Thai cheek piercing can be an extreme sport. It all started 200 years ago at Kathu Shrine in Phuket, when unusual rituals made the path to miracles.
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From teenage boys to grandmothers, devotees at this Phuket shrine star in a self-mutilation festival, undergoing extreme body piercing rituals to help the community…
Thaipusam Festival in Batu Caves is not for everyone. If you visit it, be prepared to experience some extreme body piercing rituals!
It is an old belief that the full moon makes people go crazy (therefore, the word ‘lunatics’ contains ‘luna,’ the moon in Latin)! On the night of the full moon, Hindus go through their transformation too!



