AdevoteetotheChineseNineEmperorGodswearsalargepiercingthroughhismouthashewaitstowalkinaprocessionSaturdayduringtheVegetarianFestivalinPhuket,Thailand.Thepracticeofpiercingthebodyisaformofselftorturesthatshiftsevilawayfromtheindividual.

泰國布吉正舉行源於中國的九皇齋節。一名信徒周六用利器刺穿面頰，等候參與巡遊。信徒在這個節日以刺穿身體等方式自殘，祈求驅走的邪氣。