Woman with body painting, Yanomami tribe, southern Venezuela, South America

Devotee with body pierced with skewers, Thaipusam Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Devotee with body pierced with skewers, Thaipusam Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Devotee with body pierced with skewers, Thaipusam Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Devotee with body piercings, Thaipusam Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman with body painting, Yanomami tribe, southern Venezuela, South America

Body piercings on chest of devotee, Thaipusam Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Devotee with body pierced with skewers, Thaipusam Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of a man's back with limes on hooks in his skin, and a small statue of Ganesh above his head, festival of Thaipusam in Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Faded elegance of a salon offering tattoo, piercing, body jewellery in Youghal, County Cork, Southern Ireland

Pilgrim with spiritual piercing, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrim with spiritual piercings starting his walk, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia