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Ramkhamhaeng 76 - clouds (2/2) - Walk 663

It looked like it might rain...

Grab were making a delivery somewhere...

Somebody had been doing some gardening...

This bicycle has not moved and does it have a flag linked to the Vegetarian Festival ?

I still wonder why this table is painted red?

This walk was in October 2022.

Instagram (App) - Phuket Vegetarian Festival - Post 7

Super idea - shares all the photographs

BUT this was a camera...

Cost: Free

Ease of use: simple

Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs

Link: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/instagram/id389801252.

For more App reviews - click here.

Bang Neow Shrine (@Phuket)

I visited Bang Neow Shrine a number of times whilst I was in Phuket.

Many times it was for the

Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

Pinterest (App) - Post 9

Pinterest is a website that I used to collect all my photographs from exploring in Phuket.

Then photographs exploring Thailand.

Then ideas for the classroom.

Then ideas for your Wedding.

Then photographs from my Instagram.

And more.

Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

Weddings I took care of.

Please have a look.

Here's all of them.

Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2016 - the last night

This night has always been a wonderful night for me (see the links below).

For me the centre of the chaos and a great place to watch it all has always been the Surin (or Clocktower Circle). I arrive at about 7pm and watch people gather.

Then there is the noise that comes from outside the Metropole Hotel - lots and lots and more and more - there seems to be so an inexhaustible supply of fireworks...

Then the smoke begins to get more intense and the bigger fireworks come out. I still marvel that there are so many fireworks exploding around people.

Then so many wander about with bags with full of fireworks...

I remembered my foam ear-plugs this year and was wrapped up pretty tight.

Then the sedans started to arrive and the world around me exploded

- again, again and again.

The thrill of being in the midst of the pandemonium is still indescribable and yes I would do it again...

The sedans passed and I tried to get a photograph but I think that I am too close (with the camera I have) so I did not get a great photograph - maybe I should stand back a little bit?

But I enjoy it a little too much...

I caught a couple rushing to be blessed by one of the possessed - this is truly wonderful.

The circle was then covered in smoke - very different from the image above...

Previous Visits

1) 2015 - the last night

2) 2014 - the last night

3) 2013 - the last night - 'fainted on the floor'

4) 2012 - the last night - 'visit to the hospital'

Jui Tui Shrine - Piercing and Parade

Jui Tui Shrine has always been special for me - I think that it was the first time that Jamie introduced me to so much that I did not know. Arriving early (5:30) I was surprised by the amount of people that were at the Shrine.

I moved swiftly and carefully (remembering to remove my shoes) and was very pleased to see one of the regular possessed - see pictures above and below - his body is a work of art.

It really is - he is covered in tattoo and on top of this his body is pierced in a different way each year.

A very real pleasure was finding this man - beautiful art, wonderful.

I chose to be blessed by another possessed (as above) and it is becoming more important to me to have this done at the beginning

- similar to wanting to have a number of bracelets given to me. After the quick trip into the shrine I circulated the grounds outside the shrine to see all of the people being pierced.

Then the possessed began to leave - wow, did this possessed guy really crawl all the way and then the sedans followed with the entourage of fireworks following them.

Then came the sedans carrying the effigy of the Chinese Spirits.

But this photograph gives me the creeps every time - what movie does this remind me of?

It was now that the pandemonium began - magnificent chaos - it gets me every time. I did mange to catch Jamie run across the film.

I had my foam ear plugs in and I tried to capture some photographs but was not quite able to - I think I like to be a little too close for the telephoto to be really effective... Then began the long walk...