A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walk with spikes pierced on his cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. The festival, featuring face-piercing, sacrifice, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walk during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walk with spikes pierced on his cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walk with a piercing on their cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with spikes pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walk during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walk during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walk during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine get ready before a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walk during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with spikes pierced through his cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with a spike pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with a spike pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with a spike pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with a spike pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with spikes pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with spikes pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with spikes pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with spikes pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with a spike pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with spikes pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with a spike pierced through her cheeks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine sits while his arm and cheeks are pierced during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine walks with an axe pierced through his cheek during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





An altar with religious figures is seen inside Jui Tui shrine during the celebration of the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine waits at the start of a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A boy gives money to another boy dressed as a monkey during Jui Tui shrine procession annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui shrine go into trance before a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 19, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)