21,10,2012. Phuket , Thailand .A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui tui Shrine, pierces his cheeks with skewers during a procession. The Phuket Vegetarian Festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts nine days, religious devotees slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts to purify themselves

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