
![exterior wall of bottle building](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine2-650x433.jpg)
![window made of bottles](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-window-650x433.jpg)
![entrance with naga](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-entrance-650x433.jpg)
![front step of bottle building](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-doorway-650x433.jpg)
There’s a Buddha on the primary perch with several naga sitting around it. The walls are plastered with amulets and painted-fabric stalactites hang from the ceiling.
![Buddha in main shrine of bottle building](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine3-650x433.jpg)
![Buddha in bottle building](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-buddha-433x650.jpg)
![naga](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-naga2-433x650.jpg)
![amulets and bottles on interior wall](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-wall-433x650.jpg)
![naga](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-naga1-433x650.jpg)
![stalctites and bottles](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-stalactites-650x433.jpg)
![closeup of bottles in roof](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-bottle-shrine-heineken-650x433.jpg)
The rest of the temple is quite ordinary with a standard ubosot, modest wihan, and various small shrines. This spot is notable as the home of the Sri Than ancient community.
![ubosot](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-ubosot-650x433.jpg)
![large Phra Sangkhajai shrine with clsed gate](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-phra-sangkhajai-433x650.jpg)
![bai sema on a large rack](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sri-than-khon-kaen-museum-bai-sema1-433x650.jpg)
![shrine with elephant and horse](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-boon-pha-wet-650x433.jpg)
![fish trap, drum, and naga funnel for new year](https://www.timsthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wat-jomsri-naga-650x433.jpg)
Location – Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Khon Kaen Province