Devotees attend Thaipusam on January 24, 2016 at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. Devotees will pray and make vows when the prayers are answered and 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 kilometre journey of faith. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)





Hindu devotees in a trance, having their bodies pierced by hooks, walk during their pilgrimage for Thaipusam at Batu Caves temple in Kuala Lumpur on January 23, 2016. (Photo by Alexandra Radu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)





A Hindu devotee reacts as his cheeks are pierced during Thaipusam at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A man with a pierced mouth heads toward the Batu caves during the Thaipusam festival celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 24, 2016. (Photo by Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/Corbis)





A man with multiple chest piercings during the Thaipusam festival celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 24, 2016. (Photo by Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/Corbis)





A young Hindu devotee is blessed during Thaipusam at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee reacts after her tongue is pierced during Thaipusam at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee reacts after his cheeks are pierced during Thaipusam at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee reacts as his tongue is pierced during Thaipusam at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 23, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee, who has metal hooks attached to his back, walks to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





Hindu devotees climb the steps to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee is seen in a trance before his pilgrimage to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee, who has metal hooks attached to his back, walks to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee prays in the shower before beginning his pilgrimage to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A child of a Hindu devotee is washed before beginning his pilgrimage to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee showers in turmeric before beginning her pilgrimage to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee, who has metal hooks attached to his back, walks to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 24, 2016. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)





A devotee dances in his kavadi during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival observed on the day of the full moon during the Tamil calendar month of Thai, and celebrated in honour of the Hindu god Lord Murugan. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





A devotee carries a kavadi during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





A devotee waits to have his back pierced during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





A devotee has his tongue pierced during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





A devotee with a trident pierced through his cheeks waits to start his procession during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





A devotee waits as his kavadi is being assembled during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





Residents living near the temple watch as devotees carrying milk jugs walk past during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





Devotees pull chariots with hooks pierced to their backs during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





A devotee pulls a chariot with hooks pierced to his back during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





Devotees carrying milk pots leave the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple during Thaipusam festival in Singapore January 24, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee with hooks pierced into his back spins before start his pilgrimage to the Batu Caves temple during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur on January 24, 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Mohd Samsul Mohd Said/Getty Images)





A Malaysian Hindu devotee (C) reacts in a state of trance as she walks towards the Batu caves temple during the Thaipusam festival celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 24, 2016. More than a million Hindus celebrate the festival of “Thaipusam” at temples across the country. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A young boy gets his head shaved while attending Thaipusam on January 24, 2016 at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)





A woman heads toward the Batu caves during the Thaipusam festival celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 24, 2016. (Photo by Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/Corbis)





A Hindu devotee carrying her child,walks on burning coal during a religious procession marking Thaipusam festival in Chennai, India, Sunday, January 24, 2016. Thaipusam, which is celebrated in honor of Hindu god Lord Murugan, is an annual procession by Hindu devotees seeking blessings, fulfilling vows and offering thanks. (Photo by Arun Sankar K./AP Photo)





A man’s back is pierced with hooks weighted with fruit during the Thaipusam festival celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 24, 2016. (Photo by Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/Corbis)