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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2009-02a Thaipusam Penang 2020 (93)