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 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 face shot, full-face 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 face shot, seven-eighths 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 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 (cropped outdoor faceshot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Chinese devotee with forehead piercing and 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: 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 double portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Chinese female devotee with forehead piercing and cheek piercing, with a male devotee with skewer through his cheeks in the background, during Thaipusam 2018 CE; Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Doubling Down on Doubles (photo blog).

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