Cable Car Drops 1M Baht Prizes at Phatthalung Kathin
A Kathin festival at Wat Tham Samakkhi in Phatthalung drew 3,000 attendees and featured a cable-car prize drop worth over one million baht. Organized by MP Warot Thodwiriyapong and partners, the event raised funds to complete the temple's entrance gate while distributing cash, gold, a motorcycle, and appliances to the crowd.
A Kathin ceremony at Wat Tham Samakkhi in Khuan Khanun district, Phatthalung, on 14 November 2026 attracted more than 3,000 Buddhists from Phatthalung, Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Nakhon Si Thammarat. The religious rites were presided over by Phra Sunthorn Wachirayakun, Deputy Ecclesiastical Governor of Phatthalung. The event was organized by a major sponsor group led by Phatthalung MP Warot Thodwiriyapong (Constituency 2), his family, and executives from Tak Bai Construction in Narathiwat, aiming to raise 500,000–700,000 baht to complete the temple's entrance gate.
The highlight was a prize-drop from a "sky cable car" after the sermon. Total prizes exceeded one million baht in value, including over 300,000 baht in cash, gold, a motorcycle, and more than 50 electrical appliances such as washing machines, TVs, refrigerators, fans, and rice cookers donated by local businesses. Crowds cheered as they scrambled for coupons tied to the falling items, each redeemable for a specific prize.
Warot's daughter, Waritsa Thodwiriyapong, representing Tak Bai Construction, said attendance far exceeded expectations. She emphasized the event's dual purpose: sharing joy with the community through the prize giveaway and mobilizing merit-making funds to finish the temple gate, which has been under construction for some time. The Kathin fair reflected the power of faith and cooperation between the public and private sectors in sustaining Buddhism and community cohesion.
