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Här är ett reportage från Nong Khai och firandet av Sonoran där, här förs stans mest vördade buddastaty från Wat Pho Chai I kortege genom stan där tusentals människor kantar gatorna och skvätter vatten på statyn, det här har man ju varit med om några gånger genom åren.
NONG KHAI MARKS SONGKRAN WITH SACRED LUANG PHO PHRA SAI PROCESSION
By Khaosod English - 13 April 2026
Nong Khai residents on Sunday joined a grand procession to bring Luang Pho Phra Sai, a revered Buddha image and city pillar of faith, out of the ordination hall at Wat Pho Chai for annual Songkran rituals.
The ceremony, held in the morning of 13 April 2026, was led by Nong Khai governor Saransak Srikrueanet and the provincial monk chief Phra Thepwachirakhun, along with local Buddhists. The sacred image was paraded three times around the temple before being taken around the city, allowing devotees to pour scented water and offer blessings.
The annual event is one of the most anticipated traditions in Nong Khai, drawing both residents and devotees who gather to pay respects and participate in the water-pouring ritual for good fortune during the Thai New Year. Luang Pho Phra Sai will be returned to the ordination hall on 18 April.
Luang Pho Phra Sai is a highly revered Lan Xang-style Buddha image housed at Wat Pho Chai, widely respected as a sacred symbol of Nong Khai. According to legend, it is one of three Buddha images—Phra Suk, Phra Serm, and Phra Sai—created by royal siblings of the Lan Xang kingdom, later enshrined across the region, with Phra Sai eventually brought across the Mekong River to its current home in Nong Kha.
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