In 2004 the annual festival started at the sunset visible through the 15 door-ways of the temple in March and the period from the sunsets in March until the sunrises in April was announced as 'The Holy Month of Buriram Province'. The period counts app. 28 days and is equal to one lunar month.
A Bun suang ceremony was held the 5th of March (the 13th waxing day of the moon) followed by a Shiva Ratree Ceremony (the holy night of Shiva) even normally held on the 13th waning day of the moon.