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Lak Phra (Chak Phra) at Wat Phithak Charoen Samanakit
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Sun, 25 October · All day
Multipurpose Building, Moo 7, Ban Tha Ruea Mai (Wat Phithak Charoen Samanakit) time (UTC+7)
Multipurpose Building, Moo 7, Ban Tha Ruea Mai (Wat Phithak Charoen Samanakit)
Rassada
About the event
The festival runs from 25 to 27 October at the multipurpose building in Moo 7, Ban Tha Ruea Mai, by Wat Phithak Charoen Samanakit. On 26 October from 19:20 there is a ceremony of blessing the Buddha boat. On 27 October from 7:00 the boat procession sets off from the multipurpose building and travels around Phuket town.
Programme:
19:20 Blessing ceremony for the Buddha boat (26 October)
07:00 Lak Phra procession around Phuket town (27 October); starts at the multipurpose building, Moo 7, Ban Tha Ruea Mai
From the editors
Wat Phithak Charoen Samanakit is a local Buddhist temple in Rassada; the festival is held in the multipurpose building beside it. Rassada Subdistrict Municipality is the local government body of the subdistrict, running community and welfare programmes. Lak Phra (Chak Phra) is a Southern Thai tradition in which boats carrying a Buddha image are pulled in procession, recalling his return from the heavens.
When else
Sun, 25 October · All day
Mon, 26 October · All day
Tue, 27 October · All day