Photographer Michael Carroll documents the spectacular rituals and extreme self-mutilation at Thailand’s Festival of the Nine Emperor Gods.
Mahsong by Michael Carroll plunges into one of Thailand's most intense and striking spiritual traditions: the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. Far beyond Phuket's postcard imagery, the book reveals a raw reality of trance, blood, and steel, where the sacred and the profane collide with undeniable force. It offers a rare immersion into an unfiltered Thailand, deeply rooted in ancient beliefs and living practices.
