Government officials across the Eastern Seaboard celebrated one of Thailand’s greatest monarchs on the 103rd Chulalongkorn Day.
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and Banglamung District Chief Sakchai Taengho laid flower garlands on the King Rama V monument. About 5,000 people attended the Oct. 23 ceremony, including top area police, council members and Chonburi provincial leaders.
Sakchai then led government officers, soldiers, police and the public to attend religious ceremonies conducted by 99 monks invited from various temples in Banglamung.
Banglamung District Chief Sakchai Taengho lays flower garlands on the King Rama V monument to commemorate the 103rd Chulalongkorn Day.
In Chonburi, Gov. Khomsan Ekachai laid a commemorative wreath before the Victory Monument at Chonburi City Hall in front of a crowd of public servants and students. Khomsan laid the first wreath followed by other government agencies, schools and guests attending. The governor lit candles then the audience sang the national anthem.
In Sattahip, District Chief Phawat Lertmukda did similarly, laying a wreath with area residents at the district’s monument.
HM King Chulalongkorn was born in 1853, the son of King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Her Majesty Queen Thep Sirinthorn. Beloved of Thai people and considered a truly ‘enlightened’ ruler among historians, he died on October 23, 1910, after the second longest reign in the history of the Thai nation.
