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Phuket Vegetarian Festival reaches final day with firecracker-filled procession

The Lor Rong Shrine held its traditional Ew Keng street procession on 18 October as devotees prepared to bid farewell to the Nine Emperor Gods.

Phuket’s annual Vegetarian Festival reached its final day on 18 October 2026 with the Lor Rong Shrine’s traditional Ew Keng street procession.

The procession featured spirit mediums and a barrage of firecrackers as devotees prepared to bid farewell to the Nine Emperor Gods that night. It set off from the Lor Rong Shrine.

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