Singapore. 26th March 2013. A Hindu devotee shows his devotion by piercing his back with metal hooks at the festival of Thaipusam. The festival of Thaipusam commemorates the victory of good over evil and is celebrated by Hindu devotees who carry physical burdens known as Kavadi with bearers and take to piercing their cheeks and tongues with metal hooks and skewers. � Credit: amer ghazzal / Alamy Live News


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