A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine attends a street procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket. During the festival religious devotees slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community.

Photo: Nicolas Asfouri / AFP / East News

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