Dato Chem Sukwut and his wife, Hiang, set off from Malaysia three weeks ago on a mission of faith -- to collect water from sources where water is to be blessed for His Majesty the King's coronation next month.
"We feel we should visit these sacred sources marked for the momentous occasion. The water is to be kept for reverence for Buddhists in Malaysia," Dato Chem said.
The couple left their home in the Malaysian state of Kedah bordering the South on March 15.
They drove northward through the southern provinces collecting water from the sacred sources as they went.
So far, they have covered seven provinces and are continuing their journey to the Central Plains and the North where they hope to add more sacred water to their collection.
The couple said the water has filled bottles, each scribbled with details of where the content came from.
Their plan after returning to Malaysia is to display the waters they fetched at a local museum so Malaysian Buddhists can pay their respects without having to make the journey to Thailand.
"We have more than 50 Buddhist temples throughout Kedah regularly visited by ethnic Thai Malaysians," Mr Dato Chem said.
The couple said the water sources they visited were opened to the public where people are free to take some of the water home with them.
This weekend marks some of the highlights of the water-fetching rites with Suphan Buri firmly on the radar.
The province is home to sacred ponds -- Sa Kaew, Sa Ka, Sa Yommana and Sa Ket scattered in Muang district -- from where the water is taken and sanctified through a series of consecration rites over the next few days.
Areas around the ponds are also re-landscaped to befit the occasion.
For Nual Chomprakob, from Lampang, the water she and her family made the long trip from the North to collect from the ponds will be packed in vessels and enshrined on the altar at home.
"We also stopped in other provinces to get as much water as we possibly could," Ms Nual said proudly, beaming with joy.
