Thao Jatukham Ramathep is believed to be a protector deity of Buddhist temples and an incarnation of the Hindu god, Vishnu. Belief in the deity originated in Wat Phuttaisawan in Ayutthaya and there are only two temples in Thailand in which the deity had been enshrined since ancient times. One of the temples is Wat Phuttaisawan (Ayutthaya) and the other temple is Wat Phra Mahathat in Nakhon Si Thammarat. It can be said that these two temples are the foremost in all the other shrines to Thao Jatukham in Thailand . Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahaviharn of Nakhon Si Thammarat is the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage site in Southern Thailand and it has been a popular focal point for Southern Thai Buddhist culture since Srivijayan times. It is also the site where belief in Thao Jatukham Ramathep is centred on in Southern Thailand as Thao Jatukham Ramathep is the patron deity of the Srivijayan Empire as well. The ancient monastery is famous for its 1300-year old Ceylonese-style stupa which contains the relics of the Lord Buddha.

Phra Dhamma-sittithacharn (age 96 years 76 vassa), Abbot of Wat Phra Sihing Wora-mahavihan, Chiang mai City, projecting loving-kindness thoughts to the Thao Jatukam Ramathep jade pieces in the box.

Phra Thep Sithachan, Abbot of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, lighting the candles in the Buddhapisek Ceremony.

Recitation of verses before the Buddhapisek Ceremony

Bhikkhus recites Buddhist Chants in the Buddhapisek Ceremony