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: Closeup street portrait (outdoor head shot, three-quarter view) of a young Malaysian Chinese male devotee with forehead piercings, cheek piercing and jewelry directly hooked into his skin by sharp fishing hooks, during Thaipusam 2018 CE; Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Adding Context to Street Portraits (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Closeup street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Chinese female devotee with forehead piercings, cheek piercing and jewelry directly hooked into his skin by sharp fishing hooks, during Thaipusam 2018 CE; Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.

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