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Vegetarian Festival in Phuket

Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
Devotees of the Jui Tui Chinese Shirne carry the figure of a Chinese god as firecrackers explode during a procession Photograph: Chumsak Kanoknan/Getty
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui goes into a trance as he prepares himself to be pierced Photograph: Chumsak Kanoknan/Getty
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee to the Chinese shrine of Bang Neow pierces his body with sharp sticks Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese Shrine Sam Hong Hoo has his face pierced prior to a procession Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese Shrine Sam Hong Hoo with his cheek pierced with metal sticks Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
Female devotees of the Chinese Shrine Jui Tui walk in a procession Photograph: David Longstreath/AP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
Devotees of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui, pierce their cheeks with swords Photograph: Chumsak Kanoknan/Getty
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese shrine Jui Tui, his cheeks pierced with knives, walks in a procession Photograph: David Longstreath/AP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese Shrine Bang Neow pierces himself with garden shears Photograph: David Longstreath/AP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese shrine Bang Neow prepares himself prior to marching Photograph: David Longstreath/AP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A female devotee to the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui with her face pierced by sharp steel ring of apples Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese shrine Toi Toi with his cheek pierced with a plastic machine gun Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
Devotees of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui, pierce their cheeks during a procession Photograph: Chumsak Kanoknan/Getty
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese shrine Sam Hong Hoo with his cheek pierced with a saw Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese Shrine Toi Toi with his cheek pierced with umbrellas Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP
Thailand, Phuket, Vegetarian Festival Procession
A devotee of the Chinese shrine Sam Hong Hoo walk across hot coals during a fire walking session Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP
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