The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Music Program for External Students hosts the annual Wai Kru Ceremony for Music, Dance, and Various Arts (2025)
The External Music Instruction Program of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Suan Dusit University, organized the 2025 Annual Wai Khru Ceremony for Music, Performing Arts, and Related Art Disciplines on Sunday, 16 November 2025, at the Fuengfah Stage, Suan Dusit University.
The ceremony began with the Buddhist rites, presided over by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yutthapong Leelakitpaisarn, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, who lit incense and candles to pay homage to the Triple Gem. Faculty members and participants jointly offered breakfast and traditional requisites to the monks.
Following the religious ceremony, the Wai Khru and Krob Kru rituals commenced. Asst. Prof. Sawee Yenpiam, Advisor to the External Music Instruction Program, provided a briefing on the significance and procedures of the Wai Khru Ceremony.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Khacheenuj Chaovanapricha, Director of the Institute of Language, Arts and Culture, lit incense and candles to pay homage to the Triple Gem. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yutthapong Leelakitpaisarn, Dean of the Faculty, lit the silver–gold candles and the victory candle at the master’s altar. Asst. Prof. Dr. Pittha Pongpradit, Chair of the External Music Instruction Program, lit the candles at the altar of Phra Prakhon Tharap, while Assoc. Prof. Arunee Khotsombat, Advisor to the Program, lit the candles at the altar of Phra Phirab.
The ritual continued with Assoc. Prof. Wichian Onlamoon, Ceremony Chair, who recited the traditional invocations and presented the ceremonial offerings. Students from Suan Dusit University and Satri Si Suriyothai School, led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Worakamon Wongsathapanalert, performed a traditional dance accompanied by both slow and lively musical pieces to pay homage to the masters.
The ceremony concluded with the Krob Kru ritual, conducted to bestow blessings upon administrators, faculty members, parents, and attendees. The ritual included Krop Ching for Thai music students specializing in string instruments and guiding the hand* to strike the gong circle for those studying in the Piphat ensemble, symbolizing auspicious beginnings and the continuation of artistic lineage.
