Annual worshipping activities at Wat Phra That Doi Tung

CHIANG RAI, March 21 (TNA) -- About 5,000 Thai, Myanmar and Lao people joined annual traditional activities to worship Buddha relics at Wat Phra That Doi Tung in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province. They included Thai people, Thai hill tribe people, Myanmar people from Kengtung town and Lao people from Bokeo province. Chiang Rai governor Prachon Pratsakul presided over a ceremony to worship Buddha’s left collarbone kept in a pagoda at the temple in Huai Khrai sub-district. Holy water from His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn were also presented in the ceremony. There was also a long Lanna-styled procession leading participants to the pagoda. It included traditional flags, cloth for the pagoda and ethnic people. The annual event was aimed at maintaining the longstanding tradition and promoting tourism in Chiang Rai province. (TNA)