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Crowds Gather for Phuket Vegetarian Festival Deity Processions

PHUKET: Crowds of residents and tourists lined Phuket Town’s streets this morning (Oct 12) as deity processions from the Guan Te Kun Sapam and Bang Khu Sam Kuan Tong shrines took part in the Vegetarian Festival’s traditional ‘Iew Keng’ ceremonies.

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PHUKET: Crowds of residents and tourists lined Phuket Town’s streets this morning (Oct 12) as deity processions from the Guan Te Kun Sapam and Bang Khu Sam Kuan Tong shrines took part in the Vegetarian Festival’s traditional ‘Iew Keng’ ceremonies.

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