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#13262214
1 February 2026
A Malaysian Hindu devotee, pierced with hooks in his back, makes his way towards the Batu Caves Temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. 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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#13262215
1 February 2026
A Malaysian Hindu devotee, pierced with hooks in his back, makes his way towards the Batu Caves Temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 1, 2026. 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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#12608579
2 August 2025
A devotee suspends himself with hooks during the annual Theru festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 2, 2025.
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2 August 2025
A devotee suspends himself with hooks during the annual Theru festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 2, 2025.
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#12523474
2 July 2025
A man stands fishing in the evening on the shore of Lake Starnberg in Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on July 1, 2025.
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#12523475
2 July 2025
A man stands fishing in the evening on the shore of Lake Starnberg in Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on July 1, 2025. A young man walks past.
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#12523476
2 July 2025
A man stands fishing in the evening on the shore of Lake Starnberg in Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on July 1, 2025.
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#12296409
23 April 2025
Thousands of devotees gather in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, on April 14, 2025, to observe Charak Puja, a Hindu folk festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. Devotees pierce their backs with hooks and swing from tall structures in acts of intense devotion and penance, marking the Bengali New Year with spiritual zeal and centuries-old tradition.
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#12296411
23 April 2025
Thousands of devotees gather in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, on April 14, 2025, to observe Charak Puja, a Hindu folk festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. Devotees pierce their backs with hooks and swing from tall structures in acts of intense devotion and penance, marking the Bengali New Year with spiritual zeal and centuries-old tradition.
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#12296413
23 April 2025
Thousands of devotees gather in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, on April 14, 2025, to observe Charak Puja, a Hindu folk festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. Devotees pierce their backs with hooks and swing from tall structures in acts of intense devotion and penance, marking the Bengali New Year with spiritual zeal and centuries-old tradition.
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#12296414
23 April 2025
Thousands of devotees gather in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, on April 14, 2025, to observe Charak Puja, a Hindu folk festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. Devotees pierce their backs with hooks and swing from tall structures in acts of intense devotion and penance, marking the Bengali New Year with spiritual zeal and centuries-old tradition.
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#12043023
11 February 2025
A devotee's back is adorned with dozens of small milk pots attached to hooks, signifying devotion and spiritual endurance.
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#12042486
11 February 2025
A Malaysian Hindu devotee reacts in a state of trance with his back pierced with hooks before 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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#11911807
3 January 2025
KRAKOW, POLAND - DECEMBER 23: A shop window with the neon light displaying the words "Yarn, Crochet Hooks, Knitting Needles., on December 23, 2024 in Krakow, Poland.
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#11611085
26 September 2024
People sit as illegal power hooks are put on an electricity wire in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 27, 2024.
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#11387492
6 July 2024
Children are fishing for rainbow trout at a pond in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, on May 12, 2024.
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