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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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (cropped outdoor face shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with 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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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor head shot, seven-eighths view) of Vina, a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with shaved head, covered with yellow sandalwood paste, 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, seven-eighths view) of Vina, a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with shaved head, covered with yellow sandalwood paste, 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 double portrait (outdoor half-length double portrait, seven-eighths views) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with shaved head, covered with yellow sandalwood paste, holding her little daughter in her arms, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Doing a Background Check (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street double portrait (outdoor half-length double portrait, seven-eighths views) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with shaved head, covered with yellow sandalwood paste, holding her little daughter in her arms, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Doing a Background Check (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, three-quarter view) of a middle-aged, cross-dressing Malaysian Indian genderqueer person aka hijra , during Thaipusam 2018 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Hitting on Asia’s Genderqueers (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Closeup street portrait (outdoor head shot, seven-eighths view) of a stylish, young Malaysian Indian beauty in blue, representing the eyes of the law, promoting and supporting the local police force during Thaipusam 2018 CE; Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Adding Context to Street Portraits (photo blog)

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Altai World Photography posted a photo: Thaipusam Festival, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

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A Devotee Starts His Journey

Thaipusam is an annual procession by Hindu devotees seeking blessings, fulfilling vows and offering thanks. Some show their devotion through piercings. Sometimes these can be through the face, pinching skin in the upper ..

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