Act of devotion: A believer pulling a chariot with hooks pierced on his back at the Batu Caves temple.
KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s Thaipusam was even more meaningful for female devotees who donated their hair.
Their locks would be turned into wigs for cancer patients, instead of being discarded, after their heads were shaved to fulfil vows.
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