However, there is still another side to the origins of this festival. King Chulalongkorn himself wrote under the title.. "The King's Ceremonies During the Twelve Months of the Year" various comments on Loy Krathong. He also put other comments on and beliefs of his own in written form. Among these, he says that Loy Krathong has nothing to do with any recognized ceremony or ritual; it is only time of rejoicing for all the people and not only for members of the royal family. In addition, King Chulalongkorn wrote that the Loy Krathong festival had nothing to do with either Buddhism or Brahmin beliefs in India. This esteemed monarch did say was that he thought the idea of the floating lanterns had something to do with the practice of the Thai kings of the Northern Kingdom when Sukhothai was at its height about 700 years ago.