The alms offering at 6.30am to 651 Buddhist monks was also held for the merits of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the blessing for Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. Thousands of people had registered to join this volunteer campaign which also granted each of the participants a souvenir shirt, a cap, a scarf and a notebook. Elsewhere across the country, various organisations also hosted merit-making activities to mark HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn's birthday anniversary. Up North, Chiang Mai governor Pawin Chamniprasart led officials and public members in an alms offering at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre and then joined a ritual of five religious faiths (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Brahmin/Hinduism and Sikhism) to offer blessings to His Majesty and blood donation activities for HM's merits. In Sa Kaew, provincial governor Klanarong Pongcharoen led officials and public members to offer dried food to 66 Buddhist monks at the City Hall, where they also signed well-wishes for HM's birthday anniversary and then performed social service activities.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 28, 2017 06:00 UTC