Royal Ploughing Ceremony

Panumas Sanguanwong, Pornnapa Homrot / Thai News P

People collect rice grains that were scattered on the ceremonial field during the Royal Ploughing Ceremony for auspicious blessings at Sanam Luang on May 9, 2025. . This year’s prediction: The Lord of the Plough drew a cloth measuring five hand-spans, which predicts that water will be in adequate supply. Rice crops in the fields will yield abundantly, and food and meat will be plentiful. In the royal oxen's food divination, the oxen ate both water and grass. Photos Panumas Sanguanwong, Pornnapa Homrot / Thai News Pix