A video has gone viral on social media showing what appears to be two female tourists from India plucking mangoes from a mango tree inside a temple complex in Thailand. In the video, a woman can be seen climbing onto the base of a Buddha statue to reach the mangoes.
The woman is seen plucking two mangoes, which she then passes on to another woman on the ground, who puts them into a bag.
According to TikTok user @viewyeahhh, who first shared the video, the incident happened inside the Phra Chedi Chaimongkol in Ayutthaya.??
The temple is a religiously significant site for Buddhism, and relics of the Buddha are believed to be preserved at the top of the pagoda.
According to another social media user who reposted the video on Instagram, it is believed that the tourists were travelling without a guide, leading to a lack of awareness regarding proper conduct within temple grounds.
"The incident took place in the evening, a time when temple staff may not have been on full patrol," the user wrote.
The video has gone viral, and many, including Indians on social media, condemned the conduct of the two women. Some also argued that such behaviour by a few is bringing disrepute to Indian tourists globally.
While the identities of the two women have not been established, another Instagram user posted the same video, sarcastically suggesting that the women are either British or Canadian.
The mango-plucking women went viral just days after another video resurfaced on social media, allegedly showing 'Indian tourists' littering and drinking on Pattaya Beach.
Indians are among the largest populations of international tourists in Thailand. In 2024, China, Malaysia, and India were the three largest sources of foreign tourists to Thailand. In 2024, over 2.1 million Indians visited Thailand, where they don't require a visa to enter.
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