His Majesty changes Emerald Buddha’s attire for cold season
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn graciously changed the seasonal attire of the Emerald Buddha for the cold season in a ceremony on Wednesday evening at Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram (Emerald Buddha Temple) in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district.
Present at the ceremony was Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana.
The ceremony is conducted by the King three times a year when the seasons change to summer, rainy and cold.
A number of people came to Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram to greet Their Majesties before and after the ceremony. The King sprinkled holy water that was left from the ceremony onto the crowd, before leaving the temple in a royal car.
On Wednesday the Royal Household Bureau announced that the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram will be closed for tourists on Thursday (November 10) from 2pm for the rehearsal of a ceremony where Their Majesties will graciously grant an audience to Apec leaders and their spouses attending the Apec Economic Leaders’ Meeting on November 18 and 19.
