Yaowarat gears up for Vegetarian Festival

Bangkok's Chinatown in Yaowarat district is alive with traditional Chinese decorations and yellow flags with red Chinese characters signifying the annual Vegetarian Festival is about to begin. Vendors offered plant-based goods as people visited local shrines to pay respect to the spirits on Wednesday. This year, the nine-day festival runs from Sept 26 to Oct 4. (Photos: Somchai Poomlard)