I had meant to take in the Chinese shrine at Sapam for ages. Sapam is a hamlet virtually 7km northward of Phuket Town. Just due south of the hamlet is Wat Sapam which I bring visited before. The hamlet is/was a line-fishing community. The access is but off the master copy route betwixt town together with the airport, virtually 1.5km due south of the bypass road. The Chinese shrine is correct at the corner at the entrance to the village. The hamlet route is alone virtually 500m long earlier you lot hitting the body of body of water on the eastward coast of Phuket.
Although the shrine is ordinarily called "Sapam Shrine", or "Sanjao Sapam" (Sanjao is the Thai give-and-take for a Chinese shrine), the actual lift is Kuan Te Kun - the sign higher upwardly says Sanjao Kuan Te Kun, together with I estimate says a like affair inward Chinese. I wanted to visit, every bit this is 1 of the participating shrines inward the Phuket vegetarian festival, together with this yr (2010), the kickoff master copy street procession of the festival volition start at Sapam shrine on Sabbatum tenth October. I intend to endure at that topographic point overnice together with early, to a greater extent than or less 6am. So this take in was a variety of familiarisation trip.
It's non a big shrine compared to Kathu or Jui Tui for example, which is non surprising every bit it serves a modest community. You tin forcefulness out read something here virtually the history of the Sapam area.
The dragon higher upwardly is 1 of ii on the stairway at the entrance to the shrine. Everything was looking real shiny, I could come across of late used mops hanging to dry out together with pots of pigment inward a shed across the road. At the fourth dimension of the vegetarian festival everything is made to expect its best. Statues of gods are carefully cleaned, shrines spruced up... the belief is that during the festival the gods or spirits descend into the shrines.
The master copy doors into the interior of the shrine were closed, but I could walk to a greater extent than or less the covered expanse exterior where statues such every bit the 1 higher upwardly were found. Also, come across below.... this spiked ball (I believe) volition endure tied to a rope together with used yesteryear a devotee (Ma Song) during the vegetarian festival - swung into the flesh of his back. There is a lot to a greater extent than to the festival than but Tofu :)
I bring to a greater extent than photos of this shrine on Flickr: Sapam Shrine. I'll endure dorsum hither on the 10th!
Update - photos at Sapam Shrine on tenth October:
• Sapam Shrine Vegetarian Festival Pics Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
Although the shrine is ordinarily called "Sapam Shrine", or "Sanjao Sapam" (Sanjao is the Thai give-and-take for a Chinese shrine), the actual lift is Kuan Te Kun - the sign higher upwardly says Sanjao Kuan Te Kun, together with I estimate says a like affair inward Chinese. I wanted to visit, every bit this is 1 of the participating shrines inward the Phuket vegetarian festival, together with this yr (2010), the kickoff master copy street procession of the festival volition start at Sapam shrine on Sabbatum tenth October. I intend to endure at that topographic point overnice together with early, to a greater extent than or less 6am. So this take in was a variety of familiarisation trip.
It's non a big shrine compared to Kathu or Jui Tui for example, which is non surprising every bit it serves a modest community. You tin forcefulness out read something here virtually the history of the Sapam area.
The dragon higher upwardly is 1 of ii on the stairway at the entrance to the shrine. Everything was looking real shiny, I could come across of late used mops hanging to dry out together with pots of pigment inward a shed across the road. At the fourth dimension of the vegetarian festival everything is made to expect its best. Statues of gods are carefully cleaned, shrines spruced up... the belief is that during the festival the gods or spirits descend into the shrines.
The master copy doors into the interior of the shrine were closed, but I could walk to a greater extent than or less the covered expanse exterior where statues such every bit the 1 higher upwardly were found. Also, come across below.... this spiked ball (I believe) volition endure tied to a rope together with used yesteryear a devotee (Ma Song) during the vegetarian festival - swung into the flesh of his back. There is a lot to a greater extent than to the festival than but Tofu :)
I bring to a greater extent than photos of this shrine on Flickr: Sapam Shrine. I'll endure dorsum hither on the 10th!
Update - photos at Sapam Shrine on tenth October:
• Sapam Shrine Vegetarian Festival Pics Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com