Bathing ritual to rake in B80m
Wet worship: A photo shows the ‘Um Phra Dam Nam’ ceremony which this year begins on Oct 2 in Pa Sak River, at the pier of Wat Bot Chanamarn in Phetchabun’s Muang district.
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Bathing ritual to rake in B80m
Wet worship: A photo shows the ‘Um Phra Dam Nam’ ceremony which this year begins on Oct 2 in Pa Sak River, at the pier of Wat Bot Chanamarn in Phetchabun’s Muang district. (Photo: SOONTHORN KONGWARAKHOM)
The tradition of “Um Phra Dam Nam”, meaning “the bathing of a Buddha image”, in Phetchabun is expected to attract 200,000 visitors, generating about 80 million baht over the course of the 10-day event, which starts this Friday.
The event is unique to the region and organised every year on first day of the new moon on the 10th lunar month,…