On the quiet afternoon of August 9, Wat Ratsadhattaram (Old Canal) in Bang Sai district, Ayutthaya province unexpectedly became the centre of controversy. A video posted on TikTok featuring a woman cosily embracing a man dressed in what seemed like a Buddhist monk’s attire and sipping beer near him went viral. The man’s monk robes and the religious paraphernalia surrounding them soon ignited a debate among online viewers.
The woman, in her video, was seen sporting casual attire and was filmed enjoying a cold beer, sitting beside what appeared to be a Buddhist monk. Prayer flags, candlesticks, and other temple objects littered about suggested that the location was a monastery.
In more such uploads on the woman’s TikTok channel, she was seen strolling playfully with the same man who was…