A Child Pierces His Cheeks

A Child Pierces His Cheeks, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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This guy was very chirpy in the morning but as the time draws near for having the rod entering his cheek, his face his body language becomes totally serious a bit afraid too.

He is watching Raja piercer mark his cheeks , as the rod has to align well or it will be lopsided and the child will lose his balance , the child carries the inserted rod for several hours , at about midnight the rods are removed from the mouth at the Mahim Maryamma Temple Macchimar colony.


I have never waited that long as I am a diabetic and I dont eat anything while shooting this event , I am on my feet I removed my top as the Mumbai heat is blistering and scorches the soul and the body.


This is one ritual I cant give up shooting , and as pain is the core of my study through photography .

Pain and overcoming pain.