Phuket's Sam Kong Shrine Festival Sees Devotees Undergo Ritualistic Self-Mortification
Phuket's Sam Kong Shrine held its annual festival where devotees practiced ritualistic self-mortification to atone for sins, a tradition deeply ingrained in the community's spiritual life.
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