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For the festivals 50th year, its only fitting they have over 50 unique food vendors.

For the festivals 50th year, its only fitting they have over 50 unique food vendors.

From Thailand to Gautier, monk transforms home into temple ISABELLE TAFT, The Sun-Herald FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Festival attendees pour water on the monks at Wat Budhametta Mahabaramee in Gautier, Miss., on April 11, 2021. During Songkran, water symbolizes the washing away of wrongdoing and bad things from the past year. (Isabelle Taft/The Sun Herald via AP)Isabelle Taft/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6Montha Patrick, a native of Thailand, and her husband and son traveled from Brandon,...

From Thailand to Mississippi, monk transforms home into temple Updated 9:18 AM; BILOXI, Mississippi — Pisit Opnititanit left Thailand and eventually found his way to a few acres of land next to a cow pasture on Martin Bluff Road in Gautier. The Buddhist monk could have stayed in his home country, where 95 percent of people practice Theravada Buddhism. Instead, his devotion led him to the Mississippi Gulf Coast by way of New Orleans. Since Wat Buddhametta Mahabaramee opened in July 2016, Opni...

From Thailand to Gautier, monk transforms suburban home into temple for Coast Buddhists Isabelle Taft, The Sun Herald Apr. 13—Pisit Opnititanit left Thailand and eventually found his way to a few acres of land next to a cow pasture on Martin Bluff Road in Gautier. The Buddhist monk could have stayed in his home country, where 95 percent of people practice Theravada Buddhism. Instead, his devotion led him to the Mississippi Gulf Coast by way of New Orleans. Since Wat Buddhamett...