Nongprue residents paid homage to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on her 60th birthday with a merit-making ceremony.
Mayor Mai Chaiyanit and his wife, Jamniern, the chairwoman of the Nongprue Women’s Development Club, led a group of officials, military, police, civil servants, vendors, and local residents in a merit-making ceremony on April 2, HRH the Princess’s birthday.
Sixty-one monks were invited to receive alms of dried food and rice for the occasion.
Hosting such activities is a way of showing loyalty and respect on special occasions, such as HRH the Princess’s fifth-cycle birthday.
Nongprue Mayor Mai Chaiyanit and his lovely wife Jamniern, president of the Nongprue Women’s Development Club, join their friends in making merit on the occasion of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 60th birthday.
Pol. Col. Pramote Ngampradit (3rd right), superintendent of Nongprue Police Station, and Pol. Col. Thanayot Yungyuen (2nd right), senior investigation officer for Nongprue, present alms along with fellow officers and spouses.
Residents of Nongprue take part in the merit making activities, presenting alms to 61 Buddhist monks.