Devotees having a spear piercing in his mouth (Kavadi Aattam) as an act of devotion during Thaipooyam, or Thaipoosam, Festival in Kedakulam, Kerala.

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Location: Kedakulam, Kerala, India
Photo credit: © David Jennings / Alamy / Afripics
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