A mother and a child sleep behind an altar during the Thaipusam festival on January 17 2014 in Kuala Lumpur Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated...
{"Image ImageDescription": "KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JANUARY 17:  A mother and a child sleep behind an altar during the Thaipusam festival on January 17, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur.  Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. The festival marks the birthday of Lord Muruga and also commemorates the day Hindu Goddess Parvati gave her son a lance to defeat the evil demon Soorapadamwhen. The festival sees devotees carry milk pots to seek forgiveness and some will carry a 'Kavadi' many of which are attached via, strings, hooks, and skews pierced into the carriers skin.  (Photo by Rahman Roslan/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2014 Getty Images"}