▁staff . ▁Within ▁the ▁same ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁King ▁will ▁also ▁take ▁a ▁str and ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁hair ▁and ▁conce al ▁it ▁within ▁a ▁compart ment ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁staff , ▁which ▁is ▁closed ▁by ▁a ▁round ▁silver ▁sc rew ▁top . ▁The ▁King ▁will ▁also ▁attach ▁each ▁colour ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁cer emon ial ▁Bud d ha ▁image , ▁and ▁bless ▁each ▁colour ▁with ▁holy ▁water ▁as ▁mon ks ▁chant ▁a ▁bless ing ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁colours . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁is ▁ste ep ed ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁and ▁Bra hm ic ▁her itage , ▁it ▁symbol izes ▁and ▁c ements ▁the ▁King ' s ▁role ▁as ▁Chief ▁K sh atri ya ▁( ก ษ ั ต ร ิ ย ์ ) ▁or ▁War rior ▁r uler ▁of ▁his ▁real m . ▁It ▁also ▁emphas izes ▁his ▁constitution al ▁role ▁as ▁Head ▁and ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁( จ อ ม ท ั พ ไ ท ย : ▁Ch om th ap ▁Th ai ) ▁Following ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁consec r ation , ▁the ▁colours , ▁placed ▁before hand ▁on ▁a ▁table , ▁are ▁then ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁command ers ▁of ▁the ▁units ▁that ▁have ▁granted ▁their ▁colours ▁by ▁dec ree ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁further ▁ceremony ▁outside ▁the ▁temple ▁later ▁on , ▁are ▁then ▁handed ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁to ▁the ▁colour ▁en sign s ▁of ▁these ▁units , ▁who ▁then ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁places ▁in ▁their ▁respective