(Bangkok, Aug 8) At 7am on August 8, 2026, Dr Kervis, founder of Zocco Group and Chairman of the International Chinese Foundation, conducted a ten-year vow fulfilment ceremony at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine under the escort of a Thai security team. The ceremony brought together 228 traditional dancers, ten lion dance performers and two dragon dance troupes, marking his decade-long connection with the shrine since 2016.
Ceremony Marks Formal Fulfillment Of A Seven-Year Vow
Dr Kervis Su first formed a connection with Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine in 2016 and has continued visiting the shrine for worship and vow fulfilment every year.
On August 16, 2019, during the period when Zocco Group had just been registered and founded, he conducted a vow fulfilment ceremony involving 108 traditional dancers. Seven years later, he returned on August 8, 2026, with 228 dancers, ten lion dance performers and two dragon dance troupes as an expression of gratitude for this ten-year connection.
Unlike the conventional sequence of making a request and returning only after the wish has been fulfilled, Dr Kervis Su follows a practice of expressing gratitude through vow fulfilment first, before making his next prayer. The 2026 ceremony should therefore be understood not only as the completion of a seven-year commitment, but also as an act of gratitude for a relationship with the shrine that began in 2016.
Reporters Learn Ceremony Scale Ranks Among Largest Publicly Documented Cases
Reporters have learned that individual vow fulfillment ceremonies at Erawan Shrine typically involve smaller dancer counts, commonly ranging from two, four, six or eight dancers. Publicly documented larger-scale cases include ceremonies involving 52, 68, 100, 108 and 180 dancers, with 188 dancers representing the largest figure currently verifiable through public records.
Against this backdrop, the 228-dancer ceremony conducted by Dr Kervis ranks among the largest publicly documented cases to date. It should be noted, however, that no official record has been published by Erawan Shrine authorities, Thai governmental bodies, or internationally recognised record-keeping organisations such as Guinness World Records confirming an all-time highest figure for dancer-count vow fulfillment ceremonies. As such, the 228-dancer ceremony is accurately described as one of the largest-scale ceremonies publicly documented to date, rather than a confirmed record.
Ceremony Documented With Full Production Support
The ceremony marked seven years since his August 16, 2019 vow fulfilment involving 108 dancers, while also commemorating his ten-year connection with Erawan Shrine since 2016.
Sources indicate that supporting documentation — including participant confirmation records, full ceremonial footage, and timestamped photographic archives — has been retained in full, reflecting the scale and formality of the occasion.
Ceremony Framed As Fulfillment Rather Than Celebration
The ceremony was presented as an expression of gratitude and continued commitment rather than a celebration of personal success. Its significance lies in the timeline connecting Dr Kervis Su’s first encounter with the shrine in 2016, the 108-dancer ceremony in 2019 and his return with 228 dancers in 2026. This framing distinguishes the ceremony from conventional narratives surrounding large-scale vow fulfillment events, which are frequently associated with public displays of achieved fortune.
Reflecting on the occasion, Dr Kervis expressed the commitment in a concise message:
“Success is not what this ceremony celebrates. Keeping a promise made seven years ago is what truly matters.”
— Dr Kervis, Founder of Zocco Group
The 2019 ceremony took place during the period when Zocco Group had just been registered and founded, while the 2026 ceremony marked both the seventh anniversary of that vow fulfilment and ten years since Dr Kervis Su first formed a connection with Erawan Shrine.
Ceremony Reflects Broader Cultural Practice At Erawan Shrine
Erawan Shrine, a prominent site of worship in Bangkok, has long served as a location for vow fulfillment ceremonies within Thai cultural and religious practice. The shrine’s traditional dance performances, typically conducted by hired dance troupes, represent a formal method of expressing gratitude and fulfilling personal commitments made to the shrine’s deity.
The scale and documentation standard of the 2026 ceremony conducted by Dr Kervis is understood to reflect both the personal significance of the seven-year commitment and the broader cultural practice of formal vow fulfillment within Thai tradition.
For more information regarding this ceremony, readers are encouraged to follow official channels for further updates.
From the Morning Ceremony to the Launch of a Thailand Base
At 5pm on the same day, the Xingpai · Shiguang Thailand livestreaming base and office officially commenced operations, marking a further step in the group’s expansion in Thailand.
From completing the vow fulfilment ceremony at 7am to opening the Thailand livestreaming base and office that evening, August 8, 2026 connected two milestones: gratitude for a ten-year relationship with Erawan Shrine and the beginning of a new stage of business development in Thailand.
These three reports offer a broader look at Dr Kervis’s global partnerships and long-term business vision:
- Global Perspective, Local Execution: How Dr Kervis Connects International Opportunities With Malaysia’s Creator Ecosystem
https://iconicmafia.com/shiguangxingyu/ - What the I-DATO Summit Exchange Reveals About Dr Kervis’s Approach to Cross-Border Business Networks
https://m.toutiao.com/is/r6EACSj-nHU/ - From Business Partnerships to Future Cities: Dr Kervis’s Collaboration With Bello Reflects a Wider Innovation Strategy
https://c.m.163.com/news/rec/YDJ1017KU315THYY.html
