PHUKET, THAILAND OCTOBER 2 2011: A spirit medium agets a facial piercing at the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

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PHUKET, THAILAND OCTOBER 2 2011: A Ma Song (vessel of the gods) at the Bang Niew Chinese Shrine in Phuket Town has his face piecred with needles during a ritual ceremony at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

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Size: 5006px × 3338px
Location: Phuket, Thailand
Photo credit: © Buddha in the Viewfinder Fotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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