Thaipusam is a Hindu festival which is celebrated by the Tamil population. It happens around the full moon of the second Tamil month… usually falling in January by western calendars

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Thaipusam Festival – Hooks, skewers and other fun self mortifications

After the first day of Thaipusam , which was full of smiley faces, dancing and smashed coconuts, the second day seemed a bit depressing. A group of men gathered near a small Hindu temple to have their bodies (mostly back, …

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