by Gerald Oskoboiny
Photos, Thaipusam festival, Batu Caves, 2007:
Thaipusam
Hindu devotee
Hindu devotees
Young Hindu boy
Yellow heads
Pierced back
In a trance
Kavadi
Water break
Pierced tongue
Fruit offerings
Milk pot
Skewered face
Ascending
Red tongue
Inside Batu Caves
Passed out
Waiting in line
Removing hooks
No bleeding
Lord Murugan statue
Huge crowd
Crowded procession
Crowded steps
272 steps
Entering Batu Caves
Opening coconuts