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The Royal Ceremony of Songkran in 89
the Rattanakosin Era
The royal ceremony of Songkran in the Rattanakosin Era was เธเธฃเธฐเธฃเธฒเธเธเธดเธเธชเธต เธเธเธฃเธฒเธเธ•เธเน เธฃเธฐเธเธณ๏ฟฝ เน€เธ”เธทเธญเธ เน• เธเธ•เธด เธฃเธเธฃเธฃเธกเธเธฒเธเธเธฑเธเธ เธฒเธขเนเธเธเธฃเธฐเธงเธดเธซเธฒเธฃเธซเธฅเธงเธ
inherited the pattern of royal ceremony from the Ayutthaya Era and เธงเธฑเธ”เธฃเธฒเธเธเธฃเธฐเธ”เธดเธฉเธเธชเธ–เธดเธ•เธกเธซเธฒเธชเธตเธกเธฒเธฃเธฒเธก
had continuous evolution of royal ceremony. This royal ceremony The Royal Ceremony of Songkran in the fifth month, the mural painting in the Royal
occurred in the end of a year before a new year. In the Rattanakosin Buddha Images Hall, Wat Ratchapradit Sathit Maha Simaram
Era, the royal ceremony called โ€Trutโ€ in the fourth month was the
royal ceremony โ€Samphatchorachinโ€. This ceremony performed in both Khmer words and Pali incantations. King Rama V described that these
rituals of Brahmanism and Buddhism. The ritual in Brahmanism made amulets had not given out to exorcise spirits but only affirmed those
sacrifice for the blessed water in the nine rice pots and established the persons joining in the royal ceremony or to be offered an auspicious-
hall of Bramin ritual in the front of Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in ness under the Buddhistโ€s Mantra to all participants18
the Grand Palace (the ritual hall was permanently built at the hall of
Devasthan called Ho Vetha Vittayakom in the Reign of King Rama IV).
The Buddhist ritual enshrined in the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall and
set up the eight tabernacles at the city gates and two districts in the
middle of city. The Buddhist monks simultaneously prayed in all eight
tabernacles.ย The location of tabernacles were built in the capital city
of Phra Nakhon at Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan,
the north tabernacle was established at the fortress โ€Phra Sumeruโ€,
in the east at the fortress โ€Mahakanโ€, in the south at the fortress
โ€Mahachaiโ€ and in the west at the fortress โ€Maharoekโ€.ย The
tabernacles in Thonburi established at Phra Ajarn Road, in the east at
Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchaworamahawihan, in the south at Wat
Molilokyaram Rajaworawihan, in the west at the ancient shrine and
in the north at Wat Amarinthararam. The Buddhist monks prayed the
Buddha's Mantra from the 11th day of waning moon to the 15thday
of waning moon in the fourth month. The litanies in the ritual were
Dhammachakkasutta, Mahasamayasutta and atanatiyasutta (Phanyakka).
The salute occurred while the Buddhist monks had been praying,
meanwhile, the Majesty King washed his face and had an auspiciousness
with the holy thread while he was listening the litanies. The Majesty
King assigned to hand out the holy threads, amulets and Krabong Petch
made from sugar palms curled like a birdโ€s head and authenticated with
