Thailand: A possessed spirit medium or ma song crawls across broken beer bottles, The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine (Taoist Chinese joss house), Wang Burapha, Bangkok (1989). The Nine Emperor Gods Festival is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which is observed primarily in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

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