On 8 November 2026, Jukr Boon-Long, Advisor to Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, presided over the presentation of Royal Kathina Robes at the Maha Bodhi Society Temple in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The robes were graciously bestowed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua.
The ceremony was attended by the temple’s abbot, Phra Kassapa Mahathera; Phra Phothivihesvacharavisuth, Head of the Office of Thai Dhammaduta Bikkhus in India and Nepal; and Buddhist monks. It was the 16th Royal Kathina ceremony held in India.
Attendees included Mr. Veerabhadra Hanchinal, Representative of the Chief Minister of Karnataka, and Thailand’s Ambassador to India, Ms. Chavanart Thangsumphant. The consuls-general of Thailand in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai, Thai officials, private-sector representatives and Buddhist devotees from Thailand, India and other countries also took part.
