tranced devotees perform feats of self mutilation at the bizarre Vegetarian Festival Phuket Thailand

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self mutilation is part of the rites at the bizarre Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand, where devotees go into trances and take on spirits bodies to ensure luck for the coming year

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Location: Phuket, Thailand
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