TravTalk India Online Magazine
Thre TAT, New Delhi celebrated the Thai festival of lights with energetic Thai cultural performances, floating kathongs in the water, and relishing authentic Thai food, to honour the goddess of water.
Janice Alyosius
The TAT, New Delhi and Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi Airport celebrated the Thai festival of lights know as ‘Loy Krathong’, on November 19. The festival, which is similar to India’s festival of lights, is held on the night of the full moon of the 12th lunar month, which traditionally marks the end of the rainy season, and a homage is paid to the goddess of water by floating the Kathongs. Kathongs are made from candles and incense sticks that have been decorated on banana leaves. It is believed that by floating the Kathongs, all misfortune of the devotee floats away ,and his or her prayers are heard.
The magical evening was celebrated with Thai cultural performances, floating beautiful kathongs in the water, relishing authentic Thai food and lot of more activities.
Vachirachai Sirisumpan, Director, Tourism Authority of Thailand, New Delhi, said, “The event is to bring Thailand to India. It is a way for the TAT to thank the partners, travel agents, media, and other allies for supporting Thailand. Thailand is open to international travellers, including Indians without quarantine, and Covaxin is also being accepted by the Thai authorities after the approval of the World Health Organization (WHO), which is definitely a good news. We are getting lot of inquiries, and people are excited to do business with us again.”
He says the authorities are also waiting for commercial flights to take off, and there will be many new perspectives on the tourism front that they will be presenting to the visitors in 2022, added Sirisumpan. The diplomats, corporates, the media, and members of the travel fraternity have been invited to celebrate the magical festival of lights ‘Loy Krathong’.
