Obtaining Sacred Water from Doi Khamo Ceremony
The ceremony of obtaining sacred water is a tradition that has been practicing since the ancient time. The peak of Doi Khamo is a high mountain with a natural pond. In the ancient time, people thought that it was the water given by deities. They would use that water to bathe the relics of Hariphunchai. Hence the ceremony of obtaining sacred water is a tradition that has always been together with the bathing ceremony of Hariphunchai Buddha’s relics. The obtaining of water at the peak of the mountain is done, according to the local traditions, on the 12th day of the waxing moon, 3 days before the bathing ceremony of Hariphunchai Buddha’s relics. The 4 Bhramans are to go and get the water on the 12th day of the waxing moon. At the Slope Domain, a group of people will be waiting to receive the sacred water at the end of the Naga steps. The four Bhramans are to put the sacred water in jugs and will be carried down by litters and a wheeled throne. At the Slope Domain (Lan Pha Lad), monks take up alms in the morning. The late evening will be devoted to the ceremony for the sacred water which will be paraded to Phra That Hariphunchai Temple in the evening.
Date/Time: In the middle of May
Venue: Pha Lad Monastery (Doi Khamo- Bo Nam Thip) Moo 12, Ma Khua Jae Subdistrict, Mueang District
Remark: Ma Khua Jae Subdistrict Municipality Tel. 0-5350-3664