Receiving the Certificate of Appointment and Congratulatory Ceremony for Phra Khru Sophitwiriyaphon as Ecclesiastical District Head of Amphawa, B.E. 2565
Date
21 September 2022
A photo record of the ceremony at which Phra Khru Sophitwiriyaphon (Luang Pho Itthi Bhaddacaro), abbot of Wat Chulamanee, received his certificate of appointment as Ecclesiastical District Head of Amphawa, together with the congratulatory ceremony — Wednesday 21 September B.E. 2565 (2022).
The ceremony of receiving the certificate of appointment and the congratulatory ceremony for Phra Khru Sophitwiriyaphon (Luang Pho Itthi Bhaddacaro), abbot of Wat Chulamanee, on the occasion of his appointment as Ecclesiastical District Head of Amphawa, was held on Wednesday 21 September B.E. 2565 (2022) at Wat Chulamanee, Bang Chang Subdistrict, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province.
This set records the procession bearing the framed certificate of appointment accompanied by a lion dance, the formal ceremony inside the ubosot attended by the Sangha, government officials, police and laypeople, the presentation of monastic requisites and congratulatory baskets by the community of disciples, and the atmosphere around the temple throughout the day.