Yellow-clad Chiang Mai people give alms to 99 monks to mark royal coronation
Chiang Mai deputy governor Wiroon Phanthewee led government officials and members of the public clad in yellow to give alms to 99 monks to make merit on the occasion of royal coronation on Saturday morning.
The alms giving rite was held at the royal temple Wat Phra Sing in Muang district at 6.39am.
Older people were helped by young relatives to give alms to the monks.
The Chiang Mai Sangha committee decided to give the food from the alms giving rite to volunteers who have been fighting forest fires for weeks.
