According to legend, there were once three brothers carrying Buddha images who floated down the Bangpakong River. One of them eventually reached the Chao Phraya and drifted toward the Bang Phli Temple. The locals offered him a sacred string and invited him to stay with them, and thus the history of Rab Bua was born. Perhaps if the Buddha image knew just was in store in the future years, he might have kept on drifting! It’s all in good fun though, and truly worth attending to see a combination of Thai tradition, respect, ritual, and sheer fun at its best