Milk spills out of the milk pots that are being carried as offerings.
A man carrying the burden of a kavati for his family.
A family member getting pierced for the pilgrimage to the temple. The container is a small milk pot pierced into the skin.
During Thaipusam, the piercing burdens were weighted down with offereings of fruit.
A woman is overtaken with emotion/spirituality during Thaipusam and faints. The elder women care for her.
A Hindu man showing his dedication to Murukan with a large piercing through his mouth.
Pulling a heavy chariot to the temple as an offering. A painful looking process.
Young girl takes a nap during the colorful festivities
Thaipusam Festival - fruit hangs from people's backs pierced into the flesh.