Thailand, Ko Phuket, Phuket. Crowds watch on as a Ma-Thong (religious devotee) has his cheeks pierced with a metal skewer during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. The Ma-Thong are spirit mediums believed to possess supernatural powers and perform acts of self-torture to shift evil spirits from the community onto themselves.

Thailand, Ko Phuket, Phuket. Crowds watch on as a Ma-Thong (religious devotee) has his cheeks pierced with a metal skewer during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. The Ma-Thong are spirit mediums believed to possess supernatural powers and perform acts of self-torture to shift evil spirits from the community onto themselves.

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