Thaipusam

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. This is my first experience with the festival in Singapore, which has a sizable Tamil population. Here people show their devotion to the Gods by submitting to unbelievable form of body piercing.

Two Generations

The Burden

During a trip in Central Java I saw a group of elderly women carrying a heavy load of grass. They walk miles up a steep hill to get to the field of grass, cut it, and then walk all the way down with everything on their back. Life is hard but they are tough as nails.

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Guardians

Square

Quiet Reading