A Malaysian Hindu devotee is pierced with a skewer through his cheek before performing a soul cleansing pilgrimage to the sacred Waterfall temple, during Thaipusam festivalin Georgetown February 6, 2012.Thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the 28 million Malaysia?s population, participate in the annual Hindu thanksgiving festival, in which devotees subject themselves to painful rituals in a demonstration of faith and penance, held in honour of Lord Subramaniam. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)