Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine, otherwise known as the Samkong Shrine is one of the most popular Chinese shrines in Phuket Town and has long participated in the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
Governor Sophon paid his visit around 11:30am yesterday, donating bags of rice and several cartons of drinking water as gifts to the shrine to be used for cooking and distribution to visitors to the shrine.
Governor Sophon was accompanied by his wife Busadee Suwannarat, who serves as the President of the Red Cross Society of Phuket.
In addition to paying their respects, Governor Sophon and Ms Busadee also enjoyed some of the vegetarian food on offer along with local residents during his visit.
Also present was Niphon Ekwanich, the chairman of the Samkong Shrine Vegetable Festival Committee, Phichaiyut Singhasami from the Phuket Provincial Culture Committee, representatives of the Phuket Red Cross Society and a number of senior officials from various government agencies.
Governor Sophon’s visit yesterday followed mah song spirit mediums and devotees from Samkong taking to the streets for their street procession on Wednesday (Oct 18), the fourth day of the festival.
The procession left the shrine at 7:09am and made its way to Saphan Hin, where more rituals and ceremonies were performed before the procession made its way back to the shrine on Yaowarat Rd.