Golden City Pillar amulets sacrificial ceremony

Golden City Pillar amulets sacrificial ceremony and the coronation ceremony Inside the City Pillar Shrine.

If worship at home will bring prosperity to himself and his home. Stable both financially and property. The people in the house will be at peace.

Today in the past, April 21, 1782, is another very important day of the Rattanakosin Land. because it is the founding day of Bangkok After His Majesty King Buddha Yodfa Chulalok He ascended the throne on April 6, 1782, was the first monarch of the Chakri dynasty. graciously to move the capital city from the west bank of Thonburi to the east coast to establish a new capital of Rattanakosin According to the ancient tradition, building an important city required to raise the city pillar to be a city. Kwan Muang continued

Therefore, on Sunday, April 21, 1782, His Highness to have a royal ceremony to raise the city pillar by using Chaiyapruek wood as a city pillar The exterior consists of sandalwood heartwood. with a diameter of 75 cm., height 27 cm., and set the height of the city pillar to be 10 inches above the soil, buried in the soil 79 inches deep, with a lotus-shaped top seed worn on the pillar, lacquered and gilded inside. It is a compartment for containing the city's fortune. It can be said that this city pillar is an ancient sacred place that has been with the city since the beginning.

But those who have had the opportunity to pay homage to the City Pillar Shrine will see that There are two city pillars within the court, which may cause a question in mind that Why does the Bangkok City Pillar have 2 pillars like this?

King Rama IX visited the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine on April 21, 1982.

The reason why there are 2 city pillars in Bangkok occurred during the reign of King Rama IV in 1836 when he checked his own fortune and found that it was an enemy of the city's ascendant. therefore graciously ordered to build one more city pillar to solve the problem Ready to repack the city's destiny

At that time, the original city pillar was excavated. and build a new city pillar to replace the damaged one a teak core It consists of 6 pieces of Chaiyapruek wood, 108 inches high, and the base is 70 inches wide, containing the city in a crown that is more than 5 meters high, along with summoning the old city pillar. and the new city pillar They are enshrined near each other in the City Pillar Shrine building with a prang top. Masonry and white plaster modeled by the Ayutthaya City Pillar Shrine.

Later, in 1982, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great presided over at the City Pillar Shrine for the 200th Anniversary Celebration of Rattanakosin in order to bring prosperity to the city according to ancient royal traditions. and was graciously pleased to have an action to improve the City Pillar Shrine to be completely beautiful and be the dwelling place of the City Pillar Shrine and invite the original city pillar to be enshrined together with the present city pillar When the restoration is complete His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn performed the royal ceremony on Thursday, July 24, 1986.

Bangkok City Pillar Shrine Building

In this regard, the committee proceeded to improve the City Pillar Shrine. has been invited His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Phra Wachiraklao Chao Yuhua which at that time held the rank of Crown Prince Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Crown Prince His Highness was the patron of the City Pillar Shrine renovation.

In addition, the Thepharak Shrine was built to house the 5 guardians, namely Phra Suea Muang, Phra Song Muang, Phra Kanchaisi, Chao Chetakupt, and Chao Klong Hor. and the Buddha Hall building as well

About the City Pillar Shrine that people are interested in In addition to the beliefs of the city, the zodiac and the sanctity, another thing that is told is the belief about the superstition of the mystical superstition. especially in bringing people alive Buried in the city pillar hole It is said that a four-eyed, four-eyed person (pregnant person) was buried in the city pillar pit. Or a story that is widely heard about building a city to bury the mystical 4 gates of the city by bringing a living person named In Chan Mankong to bury in a hole to be a caretaker of the country.

However, for the Bangkok City Pillar that even without these matters But the story is astonishing that during the ceremony to summon the city pillar into the pit A miraculous phenomenon occurred when four small snakes from unknown origin slithered into the hole. But when looking in the pit, the four snakes were not found. Therefore, the pillars had to be lifted into the pit and buried in the ground with the four snakes.

As usual, each day, people from all over the country come to pay respects to the City Pillar Shrine. to be auspicious and a triumph in life The court has arranged an area outside the viharn for people to light incense and pay respect. and there is a replica of the city pillar for people to bathe in water, cover it with gold, and tie a silk cloth at the pillar before going to pay homage to the real city pillar inside

But now that COVID-19 is spreading, the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine therefore announced a temporary closure to prevent the spread of the disease which when the situation of the disease resolves We might have a chance to go to the City Pillar Shrine again soon.

Thepharak Shrine, the residence of Phra Suea Mueang, Phra Song Mueang, Phra Kanchaisi, Chao Jetakup, and the drum tower

Bangkok City Pillar

At present, the area where the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine is located is the area near the Grand Palace Main Road Grand Palace Subdistrict Phra Nakhon District Sathitsathaphon is the center of faith It is a place of worship for all peoples until it deteriorates over time. During the reign of King Rama IV, His Majesty King Mongkut was graciously pleased to establish a new City Pillar Pillar by using teak heartwood bounded by 6 Chaiyapruek wood on the base as a 70-inch wide pedestal with a crown pillar containing the city's fortunes. A new City Pillar Shrine was built according to the model of the Ayutthaya City Pillar Shrine.

King Rama 10 - the Queen went to pay respects to the City Pillar Shrine

May 10, 2022 His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen went to pay respects to the City Pillar Shrine On the occasion of the 240th anniversary of Rattanakosin, at the City Pillar Shrine, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok

When he arrived at 5:06 p.m. His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen entered the Buddha Hall steering wheel He lighted incense and candle worship at the end of the seat to worship the Buddha image in the hall, bowed down and entered the Thepharak Shrine. steering wheel He lit incense sticks and candles in small gold ornaments to pay homage to Phra Suea Muang, Phra Song Muang, Phra Kanchaisri, Lord Klong Tower, Chao Chettagup, bowed down and entered the City Pillar Shrine. steering wheel He lit incense sticks and candles in small gold ornaments to pay homage to the City Pillar Shrine and bowed down.

Then came out of the City Pillar Shrine went to the province of worshiping the city pillar, went to the table of sacrifice His Majesty He lit gold candles, silver candles and incense at the table of sacrifices. He lit the incense sticks at the sacrificial offering. and lighting incense sticks and candles in small gold ornaments,

Her Majesty the Queen lit the incense sticks at the sacrifice offerings. and lighting incense and candles graciously to the Great Teacher of the Sriwisutthikhun ceremony President Phrakhru Brahman After reading the announcement of the sacrifice of the City Pillar Shrine, His Majesty the King went to the table of sacrifices. He sprinkled flowers on the table of sacrifices and bowed down.

His Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen entered the City Pillar Shrine His Majesty King Rama I, King Rama I, and tied the pink cloth at the City Pillar of King Rama I