Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2023
Bang Liao Shrine
The second largest procession of the week behind Jui Tui.
Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine
No giant scissors this year!
Jui Tui Shrine
By far the largest procession of the festival, the actual shrine where the piercings are done very quickly becomes too crowded to move, so most of these photos are of the procession through the street.
Sui Boon Tong Shrine
The final street procession of the festival.
Ban Thu Rue Shrine
The street procession doesn't start here - everyone loads up in trucks and then drives off to Phuket Town once all the piercings are finished.
Sapam Shrine
One of the smaller shrines and not very crowded. The yellow umbrella guy ended up being a "leaker" who wouldn't stop bleeding and had to call it off.
Kathu Shrine
The second to last street procession of the festival, the morning after the largest procession at Jui Tui. This one is another really early start - I got there at 5:20 am and things had already started. By 6:30 am the shrine was too crowded and I had to move to the street route.
Naka Shrine
The first street procession of the festival, at one of the smaller shrines. This was the one day that had significant rain in the morning.