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In the most extreme form of body piercing, a Malaccan kavadi bearer wears this cage of spikes and fishhooks as reparation for answered prayers.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 29.6 Mpixels (84.6 MB uncompressed) - 6638x4457 pixels (22.1x14.9 in / 56.2x37.7 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: body piercing, Datak Chachar festival, fishhooks, Hindu festival, kavadi, Malacca, Malaysia, page 312, page 320, Silk Road, Zheng He book

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