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Fire-Walking Ritual at Yok Kae Geng Shrine
Local culture
Free entry
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Family
Thu, 15 October · from 20:45
Ban Ratsada time (UTC+7)
Yok Kae Geng Shrine
Rassada
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Thailand · Phuket · Ban Ratsada
About the event
In the evening, a path of glowing coals is raked out in the courtyard of Yok Kae Geng Shrine, 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
Yok Kae Geng (Sam Kong Nai) is over a hundred years old and devoted to Jo Su Gong (Cheng Chui Jo Su). 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.