Thaipusam, el fervor de quienes se perforan la piel
Cada año en las cercanías de Kuala Lumpur, capital de Malasia, los adeptos a un ritual hindú se perforan la piel de la espalda o la cara con garfios y cadenas. El festival hindú de Thaipusam es una experiencia fuerte en la que los participantes aceptan sufrir para purificarse.
A Hindu devotee (C) with body piercings on his back carries offerings of milk along a procession route in Singapore's Little India district as part of the annual Thaipusam festival on February 3, 2015. The festival, celebrated in India as well as Singapore and Malaysia where there are significant Tamil communities, features one of the world's most extreme displays of religious devotion. AFP PHOTO/ROSLAN RAHMAN (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP)
