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Firewalking Begins at Phuket Vegetarian Festival Shrines

PHUKET: Firewalking ceremonies begin tonight (Oct 14) at several shrines across Phuket as the island’s annual Vegetarian Festival enters its fifth day, with further firewalking and bridge-crossing rituals scheduled through the festival finale on Sunday (Oct 18).

3d ago The Phuket News

PHUKET: Firewalking ceremonies begin tonight (Oct 14) at several shrines across Phuket as the island’s annual Vegetarian Festival enters its fifth day, with further firewalking and bridge-crossing rituals scheduled through the festival finale on Sunday (Oct 18).

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