Devotees of the Chinese Samkong Shrine and the Chinese Ban Tha Rue shrine walked through Phuket yesterday in a procession that worships abstinence from meat. The festival, which also sees mediums attempt to call on spirits, sees followers give up various products during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. Pictures from the festival, which lasts for nine days, show men with dozens of silver spikes pierced through their lips and cheeks (left; top right), while others shoved serrated metal bars and guns (bottom right) through their skin. Many believe their abstinence will help them obtain good health and peace of mind, while the act of body piercing is thought to help shift evil spirits.(mailonline)
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