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Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2012 underway

Phuket Gazette

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival 'mah song' devotees begin their purification rites at the Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

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Thousands of Vegetarian Festival devotees and spectators joined the raising of the 'go teng' pole at the Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2012 began officially at midnight last night as lanterns were hung at the participating Chinese shrines on the island, marking that the Jade Emperor and nine Emperor Gods had descended from the heavens.

Thousands of devotees and spectators gathered at shrines across the island yesterday at sunset for the raising of the huge go teng poles, which the gods used to arrive to walk the streets of Phuket.

Among the guests at Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town were Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut and Privy Councillor Chalit Pookpasuk, joining Yen Long, the senior residing abbot at the Emerlad Buddha Temple in Tienjin in China.

Activities at the shrines today and tomorrow are reserved for purification and worship ceremonies, with the internationally renowned street processions to start on Wednesday (Click here for a schedule of the street processions with maps.)

Although not marked on the official Phuket Vegetarian Festival program of events, Phuket City Municipality will stage a special procession of students through the heart of Phuket Town to honor Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit and HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, who celebrated his 60th birthday on July 28 this year.

The procession will start at the Sanam Chai field opposite Phuket Provincial Hall and continue to Saphan Hin.

Starting at 5pm, the parade will begin head south from Sanam Chai field, turn right onto Narisorn Road, then left onto Montri Road, pass The Metropole Hotel at the Clocktower Circle and continue to Saphan Hin. (Click here for a map of the street procession route)

For people wanting to join and watch the many other popular activities being held during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, including fire walking and bladed-ladder climbing, the full official schedule of activities at each shrine is as follows:

Monday October 15 - The First day of the festival

Kathu Shrine

05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

Jui Tui Shrine

Worship of Gods

Bang Neow Shrine

20.00 Worship of Gods

Samkong Shrine

Worship of Gods

Tha Rue Shrine

12.00 / 19.00 Worship of Gods

Cherng Talay Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

Yokkekeng Shrine

Worship of Gods

Sapam Shrine

17.45 Birth-Death Gods at Saphan Hin

Tuesday, October 16

Kathu Shrine

05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

Jui Tui Shrine

Worship of Gods and Spirit Propitiation of Past Participants of the Vegetarian Festival.

Sui Boon Tong Shrine

20.00 Worship and Propitiation of Gods

Samkong Shrine

Worship of Gods

Tha Rue Shrine

17.00 Worship of Gods

Cherng Talay Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

Yokkekeng Shrine

20.00 Worship of Gods

Sapam Shrine

20.00 Worship of Gods

Wednesday, October 17

Kathu Shrine

05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

16.00 Warriors Propitiation

16.30 Food Offering to Warriors

19.30 Birth-Death Gods Propitiation

Jui Tui Shrine

19.30 Food Offering to Warriors

20.45 Birth-Death Gods Propitiation

Bang Neow Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

Sui Boon Tong Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Worship of Gods

Samkong Shrine

15.09 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

Tha Rue Shrine

17.30 Food Offering to Warriors

18.30 Birth-Death Gods Propitiation

Cherng Talay Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

15.30 Blessing Bang Tao Village

19.00 Worship of Gods

Yokkekeng Shrine

15.30 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Birth-Death Gods Propitiation at Koh Sirey Beach

Sapam Shrine

07.00 Street Procession in Phuket town

15.45 Food Offering to Warriors

Thursday, October 18

Kathu Shrine

05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

Jui Tui Shrine

Worship of Gods and Spirit Propitiation of Past Participants of the Vegetarian Festival

Bang Neow Shrine

Spirit Propitiation of Past Participants of the Vegetarian Festival

Sui Boon Tong Shrine

20.00 Worship of Gods

Samkong Shrine

05.30 Worship of Gods

07.19 Street Procession in Phuket Town

12.00 Worship of Gods

18.00 Worship of Gods

Tha Rue Shrine

12.00 / 19.30 Worship of Gods

Cherng Talay Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

15.30 Blessing Manik and Cherng Thalay Villages

19.00 Worship of Gods

Yokkekeng Shrine

07.30 Worship of Gods

20.00 Worship of Gods

Sapam Shrine

Worship of Gods

Friday, October 19

Kathu Shrine

05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

Jui Tui Shrine

Worship of Gods

Bang Neow Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

Sui Boon Tong Shrine

20.00 Worship of Gods

24.00 Propitiation of Gods

Samkong Shrine

05.30 Worship of Gods

15.09 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

Tha Rue Shrine

07.30 Street Procession in Phuket Town

Cherng Talay Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

20.09 Propitiation of Seven Stars

23.00 Worship of Gods

Yokkekeng Shrine

07.30 Worship of Gods

20.00 Worship of Gods

Sapam Shrine

19.00 Street Procession in Sapam Village

Saturday, October 20

Kathu Shrine

05.00 Worship of Gods

16.00 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

Jui Tui Shrine

15.09 Food Offering to Warriors

20.09 Fire Walking at Saphan Hin

Bang Neow Shrine

07.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

Sui Boon Tong Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

19.00 Worship of Gods

21.00 Fire Walking

Samkong Shrine

05.30 Worship of Gods

15.09 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

Tha Rue Shrine

17.00 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

Cherng Talay Shrine

05.30 Worship of Gods

07.30 Street Procession in Thalang District

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

19.30 Worship of Gods

21.30 Random Selection to Find Servants to Priests in the Next Vegetarian Festival

Yokkekeng Shrine

07.30 Worship of Gods

15.30 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

Sapam Shrine

15.30 Food Offering to Warriors

21.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

Sunday, October 21

Kathu Shrine

05.00 Worship of Gods

16.00 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

19.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

Jui Tui Shrine

08.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town

21.09 Propitiation of Seven Stars

Bang Neow Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Bladed-Ladder Climbing

