Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, seven-eighths view) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu kavadi carrier/dancer with pierced tongue and cheeks, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (high-ISO outdoor face shot, seven-eighths view) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu kavadi carrier/dancer with pierced tongue and cheeks, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, seven-eighths view) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu kavadi carrier/dancer with pierced tongue and cheeks, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, seven-eighths view) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu kavadi carrier/dancer with pierced tongue and cheeks, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog)

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with forehead piercings and sandalwood paste aka chandanam all over his face; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Yellowing the Forehead (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with forehead piercings and sandalwood paste aka chandanam all over his face; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Yellowing the Forehead (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor half-length portrait, seven-eighths view) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee, carrying a milk vessel ( paal kudam ) on her shoulder during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Monochrome black-and-white conversion of a close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, full-face view) of an elderly Malaysian Chinese devotee, piercing both cheeks with a decorated steel pin during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (cropped outdoor faceshot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Chinese devotee with forehead piercings and a decorated tongue piercing during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (cropped outdoor face shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with forehead piercing and extreme tongue piercing during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog).

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