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Stimulated by the vigorous beating of drums the devotee performs a frenzied kavadi dance

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Meditating pilgrim

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Kavadi bearer entering into a trance induced by incessant chanting and drumming

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In an extreme display of devotion and self sacrifice ardent devotees got their cheeks skewered to appease the Lord before marching to the temple

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Devout pilgrim pulling a chariot with a hook on his skin

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Most pilgrims are dressed in orange, the favorite colour of Lord Murugan and the colour of renunciation

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Young Thaipusam pilgrim shaking her long hair in the water

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Shaivite worshippers at the temple

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The most devout women shave their head bald as an act of sacrifice and purification