Sui Boon Tong Shrine

19.00 Worship of Gods

21.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

Samkong Shrine

05.30 Worship of Gods

15.09 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

20.00 Bladed - Ladder Climbing

Tha Rue Shrine

20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

20.45 Oil Bathing, Tying Children's Wrist

Cherng Talay Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

19.59 Bladed-Ladder Climbing

23.00 Worship of Gods

Yokkekeng Shrine

20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

Sapam Shrine

20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

20.00 Nail Bridge Crossing

Oil Bathing

Monday, October 22

Kathu Shrine

05.00 Worship of Gods

07.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town

12.00 Worship of Gods

16.00 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

Jui Tui Shrine

20.09 Bridge Crossing for Purification

Bang Neow Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

22.00 Random Selection to Find Servants to Priests in the Next Vegetarian Festival

Sui Boon Tong Shrine

20.00 Food Offering to Warriors

24.00 Propitiation of Gods

Samkong Shrine

05.30 Worship of Gods

15.09 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

20.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

Tha Rue Shrine

18.30 Street Procession in Thalang District

Cherng Talay Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

20.09 Fire Walking at Shrine

21.30 Worship of Gods

Yokkekeng Shrine

07.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town (join in Kathu Shrine's Procession)

Sapam Shrine

Worship of Gods

Tuesday, October 23

Kathu Shrine

05.00 Worship of Gods

09.30 Random Selection to Find Servants to Priests in the Next Vegetarian Festival

15.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

16.00 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Worship of Gods

19.30 Bridge Crossing for Purification

24.00 Siva & Nine Emperor Gods and Birth-Death Gods Farewell

Jui Tui Shrine

15.09 Food Offering to Warriors

23.09 Siva Farewell

23.45 Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Saphan Hin

Bang Neow Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

18.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification

22.00 Siva & Nine Emperor Gods Farewell

Sui Boon Tong Shrine

07.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town

20.00 Worship of Gods

21.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification

24.00 Siva & Nine Emperor Gods Farewell

Samkong Shrine

05.30 Worship of Gods

15.09 Food Offering to Warriors

19.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification

23.09 Siva Farewell

24.00 Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Saphan Hin

Tha Rue Shrine

17.30 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification and Siva & Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Nai Yang Beach

Cherng Talay Shrine

05.30 Worship of Gods

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

18.30 Bridge Crossing for Purification

21.30 Siva Farewell

22.09 Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Surin Beach

Yokkekeng Shrine

07.30 Worship of Gods

15.30 Food Offering to Warriors

20.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification

22.30 Siva Farewell

24.00 Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Koh Sirey Beach

Sapam Shrine

19.45 Bridge Crossing for Purification

22.45 Siva & Nine Emperor Gods Farewell

Wednesday, October 24

Kathu Shrine

17.00 Lantern Pole Lowering

17.30 Warriors Farewell

Jui Tui Shrine

17.09 Lantern Pole Lowering

Bang Neow Shrine

15.00 Food Offering to Warriors and Lantern Pole Lowering

Samkong Shrine

17.09 Lantern Pole Lowering

Tha Rue Shrine

16.45 Lantern Pole Lowering

Cherng Talay Shrine

16.30 Food Offering to Warriors

17.00 Lantern Pole Lowering

Yokkekeng Shrine

16.00 Food Offering to Warriors

16.00 Lantern Pole Lowering

Sapam Shrine

15.45 Food Offering to Warriors

15.45 Lantern Pole Lowering

List of Vegetarian Festival Chinese Shrines

Sapam Shrine (Click here for map of location)

Samkong Shrine (Click here for map of location)

Tha Rue Shrine (Click here for map of location)

Bang Neow Shrine (Click here for map of location)

Jui Tui Shrine (Click here for map of location)

Kathu Shrine (Click here for map of location)

Yokkekeng Shrine (Click here for map of location)

Sui Boon Tong Shrine, also called the “Lor Rong Shrine” (Click here for map of location)

Additional reporting by Kritsada Mueanhawong

/note by Admin: please visit original source for links

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2012/Phuket-Vegetarian-Festival-2012-underway-19177.html

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-- Phuket Gazette 2012-10-15

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I went to Phuket town today. This was my first year I went to see the action there.. and must say this is now definitely my favorite festival in Phuket.

Streets full of people. Lot's of action to see. Plenty of fire crackers and people who are possessed with spirits.

Next time I'll probably go to see the Fire walking and bladed ladders, what ever it is.

Phuket town and Jui Tui area there is definitely place to go.

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