Priyanka Tiwari
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A video has surfaced on social media which shows two women tourists who appear to be Indian plucking mangoes from a mango tree in a temple complex in Thailand. In the footage, one of the women is seen standing on the base of a Buddha statue to reach for the mangoes.
Indian tourist's mango plucking video goes viral
The woman is shown 拕一gieing two mangoes which she throws over to another woman standing on the ground who places them in a bag.
Inside Phra Chedi Chaimongkol
The user on TikTok @viewyeahhh claimed to be the first user and said the viral event took place with the Phra Chedi Chaimongkul in Ayutthaya.
The temple is one of the Buddhist temples of Thailand. It is in the pagoda’s top where approximately Buddha’s relicks are preserved.
As reported by another user of social media who had previously shared the video on IG, the women tourists most likely did not use a guide therefore they walked freely inside the temples.
“The incident happened around the late afternoon which is when temples have less staff moving round,” the user wrote.
Their deeds make it difficult for Indians on vacation to retain dignity
Clips of the women went viral and received criticism from many, including Indians on social media. Some went as far as to say that these few people's actions are damaging the image of Indian tourists around the world.
While the identities of the two women have not been established, another Instagram user posted the same video, suggesting rather innocently that the women must be from the UK or Canada.
The mango-plucking Indian women started going viral just after another controversial video began circulating on social media of supposed Indian tourists drinking and throwing trash on the beach at Pattaya.
A surge of Indian tourists traveling to Thailand
Thailand hosts some of the highest numbers of Indian international tourists. In 2024 Indians are projected to be the third largest group of foreigners visiting Thailand, right after China and Malaysia. In 2024, over 2.1 million Indians visited Thailand, a country that never requires them to apply for a visa.
