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Phuket prepared for Vegetarian Festival

PHUKET: Sansiri and Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) went along to the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket yesterday (September 18) to show their support.


By Saran Mitrarat

Friday 19 September 2014 02:57 PM


Members of the public gather to clean up in preparation of the Vegetarian Festival.

Members of the public gather to clean up in preparation of the Vegetarian Festival.

Officials welcomed everyone at the Jui Tui shrine in Phuket City, with over 3,000 flags on show along major roads.

Members of the public gathered at Jui Tui shrine to help clean the floor, kitchen equipment, ritual objects, as well as cleaning and decorating the shrine area.

Sansiri CEO Apichart Chutrakul said, “We would like to show our support by offering money for three shrines in Phuket, Jui Tui, Bang Neow and Lim Hu Tai Su (Samkong).”

“Our main priority is to help others and give what we can. We would like to keep this festival running in Phuket forever” he added.