Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, three-quarter 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 face shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee and kavadi bearer/dancer 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: 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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Benedict Beirer posted a photo:

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Attapp posted a photo: Thaipusam, Little India, Singapore,

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