A devotee of Jor Soo Gong Naka Shrine with a sword through her cheek takes part in a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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The festival features religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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A Kuan Tae Kun Shrine devotee with paper umbrellas pierced on his cheeks takes part in a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
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A man with cheek and mouth piercings takes part in the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket, Thailand. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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A Kuan Tae Kun shrine devotee with skewers across his cheeks waits to take part in a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
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A devotee of the Kuan Tae Kun Shrine gets her cheek pierced before a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
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The annual nine-day celebration honors the “Nine Emperor Gods”. Photo Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
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A man gets his arm pierced during the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket, Thailand. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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There are several self-mutilation practices associated with the Vegetarian Festival. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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People attend a ceremony at a shrine, during the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community, in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket, Thailand, September 28, 2022. Photo REUTERS /Jorge Silva
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A Kuan Tae Kun shrine devotee with swords impaled on his cheeks. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
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Devotees wait for the start of the pre-dawn procession during the annual vegetarian festival at Sapam Shrine in Phuket, Thailand. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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A devotee of Kuan Tae Kun Shrine waits in a trance state before a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
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A devotee of Kuan Tae Kun Shrine waits in a trance state. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
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Adherents to the festival eschew all animal products as they offer their bodies to deities they believe will banish bad luck. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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A Kuan Tae Kun shrine devotee with skewers across his cheeks. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
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Known internationally for the often graphic images of piercings, the event in Phuket previously attracted thousands of visitors. Photo MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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A devotee with tattoos on his back and skewers pierced into his cheeks. Photo MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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Adherents offer their bodies to deities they believe will banish bad luck. Photo MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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People burn incense at the Jui Tui shrine during the vegetarian festival in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket, Thailand. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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Those who volunteer to be pierced are known as “mediums” and believe they have a personal connection with one of the gods. Photo MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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Devotees from Jor Soo Gong Naka Shrine take part in a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on September 27, 2022. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP
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Folklore traces the ritual back to 1825 when a visiting Chinese opera troupe fell ill in Phuket. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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People dressed in white, flock to the street, during the vegetarian festival in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket, Thailand, September 27, 2022. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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During this procession, in which some devotees appear in a trance, rolling their eyes as they tremble, wave and dance, they dispense blessings to the crowd. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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A devotee of Jor Soo Gong Naka Shrine with skewers pierced into her cheeks gives a blessing to a local resident waiting along the procession route during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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The festival, back after two years of hiatus due to Covid-19. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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A devotee from Jor Soo Gong Naka Shrine with skewers pierced into his cheeks takes part in the procession. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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On Tuesday morning, as the sun rose over Phuket, mediums prepared at a local temple as drums banged, bells rang and incense burned to kick off the day’s festivities. Photo REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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