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Hindu devotee performing Kavadi dance during Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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SIngaporean Chinese devotee taking a vow to offer a kavadi to their Lord Murugan for tiding over or averting a great calamity. The Lord Murugan...

SIngaporean Chinese devotee taking a vow to offer a kavadi

Devotee dances while carrying a Kavadi during the Thaipusam festival on January 17, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated on...

Malaysian Hindus Gather To Celebrate The Annual Thaipusam Festival

Chinese Hindu devotee shoulders a "Kavadi", a heavy metal frame shaped like a peacock's tail, with sharp needles skewered to his body 10 February,...

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Malaysian Hindu devotee carries a kavadi during Thaipusam celebrations at Batu Caves on January 20, 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The festival...

Malaysian Hindus Celebrate Thaipusam Festival

Hindu devotee carries the Kavadi with metal prongs piercing the skin of his chest and torso during a four kilometer procession for the Hindu...

A Hindu devotee carries the Kavadi with

Hindu devotee carries the Kavadi with metal prongs piercing the skin of his chest and torso during a four kilometer procession for the Hindu...

A Hindu devotee carries the Kavadi with

Hindu devotee carries on the "Kavadi " decked with flowers, milk, lime, fruits, hooks, Hindu deities, camphor, lamp and spikes sewed to their bodies...

A Hindu devotee carries on the "Kavadi "

Young Hindu devotees pull out lime and other fruits from many "Kavadi " decked with flowers, milk, lime, fruits, hooks, Hindu deities, camphor, lamp...

Young Hindu devotees pull out lime and o

Hindu devotees carry on the "Kavadi " decked with flowers, milk, lime, fruits, hooks, Hindu deities, camphor, lamp and spikes sewed to their bodies...

Hindu devotees carry on the "Kavadi " (a

Hindu devotee runs whilst pulling a three-metre chariot hooked on his back decked with flowers, milk, lime, fruits, hooks, camphor, lamp and spikes...

A Hindu devotee runs whilst pulling a th

Hindu devotee gets his tongue pierced before pulling a three-meter chariot with two huge hooks tied on his back as the chariot is decked with...

A Hindu devotee gets his tongue pierced

Hindu devotee carries on the "Kavadi " decked with flowers, milk, lime, fruits, hooks, Hindu deities, camphor, lamp and spikes sewed to their bodies...

A Hindu devotee carries on the "Kavadi "

Hindu devotee carries the Kavadi with metal prongs piercing the skin of his chest and torso during a four kilometer procession for the Hindu...

A Hindu devotee carries the Kavadi with

Hindu devotee carries the Kavadi as family and friends chant prayers during a four kilometer procession for the Hindu Thaipusam festival in Singapore...

A Hindu devotee carries the Kavadi as fa

Portrait d'un pénitent, les lèvres transpersées de brochettes, portant sur ses épaules un Kavadi formé de lourds cadres de bois décorés de fleurs,...

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Singapore, Thaipusam, Murugan Temple Tank Road a.m. Man with chains pierced in back carrying Kavadi .

Singapore, Thaipusam, Murugan Temple Tank Road a.m. Man with chains pierced in back carrying Kavadi .

Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple. Idumban, the first Kavadi bearer. Singapore.

Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple. Idumban.

Hindu devotee places fruit to decorate her "Kavadi" during the annual Hindu Thaipoosam Kavady festival held at Shree Emperumal Hindu Temple in Mount...

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Hindu devotee carries a Kavadi during the annual Hindu Thaipoosam Kavady festival held at Shree Emperumal Hindu Temple in Mount Edgecombe township,...

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One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual

Tamil devotees is seen from the top of the temple during the Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities to commemorate...

Tamil devotees is seen from the top of the temple during the

One of the Tamil devotees is seen washing himself after shaved his head during the Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil...

One of the Tamil devotees is seen washing himself after

Most of the Tamil community eat satvik food on the Thaipusam day. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities to commemorate the...

Most of the Tamil community eat satvik food on the Thaipusam

Most of the Tamil community eat satvik food on the Thaipusam day. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities to commemorate the...

Most of the Tamil community eat satvik food on the Thaipusam

One of the devotees is seen piercing his body with some lime as a ritual of Kavadi Attam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his body with some lime

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual

One of the devotees is seen piercing his body part as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his body part as a

One of the westerner devotee is seen on his ritual of Kavadi Attam during the Thaipusam at Batu Cave. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by...

One of the westerner devotee is seen on his ritual of Kavadi

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual

One of the westerner devotee is seen on his ritual of Kavadi Attam during the Thaipusam at Batu Cave. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by...

One of the westerner devotee is seen on his ritual of Kavadi

One of the devotees is seen on a ritual of Kavadi Attam during the Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities to...

One of the devotees is seen on a ritual of Kavadi Attam

One of the devotees is seen piercing his cheek as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his cheek as a ritual

One of the devotees is seen holding his kavadi as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities...

One of the devotees is seen holding his kavadi as a ritual

Child is seen holding his wooden rod on his shoulder as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil...

A child is seen holding his wooden rod on his shoulder as a

Mother is seen give a spirit to his son while he carrying the kavati as a ritual of Kavati Attam during the Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival...

A mother is seen give a spirit to his son while he carrying

Mother and his child is seen carrying a pot of milk as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil...

A mother and his child is seen carrying a pot of milk as a

Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities to commemorate the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel or spear to vanquish the...

Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth as a ritual

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth while holding his kavadi as a ritual of Kavadi Attam on Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival...

One of the devotees is seen piercing his mouth while holding

The devotees will bring their own milk pot and they will walk barefoot along the Thaipusam day. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil...

The devotees will bring their own milk pot and they will

Child is seen shaving his head during the Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a holy festival celebrates by Tamil communities to commemorate the occasion when...

A child is seen shaving his head during the Thaipusam.

Hindu devotee carries a "kavadi" or ceremonial sacrifice, as he makes his way along a four kilometer route during a Thaipusam festival procession in...

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Hindu devotee carries "kavadi" or ceremonial sacrifice, as he makes his way along a four kilometer route during a Thaipusam festival procession in...

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Hindu devotee carries a mini "kavadi" or ceremonial sacrifice, as he and others make their way along a four kilometer route during a Thaipusam...

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An Ethnic-Malaysian Hindu devotee with little "kavadi" or prayer offerings hooked to his back waits at the entrance of the Batu caves temple during...

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An Ethnic-Malaysian Hindu devotee carries his child along with "kavadi" or piece offerings on his head as he makes his way towards the Batu caves...

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An ethnic-Malaysian Hindu devotee carries "kavadi" or prayer offerings on his shoulder as he makes his way towards the Batu caves temple during the...

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An Ethnic-Malaysian Hindu devotees with "kavadi" or piece offerings hooked to their bodies takes a break as they walk towards the Batu caves temple...

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An ethnic-Malaysian Hindu devotee carries "kavadi" or prayer offerings on his shoulder as he makes his way towards the Batu caves temple during the...

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Tamil Hindu devotees dance while entranced with hooks piercing the flesh of their backs and facial skewers during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha...

Tamil Hindu devotees celebrate the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival

Woman empties holy ash from small silver pots attached to hooks during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada.

Tamil Hindu devotees celebrate the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival

Hindu devotee carrying a kavadi makes his towards the Batu Caves temple before sunrise during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur on February 8, 2009. The...

A Hindu devotee carrying a kavadi (burde

Hindu devotee carrying a kavadi makes her towards the Batu Caves temple before sunrise during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur on February 8, 2009. The...

A Hindu devotee carrying a kavadi (burde

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