Close up of pilgrim in trance, a kavadi (carrier) has a needle through his tongue and is carrying the vel kavadi attached by spikes that pierce his skin, during Hindu Thaipusam Festival, carrying it from Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple up to Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Image id: 737-413
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: July 2007
Upload date: May 2007
Artist: Richard Nebesky
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: July 2007
Upload date: May 2007
Artist: Richard Nebesky
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