ujjal dey posted a photo: Thaipusam is an important Hindu festival celebrated annually in Singapore, usually in late January or early February. It is a celebration of Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war, and involves devotees carrying kavadis (decorated wooden or metal frames) or piercing their bodies with skewers as acts of penance

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Thaipusam 2023

Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, seven-eighths view; single-point focus on his left eye) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with tongue and cheek piercing and milk pots attached to his skin with fish hooks, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog)

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2009-02a Thaipusam Penang 2020 (96a)

Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, seven-eighths view; single-point focus on his left eye) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with tongue and cheek piercing and milk pots attached to his skin with fish hooks, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog)

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2009-02a Thaipusam Penang 2020 (96a)

Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, seven-eighths view; single-point focus on his tongue tip) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with tongue and cheek piercing and milk pots attached to his skin with fish hooks, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog).

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2009-02a Thaipusam Penang 2020 (96b)

Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor face shot, seven-eighths view; single-point focus on his tongue tip) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with tongue and cheek piercing and milk pots attached to his skin with fish hooks, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog).

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2009-02a Thaipusam Penang 2020 (96b)

Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (cropped outdoor faceshot, seven-eighths view) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with a forehead piercing and a decorative 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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2009-02a Thaipusam Penang 2020 (92)

Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (cropped outdoor face shot, full-face view) of a young Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with extreme 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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2009-02a Thaipusam Penang 2020 (89)

pilgrimagetour.in posted a photo: A Traveller’s Guide To Malaysia’s Thaipusam Festival – A massive crowd gathered at the Batu Caves Hindu temple for the Thaipusam festival of this year.

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A Traveller’s Guide To Malaysia’s Thaipusam Festival

Benedict Beirer posted a photo:

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