Phuket, el festival vegetariano famoso por sus modificaciones corporales en Tailandia

A devotee prays at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A devotee prays at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A devotee prays at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

Devotees pray at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A devotee prays at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A devotee prays at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A young boy follows his parents to pray at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A devotee prays at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A young devotee prays at the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 11, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A devotee of the Loem Hu Thai Su shrine waits to parade with needles pierced through his body during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 12, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

A devotee of the Loem Hu Thai Su shrine has multiple skewers pierced through his cheeks during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 12, 2018. – The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)