Lao Buddhist Temples in Atlanta and Georgia - Laotian

There are several Laotian Buddhist groups in Georgia, both in Atlanta and in the more rural countryside. Lao temples (also known as Wats or monasteries, and stupas) are among the most architecturally ornate in our state, with intricate gold-plated roofs and bright red tiles. Beautiful Buddha statues adorn the inside, while painted Buddhist art and devas guard the exterior.
Lao community organizations often use portions of the temple grounds as community centers for Lao New Year festival and other Laotian cultural traditions and holidays.
Laos Community Organizations in Atlanta and surrounding areas:
Laotian American Society of Georgia (LASGA)
Lao America Community Services of Georgia
Lao Family Association of Habersham
Lao in the South
Souliya Natasinh of Laotian American Society

Laotian Buddhist Temples:

Atlanta area:

ປະເພນີຫລີ້ນບຸນສົງກາຮຂອງຊົນຊາຕຊາວລາວ ໃນເຂຕນະຄອນຫລວງ ແອດແລນຕ້າ ຮັຖຈໍເຈັຽ, ທີ່ວັດລາວພຸທມຸງຄຸນ ໃນ ສົ​
Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon
2325 Hillside Road, Riverdale, GA 30296
www.facebook.com/watlaobuddhamoongcoon (seems inactive)


Wat Lao Buddha Khanti
4052 Zoar Church Rd, Snellville GA 30039
https://www.facebook.com/buddhakhanti


Wat Lao Buddha Phothisaram
4433 E Conley Rd, Conley, GA 30288
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wat-Lao-Buddha-Phothisaram-Inc/114811125261873


Rural Northeast Georgia - Baldwin / Alto, between Gainesville and Helen, near Cornelia in  Habersham County:

Wat Lao Buddha Sattha Dhamma (Wat Habersham)
241 Buchannan Rd, Alto, GA 30510
https://www.facebook.com/watlaohabersham


Wat Lao Buddharam Khambouneheuan (Wat Baldwin)
136 Hamby Mtn Pk Dr, Baldwin GA 30511  
https://www.facebook.com/WatLaoBuddharamKhambouneheuangInc
https://www.facebook.com/watlaobaldwin.georgia


Chattanooga Tennessee area:

Wat Lao Buddhamanodham
364 Davis Rd Chickamauga, GA 30707
Wat Buddha Manodham - Buddhist Temple of Georgia | Chickamauga GA | Facebook
Southeast Asian New Year 2024 Celebrations
Free admission

-- SONGKRAN (Thai New Year) 
April 7 – Wat Buddha Bucha / Thai Association of Georgia
3094 Rainbow Drive, Decatur GA 30034
April TBD – Wat Phramahajanaka
498 Steele Rd, Griffin GA 30223
April 14 – Wat Santidham
3917 Old Waynesboro Road, Augusta GA 30906

-- KHMER NEW YEAR (Cambodian American Association of Georgia) 
April 6 & 7  – Wat Sovannkiri
2864 Centerville Hwy, Snellville GA 30078
April 20 & 21  – Wat Tejavant
7025 Bryce Rd, Riverdale GA 30296
April  13&14 – Wat Khmer Georgia (Cambodian Buddhist Temple of GA)
6533 Rock Springs Rd, Lithonia GA 30038
April  13 & 14 – Wat Trairatanaram
5330 Riverdale Rd, College Park GA 30349
April 20 & 21 – Wat Dhammajothikaram
1138 Stagecoach Rd, Stockbridge GA 30281

-- Sri Lankan New Year 
April – Georgia Buddhist Vihara
3153 Miller Road, Stonecrest GA 30038

-- Laotian New Year (Laotian American Society of Georgia) 
note: some Lao groups may charge a small admission fee
April 13 & 14  - Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon
2325 Hillside Road, Riverdale, GA 30296
April 20 & 21 – Wat Lao Buddha Khanti
4032 Zoar Church Rd, Snellville GA 30039
May 4 - 5 - Wat Lao Buddharam Khambouneheuan
136 Hamby Mtn Pk Dr, Baldwin GA 30511
April 27 & 28 - Wat Lao Buddha Phothisaram
4433 E Conley Rd, Conley, GA 30288
May 11 & 12- Wat Lao Buddha Sattha Dhamma
241 Buchannan Rd, Alto, GA 30510

-- THINGYAN (Burmese New Year)
April - Myanmar Buddhist Association of Georgia
Contact us at info@georgiameditation.org if you need more information on any Buddhist association and we will try to put you in touch.

See our map of Asian-American Buddhist Temples in the South, a near-comprehensive listing of Chinese, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai, Khmer/Cambodian, Burmese, Sri Lankan, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese, and other Buddhist groups in the Southern United States. =
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