Oct 22

Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2009

Daily Photos from Thailand

Thursday 22nd October, 2009 at 20:43:50| Words: 83 words | Category: News Photos

Devotees to Sapam Chinese Shrine in Phuket, Thailand work themselves into a trance Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, prior to a nighttime street procession at the Vegetarian Festival. The annual festival traces its origin back to the early 1800's when Chinese tin miners and others who had been stricken with disease recovered by adhering to a strict vegetarian diet. (AP)


Devotees to Sapam Chinese Shrine in Phuket, Thailand carry a shrine Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, into exploding fireworks during a nighttime street procession at the Vegetarian Festival. (AP)


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