SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - At just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Singapore bustles with an unusual crowd of devotees. Their cheeks pierced with metal spears, the skin ...

When locals see a cluster of people sporting Mohawks, untamed beards, facial piercings, full-body tattoos, vests with patches, all the while holding Pabst Blue Ribbon beers in hand, they know it’s ...

Worshippers on Thailand's Phuket island have celebrated a nine-day Taoist festival, with many piercing their faces with metal spikes and walking on hot coals to show devotion to deities. PHUKET, ...

In the tourist island of Phuket, the nine-day Taoist 'Nine Emperor Gods' festival is in full swing. Hundreds of participants march down streets showcasing a dizzying variety of piercings. PHUKET, ...

PHUKET: As burning incense fills the air, devotees in trances force skewers and swords through their cheeks in ritualistic acts underpinning southern Thailand's colourful -- and seemingly painful -- ...

As burning incense fills the air, devotees in trances force skewers and swords through their cheeks in ritualistic acts underpinning southern Thailand's colourful -- and seemingly painful -- ...

Sticking samurai swords, steak knives and even the sharpened handles of badminton racquets through their cheeks, devotees of Thailand's vegetarian festival go all out during an annual event that is ...