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9/01/2007 - 9/30/2007Diving Buddha Image Ceremony
Petchabun,
Thailand
Known locally as the "Um Phra Dam Nam Festival", the Diving Buddha Image Ceremony is when Phra Buddha Maha Thammaracha (a principle Buddha image enshrined in Wat Trai Phum) is carried in a procession to the river where the statue was first found. The statue is then carried by the city governor into the river to replicate the scene when the statue was discovered
Themes:
Spectacle
, History
, Religion
Hours: All day
Cost: Free
Where: Wat Trai Phum
Petchabun is 346km (215 miles) north of Bangkok. The temple is in the town
Petchabun, Thailand
Getting there:
Bus: there is a regular bus service from Bangkok
Air: three flights a week from Bangkok to Petchabun
Contact Information:
Tourism Authority of Thailand
1600 New Phetburi Road
Makkasan
Rajatevee
Bangkok
10310
Thailand
Telephone: +66 (0)2 250 5500.
Website: www.tourismthailand.org
