Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailDevoted worshippers pierce their skin with metal rods and painful looking barbs as a sign of sacrifice to their Hindu god. Hindus in Malaysia celebrated Thaipusam yesterday, a sacred day based on the full moon in the Hindu calendar. The religious rituals include carrying kavadi where devotees pierced their skin with metal hooks and rods and carried heavy artefacts. (Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)Others fulfilled their vows to the deity by carrying pots of milk and climbing hundreds of steps to the temple. (Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)Thaipusam is a national holiday in Malaysai, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Fiji.

Source: Daily Mirror February 01, 2018 18:56 UTC