"Emerald Buddha"

Tourists are being invited to visit the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) on Chakri Memorial Day today, Wednesday.

At 7pm on Sunday, their Majesties the King and Queen attended a holy ceremony to remove the summer season outfit on the Emerald Buddha statue and replace it with a monsoon wear at the temple of Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district.

Their Majesties the King and Queen changed the attire of the Emerald Buddha to signal the arrival of winter.

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty the Queen Suthida changed the summer attire of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok yesterday (July 6) to one signalling the start of the rainy season.

Their Majesties King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida attended a religious ceremony on Monday (March 9) to replace the winter season decoration on the Emerald Buddha statue with the version for the summer.

Their Majesties the King and Queen attend a holy event on Wednesday to ceremoniously remove the summer season outfit on the Emerald Buddha statue

Crowds on Friday afternoon lined the roads around the Royal Palace to welcome His Majesty King as he presides over a royal merit-making ceremony at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

His Majesty the King presides over a ceremony to change the gold seasonal costume of the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), which is known officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, on Friday evening.

Tourists flocked to visit the jewels in the crown of the capital’s tourist attractions, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, after their reopening to visitors on Monday.

WHEN Wat Phra Kaew – Temple of the Emerald Buddha – reopened its doors to tourists for the first time in weeks yesterday, most foreign visitors showed respect for Thai culture and an understanding of the mourning period for the beloved King Bhumibol.