A famend three-day ceremony has been planned for August 5 to 7 to mark the installation of a City Pillar, also referred to as Lak Mueang, on the web site of the upcoming Phuket Provincial Hall. The determination and details relating to the ceremonial event were confirmed at a current meeting.
High-ranking governmental figures have been current at the meeting, together with Narong Woonciew, the incumbent governor of Phuket, Amnuay Pinsuwan, the vice governor, as well as Chantana Sitthiphan, who heads the native Phuket office of the Ministry of Culture. Engineers from the Fine Arts Department participating by way of an internet conference call have been commissioned to undertake the construction endeavour.
The building value of the new City Pillar was reported to be 849,900 baht. An equivalent reproduction of the wooden panel that shrouds the original City Pillar might be positioned on the location of the new monument positioned on the Phuket Provincial Hall. The price ticket associated with this venture is 428,810 baht, a budget that might be financed by the Sustainable Development Foundation, as confirmed by Governor Narong.
Moreover, the Royal Brahmin Office and the Office of the Royal Household were contacted by the Phuket Provincial Cultural Office for the ceremonies. Known Brahmins, Phra Suriya Songklod, and Phra Sayom Phu Yant, are set to sanctify the earth around the future column’s site all through the three-day ceremonial affair, according to Governor Narong. In readiness for the historic occasion, directional instructions have been issued to all concerned authorities departments and agencies.
The Lak Mueang, or city pillar shrine, plays a pivotal half in Thai tradition symbolising the community’s soul centre. Phuket is home to five such Lak Mueang, and the forthcoming one at Phuket Provincial Hall would be the sixth. The provincial Lak Mueang at Baan Muang Mai in Tambon Thepkrasattri, Thalang, has held this significant title for many years.
Interestingly, Guilt-free from Phuket have determined to assemble a further, more majestic, Lak Mueang at Baan Muang Mai, fuelling a venture set in motion since 2010.
Naruporn Saowanit, an architect from the Fine Arts Department, revealed that every provincial Lak Mueang within the nation is required to bear a likeness to the prime Lak Mueang in Bangkok, capturing an architectural design ethos set forth by King Mongkut, Rama 4..