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January

The annual Chao Poh Phraya Lae Festival

  is held to commemorate the virtues of Phraya Lae, the founder of Chaiyaphum. During 12-20 January of each year, celebrations are organized at the grounds in front of the Town Hall and at the Chao Poh Phraya Lae Monument Junction. Rites are performed to pay homage to the spirit of the Chao Poh and there are elephant parades and processions from various districts. Exhibition stalls are put up by private and government agencies and an agricultural contest is held.

April

The Ram Phi Fah Traditional Dance

   is performed at Phu Phra where the highly revered Phra Chao Ong Tue , a Buddha statue carved in sandstone is enshrined. The statue is about 2 meters tall. It is celebrated during the 13th to 15th day of the 5th lunar month ( April ) and also on Khao Pansa and Ok Pansa (the beginning and ending of the Buddhist Rain Retreat).

May

Pay homage to Chao Poh Phraya Lae

   is held at the Nong Pla Tao Shrine during 12-20 of May every year. Villagers flock to the shrine to perform homage paying rites and stage dances in his honor.

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