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#12042481
11 February 2025
A Malaysian Hindu devotee carries a 'kavadi' on his shoulders as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 11, 2025. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.
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11 February 2025
Hindu devotees carry milk pots and walk towards the Batu Caves temple during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 11, 2025. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.
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11 February 2025
A Malaysian Hindu devotee carries a 'kavadi' on his shoulders as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 11, 2025. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.
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11 February 2025
Malaysian Hindu devotees prepare their offerings before making their way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 11, 2025. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.
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11 February 2025
A Malaysian Hindu devotee carries a 'kavadi' on his shoulders as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 11, 2025. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.
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11 February 2025
A Malaysian Hindu devotee carries a 'kavadi' on his shoulders as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 11, 2025. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees pray and make vows, and when the prayers are answered, they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'kavadi' or milk pots on a four-kilometer journey of faith.
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21 April 2024
A man of Indian Tamil descent is celebrating his cheek piercing procession during the Chithirai Pournami Offering Festival, or Full Moon celebration, in Medan, North Sumatra, on April 21, 2024.
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21 April 2024
Men of Indian Tamil descent are celebrating a cheek piercing procession during the Chithirai Pournami Offering Festival, or Full Moon celebration, in Medan, North Sumatra, on April 21, 2024.
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