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Statues are placed at Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine before a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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A devotee of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine with a gun pierced through his cheek takes a part in a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters)
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Devotees of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine stand amidst exploding firecrackers during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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A devotee of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine is helped with piercing palm branches through his cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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A devotee of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine with knives pierced through his cheeks takes part in a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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Devotees of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine take part in a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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Devotees of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine are offered fruits from residents during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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Devotees of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine get into a trance as they prepare for a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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A devotee of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine holds a line of exploding firecrackers during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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Devotees of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine turn away from exploding firecrackers during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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A devotee of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine with his cheeks pierced sits in trance before a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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A devotee of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine with his cheeks pierced gets ready for a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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