Devotees of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine performs a firewalk during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011
A devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine, whose cheeks are pierced through with the handles of umbrellas, walks in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.
A devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine, who has his cheek pierced with a saxophone, walks in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The festival, held annually at the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrates vegetarianism with the believe that the sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite
A woman devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine, who has her cheek pierced with a sharp object, walks in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The festival, held annually at the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrates vegetarianism with the believe that the sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite.
A devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine whose cheeks are pierces with skewers, center, makes his way with a little help in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
Devotees of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine with their cheeks pierced with sharp objects make their way in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
A devotee of the Bang Neow Chinese Shrine has his mouth pierced with a sharp object during a street procession at the vegetarian festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. The annual nine-day festival, held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrates vegetarianism with the belief that the sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite
