PHUKET, THAILAND OCTOBER 2 2011: A spirit medium has his ritual piercings removed 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 just had several piercings extracted from his face during the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Phuket Town, Phuket, Thailand
Photo credit: © Buddha in the Viewfinder Fotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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