Director Kampol Tansajja and his managers and staff joined visitors in offering blessings in front of a portrait of His Majesty.

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This was followed by a series of impressive stage performances, including one in which three elephants knelt before the portrait and, with their trunks, wrote “Long Live the King” in legible Thai script.

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Nongnooch elephants join in royal occasion

A colourful and unusual ceremony commemorating His Majesty the King’s 67th birthday was held on Sunday at Nongnooch Garden and Resort Pattaya, one of Chon Buri’s most famous attractions.