A devotee to the Chinese Shrine of Sapam has his face pierced by sharp sticks during the street procession to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket island, Thailand, 01 October 2008. The annual traditional Chinese vegetarian festival held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar emphasizes merit making and ritual cleansing of the body to mark the nine days long festival features with face-piercing spirit mediums strict vegetarianism. EPA/YONGYOT PRUKSARAK
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