BANGKOK, April 11 (TNA) – The Interior Minister and governors of 77 provinces on Thursday rehearsed a procession to move sacred water from the Interior Ministry to the Wat Suthat Thepphawararam and from there to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha for the coronation ceremony.
Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda and Bangkok Governor Pol.Gen. Aswin Kwanmuang led governors of 76 provinces and about 500 senior officials in a rehearsal procession, which started at 5.30 a.m. today.
The real ceremonies will take place on April 18 and 19 respectively when the total of 86 vases, containing holy water from 108 sources across the country will be carried in a procession to Wat Suthat for the consecration ceremony.
The consecrated water will be moved to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on the next day and will be used for the Royal Purification Ceremony. (TNA)
