Vegetarian Festival Held On Phuket Island

A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui carry a Chinese god on a palanquin during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 5, 2008, in Phuket Island, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck.
A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui carry a Chinese god on a palanquin during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 5, 2008, in Phuket Island, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck.
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Devotees of the Jui Tui Chinese Shirne carry a chinese god on a palanquin as firecrackers are exploded during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 5, 2008, in Phuket Island, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. Devotees of the Jui Tui Chinese Shirne carry a chinese god on a palanquin as firecrackers are exploded during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 5, 2008, in Phuket Island, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. A boy pay respect at the Chinese shrine of The Bang Neow during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 5, 2008, in Phuket Island, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui pierces her cheek with sharp stick during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 5, 2008, in Phuket Island, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck.
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