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Devotees doing their penance in the form of pulling chariots using strings and hooks attached to their bodies.
Commissioned by AsiaPhoto — Batu Caves, Malaysia, 2009

A kavadi bearer prepares himself for the vel kavadi dance. The vel kavadi is a altar made with wood and decorated with peacock feathers and weighs up to 50kg. They are attached to the bearer through hooks or spikes.
Commissioned by AsiaPhoto — Batu Caves, Malaysia, 2009

The vel kavadi attracts much attention from devotees and visitors alike due to its large size and its flamboyant decorations. Carrying a vel kavadi is seen as the ultimate form of penance due to the heavy burden and the multiple piercings involved.
Commissioned by AsiaPhoto — Batu Caves, Malaysia, 2009

Many devotees also hook smaller items such as fruits and bells in their back as kavadi. Devotees say they feel no pain and shed no blood in their state of trance because of Lord Murugan's protection.
Commissioned by AsiaPhoto — Batu Caves, Malaysia, 2009

Not all kavadi involve physical torture; they can also be as simple as a milk jugs (paal kudam) carried on devotees' head, as women and even children often do. Those who are clothed usually dress in yellow and orange, the colours of Lord Murugan.
Commissioned by AsiaPhoto — Batu Caves, Malaysia, 2009

Not all kavadi involve physical torture; they can also be as simple as a milk jugs (paal kudam) carried on devotees' head, as women and even children often do. Those who are clothed usually dress in yellow and orange, the colours of Lord Murugan.
Commissioned by AsiaPhoto — Batu Caves, Malaysia, 2009