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Shocking Asia, Malaysia’s Thaipusam

Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 26 March 2009

By: davendeb

thaipusam1ma-241x300.jpgThese devoted people have a Priest drive spikes through their cheeks and tongues or insert hooks into their backs and chests on which they hang various fruit or milk pots to add to the discomfort. Related posts:
  1. Tea Time in Cameron Highlands Malaysia
  2. The Pinnacles of Borneo, an Adventure in Sarawak
  3. Mount Kinabalu, 2 Tough Days in Borneo

Tags: ASIA , Batu Caves , festivals , Kuala Lumpur , MALAYSIA , South East Asia , Thaipusam

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