You are invited to the ritual ceremony of worship and recitation of the Nine Planets (Noppharot). The ceremony is called "Extinguishing Kali Star, Enhancing Sri Star." It will take place at the Viharn of Wat Saket (Phu Khao Thong) on Saturday, 11 July 2026 GMT+7. The ritual is entitled "Extinguishing Kali Star, Enhancing Sri Star." It will be held at the Viharn of Wat Saket (Phu Khao Thong) on Saturday, 11 July 2026 GMT+7.
On 30 June 2026 GMT+7, it was reported that the ritual ceremony of worship and recitation of the Nine Planets (Noppharot), "Extinguishing Kali Star, Enhancing Sri Star," is scheduled at the Viharn of Wat Saket (Phu Khao Thong) on Saturday, 11 July 2026 GMT+7, starting at 17:19. Police General Adul Saengsingkaew, former Minister of Labor, Minister of Social Development and Human Security, and former Royal Thai Police Commissioner, will serve as the lay chairman. The abbot of Wat Saket will be the religious chairman. The ceremony is organized by the Siribai Dew brand team in collaboration with Ajarn Linda Chaimuen, inviting the public to join in dispelling misfortune and enhancing their luck.
According to astrological texts on the natal chart, the Scorpio sign includes the royal auspicious time, a period associated with honor, authority, and leadership. The upper auspicious time involves stability, secure life, and firm status—these are considered great high points with charm, popularity, and good fortune.
The core of the ritual "Extinguishing Kali Star, Enhancing Sri Star" occurs during the second eighth lunar month, opening a period for cleansing misfortune and renewal. In Thai belief, "destiny" is not just about predicting the future but serves as a spiritual language people use to understand life, karma, and merit, acting as an anchor when facing life's uncertainties.
One key discipline closely linked with Thai astrology is the "Taksā" system, which analyzes destiny based on the day of birth. It divides the influence of stars and life energy into important domains: followers, age, power, prosperity, foundation, effort, counsel, and Kali or Kālakiṇī.
In belief, "Sri" signifies prosperity, growth, auspiciousness, and supportive energy that propels life forward. Conversely, "Kali" or "Kālakiṇī" represents obstructive forces, decline, obstacles, misfortune, or elements causing gloom and difficulty. Combining these, the ritual "Extinguishing Kali, Enhancing Sri" symbolizes a ceremonial act to eliminate misfortune and obstacles while restoring the energy of prosperity, growth, and brightness to life.
Beliefs about cleansing misfortune, venerating stars, and selecting auspicious times are not new in Thai society but have deep roots in Brahman-Hindu traditions and the ancient Indian worldview. These emphasize the relationship among humans, nature, stars, fire, water, and the timing of events. Many ancient rituals, predating the Buddhist era, involved fire, offerings, chants, and timing as means to connect humans with supernatural powers.
Later, when Brahmanism, Buddhism, and local beliefs merged in Thai society, rituals evolved to include merit-making, chanting, dedicating merit, venerating teachers, worshiping the Nine Planets, and collective prayers. These practices are not merely requests for divine favor but processes to build morale, hope, and a renewed spirit among believers.
Thai astrology has been continuously preserved through royal courts, temples, texts, and teachers across many eras. Particularly during King Rama IV’s reign, knowledge of astronomy, astrology, calendar calculations, and prophecy gained notable attention. King Mongkut was a monarch renowned for his expertise in astronomy and time calculation. Simultaneously, prophetic texts and methods of destiny calculation became well-known and widespread among the elite and royal court, forming part of Thai wisdom passed down to today.
The year 2026 is special in the lunar calendar because it is a leap year with two eighth months: the first and second eighth months. Having two eighth months is a unique moment in the Thai lunar system, added to balance the lunar cycle with the solar year. This also affects important Buddhist days, such as Asalha Puja and the start of Buddhist Lent, which fall in the second eighth month this year.
Therefore, 11 July 2026 is particularly significant for rituals because it falls near the waning phase of the first eighth month, just before entering the second eighth month a few days later. Symbolically, the waning moon phase represents release, decline, letting go, and extinguishing undesirable things. This makes it an ideal time for a ritual intended to "extinguish Kali," meaning to dispel misfortune, obstacles, and dark energies, and to relieve burdens accumulated in one's destiny.
After the extinguishing, the ritual follows with "enhancing Sri," meaning to set the mind to receive new energy, increase prosperity, dignity, morale, auspiciousness, and open the way for life to continue with hope. This ceremony is therefore more than just a misfortune-removing rite; it is a spiritual renewal that helps participants view life with steadiness, mindfulness, and renewed strength to perform good deeds.
The essence of the "Extinguish Kali, Enhance Sri" ritual is to remind participants that human life naturally contains both light and darkness, smooth and difficult days. With faith, merit, good intentions, and perseverance, misfortune is not a cause for despair but a reminder to be cautious, to correct oneself, and to accumulate more merit.
For believers in karma and astrology, the ceremony on 11 July 2026 symbolizes a collective act of faith during this special leap month period. It is a day when participants bring their names, birth dates, and destinies into the ritual to entrust their sufferings to the fire of misfortune extinction and receive hope back through the light of Sri.
Belief is personal. Good rituals should not foster superstition or fear but rather inspire courage, mindfulness, charitable acts, moral conduct, good thoughts, speech, and deeds, and living with caution. Ultimately, the true "extinguishing of Kali" is not just about removing external misfortunes but about dispelling fear, sorrow, and despair within. The most lasting "enhancement of Sri" is the cultivation of goodness, diligence, compassion, and proper faith in life.
The "Extinguish Kali, Enhance Sri" ceremony on 11 July 2026 is thus more than a blessing event; it is a space of hope, encouragement, and a symbol of transition from darkness to light, from misfortune to prosperity, and from worry to a fresh start with a strengthened heart.
Participants will engage in the ritual to entrust their hardships to the fire of misfortune extinction and receive hope through the light of Sri. Amulets used in the ceremony serve as symbols of auspiciousness to support and enhance the overall destiny of all attendees.