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, 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 (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 group portrait (outdoor group shot, full-face views of the blurred/unsharp foreground subjects) of a friendly detail of Malaysian police officers during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Sharing Photos on Flickr (photo blog), Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog).

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

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Kavadi Bearer Dancing While in a Trance-Like State

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

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