Devotees skewer their cheeks with metal spikes at Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Published date: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:37:53 +0700Devotees pierced their faces with skewers to purify their sins at the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand, this morning.
The Taoist followers have been mutilating themselves all week with eye-wincing displays of bravery - or stupidity - said to cleanse the spirit and prove their religious devotion.
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Phuket, Thailand |
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20/10/2023 |
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ViralPress/anirut14 |
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VRP143712 |
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Duration: 00:45 |
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Rating: News safe |
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Taoist Tao Taoism Vegetarian Festival |
