Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2009
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October 22, 2009
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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 … |
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Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam
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