Collection of Royal Relics and Ashes to Be Transferred Back to the Grand Palace

Time : 08.00 hr
Royal relic collecting, and transferring the royal urn containing the royal relics and ashes
Venue : From the royal crematorium at Sanam Luang to the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Dress code : Full dress, Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao - mourning




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Fourth Royal
Procession		 The procession of honor brings the royal urn containing the royal relics upon the Royal Palanquin with Four Poles and the royal ashes upon the Royal Palanquin with Two Poles. The procession of honor is formed outside the ceremonial area to the south.
   
Route Sanam Luang Central Road – Ratchadamnoen Road – Na Phra Lan Road – Wiset Chaisi Gate – the Grand Palace
Troops 822 in number

Court officials present food offerings to monks chanting prayers for the shift, and to officials on duty assembling the royal relics and ashes and covering all the items with a piece of cloth.

08.00 hr

Their Majesties the King and Queen arrive at the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion. His Majesty comes up to the royal crematorium. Officials on duty remove the cloth covering the royal relics and ashes.


His Majesty the King lights joss sticks and candles at the royal offerings to the royal relics and sprinkles consecrated water over the royal relics and ashes. Officials present the cloth to cover the relics. His Majesty lights joss sticks and candles at the royal offerings to the royal relics and pays homage to Buddhist monks. He then presents them with saffron robes. Buddhist monks chant prayers for the deceased. Officials remove the cloth. His Majesty takes up the royal relics and sprinkles aromatic water over them, before placing them in the lacquered and gilded royal urn, encrusted with diamonds. His Majesty then allows officials to take the royal urn containing the royal relics from the royal crematorium to the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion, accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen. His Majesty takes his seat in front of the monks’ place. Officials take the royal urn containing the royal relics to be placed over a portable throne over a layered royal seat. Their Majesties the King and Queen light joss sticks and candles at the royal offerings to the royal relics. His Majesty the King presents sets of food offerings to six Buddhist monks. Thereafter, His Majesty the King presents mementos for the royal cremation ceremony to 30 monks, who chant blessings and then take leave. Another chapter of 30 monks take their seats and chant blessings for the deceased. His Majesty the King presents saffron robes to the monks and listens to prayers for the relics. His Majesty expresses his appreciation. The monks chant blessings and take leave. A procession of honor is formed to transfer the royal relics and royal ashes into the Grand Palace. Officials bring the royal urn containing the royal relics and place it on the portable throne, upon the Royal Palanquin with Four Poles, and transfer the royal ashes to the Royal Palanquin with Two Poles. His Majesty the King departs from the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion by a royal car to wait for the procession at Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall. His Majesty assigns His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to represent him in accompanying the royal relics and royal ashes from the royal crematorium into the Grand Palace. The procession of honor takes the royal relics and royal ashes into the Temple of the Emerald Buddha through the back gate, equipped with a mounting platform. The royal ashes are placed in Phra Si Rattana Chedi. The procession of honor then brings the royal urn containing the royal relics through Phiman Chaisi Gate and halts the Royal Palanquin with Four Poles at the mounting platform in front of Aphon Phimok Prasat Royal Hall.


His Majesty the King waits for the arrival of the royal urn at Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall. Officials bring the royal urn containing the royal relics from the Royal Palanquin with Four Poles into Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall and put the royal urn upon the movable throne on a golden layered base. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn attend His Majesty at Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall. After officials set up the royal urn containing the royal relics, Their Majesties the King and Queen light joss sticks and candles at the royal offerings to the royal relics and then depart.
 
   
       
   
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