Religious devotees in Thailand celebrated the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on Oct. 11-12 by slashing their tongues, cutting open their cheeks, sticking large objects like metal rods, needles ...

Doctors in Phuket, Thailand, are warning vegetarians at the annual Chinese Vegetarian Festival that piercing their faces with knives, axes, spades and beach umbrellas could expose them to health risks ...

As part of the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket, religious devotees inflict unimaginable on harm on themselves as a way of seeking purification. One worshipper of the ...

In front of me stood what must have been the most beautiful “god’s” body in the whole of Phuket. Her gentle pink robe swayed above bare feet as she made her way in a trance through the crowd of ...

As far as different cultures' traditions go, the vegetarian festival on the island of Phuket, Thailand, has to be one of the most extreme. It is nothing like our vegetarian festivals. The nine-day ...

Every year Phuket plays host to numerous festivals and celebrations – both national and international – but the Phuket Vegetarian Festival is arguably the most interesting, unusual, cultural, and ...

The year 2024 has truly been a golden year for Phuket, marking a historic achievement as the destination proudly secured two prestigious accolades at the 2024 IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards, ...

I was startled every few minutes by the sight and sound of the plastic-coated gunpowder exploding with a flash, inches from my feet, smoke billowing in my eyes and blasts ringing in my ears. Volleying ...