Tag: “Hinduism”

7 results found.

  1. Feeling Green?

    Thaipusam Festival - fruit hangs from people's backs pierced into the flesh.

  2. Weak in the Knees

    A woman is overtaken with emotion/spirituality during Thaipusam and faints. The elder women care for her.

  3. Deep in Thought

    A Hindu man showing his dedication to Murukan with a large piercing through his mouth.

  4. Tension

    Pulling a heavy chariot to the temple as an offering. A painful looking process.

  5. Sweet Dreams

    Young girl takes a nap during the colorful festivities

  6. Painstaking

    A family member getting pierced for the pilgrimage to the temple. The container is a small milk pot pierced into the skin.

  7. Orange Piercing

    During Thaipusam, the piercing burdens were weighted down with offereings of fruit.

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