Worshippers at the Jor Soo Gong Naka shrine in Phuket have resumed the famous vegetarian body piercing festival after a two-year hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic.
This traditional nine-day Taoist festival worships the "nine emperors".
Devotees offer their bodies to deities they believe will banish bad luck, while white-robed participants hope for blessings and good fortune.
