Mortification of the Flesh.
Mortification of the flesh is common during the Thaipusam festival. Many devotees pierce their bodies with hooks. From the "THAIPUSSAM : Pain and Devotion" photo essay, Penang, Malaysia 2009.
In the THAIPUSAM: Pain & Devotion photo essay.
4 responses
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James Pervis gave props (11 Feb 2009):
wow
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James Andrew said (24 Feb 2009):
that is amazing, youve done a really good job with this series.
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joe barrett said (8 Mar 2009):
are these people up on their tetras shots?interesting image
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Cindy Mikulski gave props (23 Jun 2009):
really, all I can say is WOW!!!
