Every year, 1.5 million people travel to a Malaysian island to smash coconuts against the asphalt and carry burden on their shoulders. Penang Thaipusam is easy to get hooked on. Even literally.
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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!