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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Thaipusam – 2014 Thaipusam is a Hindu festival to celebrate and to give thanks to the Hindu God, Lord Subramaniam (also known as Lord Murugan) son of Lord Siva. It is a celebration of faith and atonement, of family and  …

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Thaipusam parade in Singapore January 2008 A Tamil festival celebrated by the Hindu population in Singapore. It celebrates the birthday of Lord Murugan also known as Subramaniam, the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati.

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Close-up of one of the devotees who made the pilgrimage walk for Thaipusam today, 20/01/2011. Thaipusam is a Tamil-Indian Hindu religious festival, celebrating the day Lord Murugan,also called Lord Subramaniam, …

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Singapore's Thaipusam Festival is rich with history and origin. Held in honour of the Hindu deity Subramaniam (Lord Murugan), Thaipusam is a day of prayer and thanksgiving for wishes granted and vows fulfilled

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Singapore’s Thaipusam Festival is rich with history and origin.

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