The rituals were first observed at Wat Mongkhon Nimit on Thepkrasattri Rd in Phuket Town, where Governor Narong was joined by heads of local government agencies and other government officials, as well as some lay Buddhists, all dressed in white.
At the temple, the gathering was delivered a sermon calling for attendees to apply the core precepts of the Dharma in their everyday lives.
Rituals later continued at Wichit Sangkharam Temple on Narisorn Rd, where attendees paraded around the ubosot three times as an offering to the Buddha and to bring prosperity to oneself and family
According to a report by the Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket), “The Phuket Provincial Office of Buddhism therefore organised this project for Buddhists to pay tribute to the Triple Gem [the “Triratna” of Buddhism] and to apply the teachings of the Dharma as a guideline for their conduct in order to be a good Buddhist, conduct religious activities, go to temples, make merit, practice Dharma, purify the mind and promote Buddhism to be the national religion forever.”