Spirit Medium (Ma Song) pierces his cheeks during religious ceremony in Thailand
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Buddha in the Viewfinder Fotos / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5184 x 3456 px | 43.9 x 29.3 cm | 17.3 x 11.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2011Location:
Bang Niew Chinese Shrine, Phuket Town, Phuket, ThailandMore information:
A Ma Song (spirit medium) has his cheeks pierced during the 2011 Phuket Vegetarian Festival, an annual religious event held in Phuket, Thailand that celebrates brightness, inner peace, and good hygiene. The Ma Song devotees during the Festival are believed to be vessels of gods and deities who imbue them with supernatural powers and thus make them immune to the pain of such extreme body piercing.