On Friday 7 July 2023 at 09.30 hrs, in commemoration of the 96th Birthday Anniversary of His Holiness Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatayana, the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, a merit-making ceremony was held at the Royal Thai Embassy led by Phra Khru Baidikarit Yanakhunawong, Head Abbot of Wat Nimitpothiyarn, Udon Thani province, and attended by Ambassador Piyapak Sricharoen, the diplomatic staff, and the Thai community.