Phuket City Municipality to hold Royal Kathin ceremony on 15 November
The annual Royal Kathin robe offering ceremony will take place at Wat Mongkhon Nimit in Phuket Old Town on 15 November 2026.
Phuket City Municipality will hold its annual Royal Kathin robe offering ceremony at Wat Mongkhon Nimit in Talat Yai, Phuket Old Town, on 15 November 2026, with the public welcome to attend.
His Majesty the King has granted a Royal Kathin robe to the municipality following a request from Phuket City Mayor Suppachoke Laongphet. The robe will be presented to monks who have completed the three-month Buddhist Rains Retreat at the temple.
The programme will begin with a celebration of the robe at 7.30pm on 14 November in the temple’s sermon hall. Participants will assemble at the ordination hall at 9.30am on 15 November, before the formal offering ceremony begins at 10am.
The presiding official will pay homage to the Triple Gem and present the robe to the monks. The ceremony will end with Buddhist blessings and the traditional pouring of water, or kruat nam, to dedicate merit.
Attendees at the 14 November celebration are asked to wear formal attire, traditional Thai clothing or white clothing with a black ribbon or bow on the left side of the chest. Government officials attending the 15 November ceremony should wear formal white uniforms with mourning insignia. Other participants may wear formal black or dark-coloured clothing with a black armband, traditional Thai clothing, or white clothing with a black ribbon or bow.
