Thaipusam at Waterfall Road, Penang ...
A spiritual journey
神游 ...
10:15 am Preparation ...
10:19 am Prayers ...
10:20 am Going into a trance ...
10:20 am Tying the chains ...
10:21 am Whip for the Gods ...
10:21 am Preparation for the Spikes and Hooks ...
10: 23 am Nailing the Spikes and Hooks into the body ...
10: 25 am Intense concentration ...
10: 28 am Adjusting all the Hooks on the back ...
10: 29 am Dance and Prayers ...
10: 31 am Preparation for the next series of hooks ...
10: 33 am Sitting down for the next set of hooks ...
10: 34 am Starting the next set of hooks ...
10: 38 am This will take some time ...
10: 41 am I think more then a hundred of these going into the body ...
10: 45 am Applying them all over ...
10: 45 am Intense concentration of everyone ...
10: 50 am Devotee seems go to into a trance again ...
10: 50 am As the final hooks going in and he stood up ...
10: 53 am To prepare for the final spike across the mouth ...
10: 54 am Preparation for the final spike ...
10: 54 am The final spike slowly ...
10: 54 am Going through the mouth ...
10: 54 am Everyone stood still and holding their breath ...
10: 55 am Perhaps including the person applying the spike ...
10: 55 am The Devotee opens the eyes as the ...
10: 55 am spike in final placement ...
10: 55 am Final words between the two ...
10: 55 am Preparing the journey ...
10: 58 am The journey begins here ...
