Ключевые слова: annual, asia, asian, celebration, culture, devotee, devotion, faith, festival, god, hindu, hinduism, indian, kavadi, malaysia, men, month, needle, pain, people, pierce, pierced, piercing, pilgrimage, prayer, praying, religion, sacrifice, sharp, shrine, spiritual, spirituality, tamil, thaipoosam, thaippooyam, thaipusam, traditional, trance, worship,