THOUSANDS of devotees thronged the street heading to the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, for its annual Thiruvizha festival. The feast is in honour of the Hindu goddess Kali.
Devotees show their sacrifice and devotion for the goddess by having metal skewers pierced to the skin, carrying ‘paal kodam’ (milk pots) and some carry fire pots, heading towards the temple. – June 24, 2019.
Dressed in yellow and red, devotees carrying the deity and milk pots to the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.Devotees making their way towards the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.A devotee in a trance at the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.Devotees making their way towards the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.Family members accompanying a devotee performing religious rites at the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.A transgender devotee dancing to the music as she heads towards the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.Apples hooked to the back of a devotee at the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.Metal skewers pierced to the skins of the devotees and pulled by others during their procession to the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.Flower petals strewn at devotees at the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.Transgender devotees dancing to traditional music as they march to the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.A devotee carrying a deity to the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.A devotee holding a fire pot as a sacrifice for the goddess at the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Bandar Baru Sentul during the Thiruvizha festival in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 24, 2019.
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