Stock photography, photos: Vegetarian Festival - Thailand Stock photos of The Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand. Many celebrants commit various acts of self-mutilation to show their piety. Once the Spirits announce their arrivals facial expressions change. Body movements become agitated. One by one the participants shift from being ordinary people to being mediators of the Nine Emperor Spirits. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: Thailand, southeast asia, vegetarian, vegetarian festival, phuket, thai, celebration, festival, Chinese, mutilation, puncture, body modification, self mutilation, piercing, tongue