Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Closeup street double portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Chinese female devotee with forehead piercing and cheek piercing, with a male devotee with skewer through his cheeks in the background, during Thaipusam 2018 CE; Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Doubling Down on Doubles (photo blog).

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far from Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur are sacred to all Hindus caves Batu Caves . Inside them are built Hindu temples. The place is considered one of the most important in the Hindu religion, therefore attracts pilgrims from  ..

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the stairs with my eyes Thaipusam 2009 at Batu Caves, Malaysia 09/02/2009 7am-2pm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Caves.

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