Here are a few videos I took over the course of the festival, ranging from 10 seconds to a couple minutes. The videos are in no particular order.
Apologies for filming in vertical, but it was much easier to hold my phone vertical in one hand and continue to use my camera in the other hand.
One of the more extreme piercings, taking place at Sui Boon Tong shrine of the last day of the festival.
A piercing at Kathu shrine.
Another piercing taking place at Sui Boon Tong.
Sapam Shrine
Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine
Loading up pineapples at Lim Hu Tai Su.
Sliding the sword through at Lim Hu Tai Su.
Tossing fireworks at the Kathu procession.
One of the first piercings to take place early in the morning at Kathu shrine.
The remnants of Typhoon Noru early in the morning at Ban Thu Rue.
Firecrackers during the Lim Hu Tai Su procession.
Jui Tui Shrine band.
A Ma Song getting mentally prepared.
Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine
He's going to have to walk several kilometers like that...
Waiting for the street procession to begin.
Standard facial piercing.
Shows how quickly they can do the needle piercings.
Piercing both eyebrows.
Jui Tui shrine street procession, the largest procession of the festival.
Mentally preparing.
Firecrackers at Sapam Shrine.
Needles just barely piercing the skin at Sapam Shrine. Eventually, the entire length of each arm will be covered.
Sui Boon Tong firecrackers.
Bonus video - catchy Thai pop music by the Star Bar house band in Phuket.