Nearly 700 months brought their Alma bowls to the Naka steps at Doi Suthep temple on Visakha Bucha Day this year, expecting to return to their temples Alma bowls brimming with donations.
Sadly only about 50 devout Buddhists turned up for the occasion.
It is possible though that the walking up the mountain activity that day made it difficult for many to make their way to the temple.
