Thaipusam 2012

by Fareez Nazlan

A Hindu devotee take shower during a procession to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual Hindu festival symbolizing the struggle between good and evil. 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan

Hindu devotees praying to their sammy during a procession to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual festival symbolizing the struggle between good and evil in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan

A statue of Lord Muruga is carried by chariot among thousands of Hindu devotees during an 11-kilometre (7-mile) procession to Batu Caves temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan

A statue of Lord Muruga is carried by chariot and pulled by some attached with wires piercing their skin during Thaipusam festival 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan

A statue of Lord Muruga is carried by chariot amongst thousands of Hindu devotees, during an 11-kilometre (7-mile) procession to Batu Caves temple in Kuala Lumpur, 7 February 2012. Photo by Fareez Nazlan

Hindu devotees seen here as they walk to the Batu caves temple during Thaipusam festival 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan

Hindu devotees seen here as they walk to the Batu caves temple during Thaipusam festival 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan

Hindu devotees seen here as they enter the Batu caves temple during a procession to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual festival symbolizing the struggle between good and evil in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan

Lord Murugan’s statue during a procession to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual festival symbolizing the struggle between good and evil. 7 February 2012. Photo by Fareez Nazlan

A Hindu devotee with pierced mouth during a procession to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual Hindu festival symbolizing the struggle between good and evil. 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan

A Hindu devotee with pierced mouth and tongue during a procession to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual Hindu festival symbolizing the struggle between good and evil. 7 February 2012. photo by Fareez Nazlan