The tradition of setting Buddhist novices atop Thai elephants are borne to the temple, in a procession of some twenty to thirty elephants around the old village. The inspiration comes from the legend of Vessandorn (an incarnation of Buddha) in the Buddhist sutras. On the day Phra Nang Phutsadi gave birth to Vessandorn, Patchainakhen, the auspicious elephant, came into Chetudon, ensuring sufficient rain during the annual rainy season.