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Malaysian Hindu devotees carry milk pots and kavadis as they walk towards Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on February 05, 2023 in Selangor, Malaysia. After two years of celebrating Thaipusam on a small scale due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hindu festival is back in full celebration as devotees commemorate the day when the goddess Parvathi gave her son Lord Murugan a powerful lance to fight for good over evil. The annual procession by Hindu devotees involve piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying kavadi or milk pots on a journey of faith to seek blessings. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)
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