Retiring Phuket Governor Narong participates in conventional merit-making stroll

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew is about to retire by the end of this month. The governor took half in a 2.5-kilometre merit-making stroll in Old Phuket Town earlier right now. The stroll involved 15 monks, together with Governor Narong.
Narong recently undertook a 15-day ordainment as a monk at Wat Pa Phutthaphot Hariphunchai in Lamphun province on August 26 under the spiritual identify Phra Nathaplo. The governor’s decision to take short-term monkhood reflects a deep-rooted Thai custom and is a testament to his dedication to national service and religious development, the Chief of the Phuket workplace of the Public Relations Department defined.
Factors , together with the monks, including Phra Ajahn Ariyawangso, the abbot of Wat Pa Phutthapoj Hariphunchai, embarked on the journey from Wat Phuttha Mongkol Nimit on Rommanee Road in Old Phuket Town just past 6am. The procession handed via Luang Phor Chuan Road and Surin Road earlier than concluding at the Governor’s residence on the corner of Krabi and Satun Road around 8am.
The merit-making stroll is a standard ritual where individuals offer alms to monks as a sign of respect and to build up benefit for their prosperity and that of their families. The procession attracted a considerable number of well-wishers, including Phuket Vice Governors Amnuay Pinsuwan and Anupap Rodkwan Yodram, heads of government departments, non-public sector representatives, and strange residents. These people participated by offering items, predominantly meals, to the monks.
The complete procession was reported to be amicable, with the monks passing a quantity of landmarks in the Old Phuket Town area. However, the specific number of attendees was not disclosed, reported The Phuket News.
Narong, who took office in Phuket in June 2020 replacing Phakaphong Tavipatana, had beforehand served as Governor of Chaiyaphum province. As of now, no official announcements have been made about his successor as the Governor of Phuket..