Footage of the annual Alms Giving Ceremony at Wat Sri Thammaram (วัดศรีธรรมาราม) in Yasothon (ยโสธร), held in order to worship Luang Pho Phra Suk (หลวงพ่อพระสุก), the temple's principle Buddha statue, as well as to commemorate and pay homage to its former abbot Luang Tah Phuang (หลวงตาพวง). Wat Si Thammaram was first built around 1852, during the reign of King Rama IV, and was during the course of its existence known by a number of different names, namely Wat Tha Chi (วัดท่าชี), Wat Nok (วัดนอก), and Wat Tha Khaek (วัดท่าแขก). The ceremony, known in Thai as Phittih Tamboon Tak Baat (พิธีทำบุญตักบาตร), is held annually on the anniversary day of the demise of Buraphachaan Phra Thep Sangworayaan (บูรพาจารย์ พระเทพสังวรญาณ), i.e. Luang Tah Phuang Sukhinthariyoh (หลวงตาพวง สุขินทริโย), a highly venerated monk and a former longterm abbot of the temple whose title Sukhinthariyoh means ‘The One Who has Great Happiness’, and about whom in 2013 a museum was built within Wat Sri Thammaram's compound. Luang Tah Phuang was born on 6 May 1927, ordained as a novice on 20 March 1942, and originally came from Ubon Ratchathani (อุบลราชธานี). After being ordained, he studied the Dhamma (ธรรม) in Sakon Nakhon (สกลนคร) with Luang Pu Man Phurithatto (หลวงปู่มั่น ภูริทัตโต) and later became a disciple of Luang Pu Fan Acharo (หลวงปู่ฝั้น อาจาโร) in that same province. He became the abbot of Wat Sri Thammaram Temple in 1968, which he remained until his dead on 2 April 2009. The temple was built by Phra Sunthorn Ratchawongsa (พระสุนทรราชวงศาฯ), the 3rd ruler of Yasothon, after the death of some of his close relatives. His statue stands on the plaza in front of Wat Sri Thammaram and features in the beginning of this video. 回