Phuket Chinese Shrines - Vegetarian Festival 2012

Street Procession October 16th 2012

Street Procession on 22nd October starting about 6:30am

 

Street Procession to Phuket Town starting at about 6:30am on 17th October 2012.

 

Street Procession 18th October starts around 6:30am.

Photos at Sam Kong Shrine 2011

Street procession in Phuket Town on 19th October 2012.

 

Street Procession 20th October

 

Street Procession 21st October 2012 starting 7am

Photos from Jui Tui procession 2009

Street Procession October 22nd 2012, joins with Kathu Shrine.

Street Procession October 23rd 2012 7am.

Street procession in Cherng Talay area October 20th 2012, 7am.

 

Photos at Cherng Talay Shrine

 

All the processions in town will pass through or finish at Sapan Hin which used to be important as a port for Phuket, by the sea in the south of town.
 

Sapan Hin Shrine on Jamie's Phuket Blog
 

Many of the street processions pass this small Chinese shrine on Krabi road in the old town. A good place for photos.

Hidden up a small side street an important and historical little shrine. A secret passage through the back of the shrine leads through the kitchen of the Wilai restaurant on Thalang Road. The shrine is being renovated and will hopefully be 100% ready for the festival in 2012.

 

The Phuket TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) office will have information, schedules, brochures and posters about the festival.

According to a Chinese legend, Phuket island is a sea dragon emerging from the Indian Ocean. Tradition holds that this dragon, Hai Leng Ong, is duty-bound to protect Phuket and its visitors. There is a large golden dragon statue at Queen Sirikit Park next to the TAT office and some processions stop here to give blessings during the festival.

On the top of the hill between Patong and Kathu / Phuket Town - a Chinese shrine, but does not have too much to do with the festival, but if you are driv

Close to Bang Neow shrine, it will be much visited for the vegetarian festival, but is even more important during the Por Tor festival which took place in August 2011, it's always about 1 1/2 months before the vegetarian festival.

Por Tor Festival on Jamie's Phuket Blog