The Elephant-Back Alms Giving Tradition of Surin Province – a unique Buddhist merit-making ceremony where people offer alms to monks while riding elephants, reflecting the deep cultural bond between the people of Surin and their elephants.

A rare and remarkable tradition – the Elephant-Back Alms Giving Ceremony, where monks and novice monks ride on elephants around the Phraya Surin Phakdi Sri Narong Changwang Monument. This unique cultural and religious event is considered the only one of its kind in the world.