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Fire-Walking Ritual at Te Khun Tai Te Shrine (Pasak)
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Free entry
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Sat, 17 October · from 20:30
Cherng Talay time (UTC+7)
Te Khun Tai Te Shrine (Pasak)
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Thailand · Phuket · Cherng Talay
About the event
In the evening, a path of glowing coals is raked out in the courtyard of Te Khun Tai Te Shrine (Pasak), and the ma song and devotees in white walk across it barefoot. Watch from the edge of the courtyard and keep out of the walkers' way, and ask the shrine staff before taking photos; the time follows TAT's schedule and may shift.
From the editors
Pasak Shrine is a small shrine among rice fields on the Pasak – Ban Don road, built by the villagers on donated land in 1972. The Phuket Vegetarian Festival (Jia Chai) is the nine-day Taoist festival of the Nine Emperor Gods: those who keep it dress in white, give up meat and hold vows of purification, while 39 shrines across the island hold their own rites. Fire-walking is a rite of purification: “fire overcomes impurity and repels evil influence”, and only those who are cleansed are believed to cross the coals without being seriously burned.