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Phuket Vegetarian Festival

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2016

It is unclear how self-mutilation became a tradition in the Festival of the 9 Emperor Gods that is only practiced in Phuket's adaptation of the festival. Some believe that it may be borrowed from the Hindu's Thaipusam festival in neighboring Malaysia that also practices piercing and self-mutilation. Others believe that the people of Phuket wanted a way to display their utter devotion to the gods.

Phuket Vegetarian Festival is a Documentary movie released in 2016. It has a runtime of 32 Critics and viewers have rated it no reviews, with an IMDb score of undefined..

Director
Tawd b. Dorenfeld
Stars
Martin Olson, The People of Phuket Island