Phuket:Phuket City Municipality is preparing to hold the Royal Kathina Ceremony on November 14-15, 2026. The event will take place at Wat Mongkol Nimit, a Royal Temple in Phuket, and is part of a long-standing tradition involving the offering of Kathina robes to monks.
According to Thai News Agency, the municipality, led by Mayor Suphachok Laongphet, has invited Buddhists and residents of Phuket to participate in the Kathina Ceremony and the Royal Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony. His Majesty the King has graciously bestowed the robes for this event, which coincides with the end of the three-month rainy season retreat for monks.
The schedule for the ceremony begins on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 730 PM with the consecration of the Royal Kathin robes. The following day, Sunday, November 15, 2026, activities will commence at 930 AM as Buddhists gather inside the main chapel. At 1000 AM, the presiding officer will light incense and candles to worship the Triple Gem and perform the ceremony of offering the royal Kathina robes. The monks will offer blessings and chant verses, and the presiding officer will pour water as a symbolic act of receiving blessings.