Thailand: A Siamese aristocrat dressed for the ‘Drinking the Water of Allegiance’ ceremony, mid- to late-19th century.

The ‘Drinking of the Water of Allegiance’ ceremony was a Siamese state festival derived from the Khmers who performed a similar ritual in the 10th/ 11th century CE. It was one of the most important state ceremonies in the Ayutthaya kingdom (1350—1767). During the Rattanakosin period (1767—1932) in Siam, the rite took place twice yearly: on the third day of the waxing of the fifth month (Chaitra), and on the 13th day of the waning of the 10th month (Bhadrapada), in the Chapel Royal in Bangkok.

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