Devotees fall into trance during the Thaipusam festival in Singapore February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A devotee falls into trance during the Thaipusam festival in Singapore February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A devotee falls into trance during the Thaipusam festival in Singapore February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A medium man with his mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Kathu Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium man with his mouth and body pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Kathu Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium woman with her mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Jui Tui Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium woman with her mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Kathu Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium woman with her mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Jui Tui Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium woman with her mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Jui Tui Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium woman with her mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Jui Tui Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A medium man with his mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during Bang Neow Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium man with his mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Ban Tha Rue Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium man with his mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during Bang Neow Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium woman Patcharaporn Phromchai with her mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Ban Tha Rue Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium man with his mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Samkong Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium man with his mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Samkong Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium man with his mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Samkong Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium man with his mouth and body pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Samkong Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A medium man with his mouth pierced is portrayed while in trance during the Samkong Shrine procession amidst celebrations of the annual vegetarian festival, observed by Taoist devotees from the Thai-Chinese community in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, in Phuket Town, Thailand September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Balinese Hindu men are seen in a trance during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo 

Balinese Hindu men attempt to stab themseves with traditional Keris daggers as they are in trance during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo 

Balinese Hindu women are seen in a trance during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo 

A woman, possessed by a spirit, goes into a trance as she takes part in a voodoo ceremony during the Day of the Dead celebrations in the Petionville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

People who are believed to be in a trance with the spirits of Indian warriors, take part in a spiritual ceremony believed to promote good health during the annual religious festival of the goddess Maria Lionza, in the low income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

People who are believed to be in a trance with the spirits of Indian warriors, take part in a spiritual ceremony believed to promote good health during the annual religious festival of the goddess Maria Lionza, in the low income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

People who are believed to be in a trance with the spirits of Indian warriors, take part in a spiritual ceremony believed to promote good health during the annual religious festival of the goddess Maria Lionza, in the low income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

A man sprays liquor on a woman who is believed to be in a trance with the spirit of an Indian warrior in a spiritual ceremony believed to promote good health during the annual religious festival of the goddess Maria Lionza, in the low income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

People who are believed to be in a trance with the spirits of Indian warriors, take part in a spiritual ceremony believed to promote good health during the annual religious festival of the goddess Maria Lionza, in the low income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

A woman, who is believed to be in a trance with the spirit of an Indian warrior, takes part in a spiritual ceremony believed to promote good health during the annual religious festival of the goddess Maria Lionza, in the low income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

People who are believed to be in a trance with the spirits of Indian warriors, take part in a spiritual ceremony believed to promote good health during the annual religious festival of the goddess Maria Lionza, in the low-income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man, who is believed to be in a trance with the spirit of Indian warrior Cacique Guaicaipuro, takes part in a spiritual ceremony believed to promote good health during the annual religious festival of the goddess Maria Lionza, in the low income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

A person dressed as a deity jumps while in a state of trance during the Shikali festival at Khokana, in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A Hindu devotee reacts while in a trance during a procession during Thaipusam at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee in trance is calmed down by volunteers during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee in trance is calmed down by volunteers during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Devotees in trance mimic beasts during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Devotees in trance mimic beasts during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A devotee daubed in turmeric powder goes into a trance before a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A devotee daubed in turmeric powder goes into a trance before a procession at shepherd god Khandoba’s temple during 'Somvati Amavasya' in Jejuri, India, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A Hindu devotee dances while in a trance during Thaipusam at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin 

A Hindu devotee dances while in a trance during Thaipusam at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin 

A Balinese Hindu attempts to stab himself with traditional Keris daggers while in trance during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia, January 13, 2019. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo 

A Balinese Hindu attempts to stab himself with traditional Keris daggers while in trance during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia, January 13, 2019. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo 

A migrant, part of a caravan traveling en route to the United States, stands next to police officers on the road from Arriaga to Tapanatepec, near Arriaga, Mexico, November 5, 2018. Reuters photographer Carlos Garcia Rawlins: "The migrants started walking very early in the morning, before dawn to avoid the heat. Everyone was so tired that they walked as if in a trance. Most of the time I was with the caravan they had a police escort which followed the tail-end of the group." REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "IMMIGRATION POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

A Balinese Hindu devotee stabs himself with traditional dagger while in a trance during the biennial Ngusaba Gumang ceremony at Gumang Hill Temple in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo 

A Balinese Hindu devotee attempts to stab himself with traditional Keris dagger while in a trance during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Kesiman Village, Bali, Indonesia June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo 

A devotee gets into a trance during a religious procession to mark Bhel Bhel festival dedicated to Hindu goddess Muthumariamman in Bandel town in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri 

A Balinese Hindu worshiper attempts to stab himself with traditional Kris daggers while in trance during Melasti, a purification ceremony ahead of the holy day of Nyepi on a beach in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A Balinese Hindu worshiper attempts to stab himself with traditional Kris daggers while in trance during Melasti, a purification ceremony ahead of the holy day of Nyepi on a beach in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra Monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand March 3, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand March 3, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun