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Keeping an eye on worshippers
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 30/04/2020
» Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram on Fueang Nakhon Road in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district is known for many things. Established 150 years ago under the order of King Rama V to be the symbolic temple of his reign, this important Buddhist place of worship houses the cremated remains of eight monarchs of the Chakri Dynasty and is the residence of the current Supreme Patriarch. Architecturally, the temple is a rare example of East-meets-West design, with an exterior that is distinctly Thai and interior showing strong Gothic influence.
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Marriage of East and West
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 18/11/2022
» Ìm En Ville, pronounced "ihm ong ville", is a four-month-old project of passionate young entrepreneur Dittaphand Chirathivat.
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Mosaics to convey work, life of King Rama V
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/12/2022
» Wat Ratchabophit will have 12 mosaic pictures made that will feature the life and work of King Rama V and the temple's history.
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Floral merit-making
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 06/07/2017
» To mark Asarnha Bucha and Khao Phansa days, special activities will be held at a number of Buddhist temples in Bangkok from Saturday to Monday.
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Vatican visit: a retrospective
News, Published on 20/11/2019
» Almost 400,000 Thai-Catholics are looking forward to showing their unwavering faith next week when Pope Francis makes a three-day pilgrimage to Thailand for peace and inter-religious dialogue ahead of his trip to Japan.
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Pre-Thai New Year Celebrations
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 06/04/2017
» Songkran is a centuries-old festival that marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year and is a joyful event in which Thais sprinkle scented water on one another.
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Where royal souls reside
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 21/12/2017
» Apart from Wat Bowon Niwet, which is King Bhumibol Adulyadej's symbolic temple, Wat Ratchabophit on Ratchabophit Road is one of only two temples that enshrine his ashes. Since Nov 7, when the temple started permitting the general public to pay respects to the royal remains, many have flocked there for this purpose.
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Mother of us all
Life, Published on 27/12/2017
» A century ago today, one of the country's first drinking-water dispensers for the general public came into existence near Sanam Luang.
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Schedule for cremation
News, Patipat Janthong, Published on 08/10/2017
» The Bureau of the Royal Household revealed that 110,889 people came to pay their respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Thursday, the last day before preparations for the royal cremation began.
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MEA to administer electricity system for the Royal Cremation
By prnews, Created on: 12/10/2017, Last updated on: 12/10/2017
» [attachment=1:1rft438v]IMG_0763.JPG[/attachment:1rft438v][b:1rft438v]MEA to administer electricity system for the Royal Cremation of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej[/b:1rft438v] Executives from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), led by Mr. Chaiyong Puapongsakorn, Governor, visited...
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