Kalasin City Booms: Hundreds of Dancers in Thai Costumes Perform to Worship Phraya Chai Sunthon

MGR Online•Society•37d ago

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Kalasin Province inaugurates the annual Pong Lang Pha-wa and Red Cross Festival with a ceremonial tribute to Phraya Chai Sunthon.

•Kalasin Province, Thailand, held a ceremony to worship the monument of Phraya Chai Sunthon, the first city ruler.
•The ceremony was held to bless the upcoming Pong Lang Pha-wa and Red Cross Festival 2026.
•The festival is scheduled to take place from February 26 to March 9, 2026, at the Kalasin Provincial Hall grounds.

•On February 26, 2026, a ceremony was held at the Phraya Chai Sunthon Monument in Mueang District, Kalasin Province.
•Mr. Suwath Ketthanphet, the Governor of Kalasin Province, presided over the ceremony to worship the monument of Phraya Chai Sunthon.
•The ceremony was conducted for auspiciousness and to ensure the successful organization of the Pong Lang Pha-wa and Red Cross Festival 2026.
•The Pong Lang Pha-wa and Red Cross Festival 2026 is scheduled from February 26 to March 9, 2026.
•The festival will be held at the grounds in front of the Kalasin Provincial Hall and the Kalasin Government Center.
•Hundreds of dancers wearing traditional Thai costumes performed a respectful dance to honor the spirit of Phraya Chai Sunthon.
•The ceremony included offerings and prayers to the guardian spirit and the monument of Phraya Chai Sunthon.
•New provincial officials newly transferred to Kalasin Province participated in a ritual of pledging allegiance as descendants of Phraya Chai Sunthon.

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Phraya Chai Sunthon(พระยาชัยสุนทร)

The first city ruler of Kalasin Province, honored with a monument and a ceremonial worship.

Mr. Suwath Ketthanphet(นายสุวรรธณ์ เข็มธนเพ็ชร)

The Governor of Kalasin Province who presided over the ceremonial worship of Phraya Chai Sunthon.

Mrs. Worachada Ketthanphet(นางวรชาดา เข็มธนเพ็ชร)

The President of the Kalasin Provincial Red Cross Chapter who participated in the ceremonial worship.

Luang Pu Sila Sirijantho(หลวงปู่ศิลา สิริจันโท)

An advisor to the Patriarch of Region 9 Vipassana and abbot of Wat Phra That Muen Hin, whose consecrated water container was presented.

Kalasin Province(จ.กาฬสินธุ์)ℹ️

The province in Thailand where the Pong Lang Pha-wa and Red Cross Festival is being held and a ceremony to honor Phraya Chai Sunthon took place.