A typical kavadi adorned with peacock feathers and a photo of Lord Krishna: Kavadi.
A different kavadi with some extreme piercing: Kavadi and piercing.
Gender no bar, a girl with cheeks pierced awaits her turn in the procession: Girl_cheek piercing.
A woman carries a milk pot: milk pot.
Typical hoop piercing in the back: Extreme hoop piercing in the back.
Typical cheek piercing. Note the sacred ash smeared around the piercing. It is said to serve as an antiseptic as well: cheek piercing.
Extreme tongue and chest piercing: Tongue and chest piercing.
This is an example of total facial piercing. The forehead has been pierced along with cheeks, nose and lips not to forget the shoulders and chest: forhead piercing.
This is just a section or part of a kavadi. Made from steel, aluminium and brass, one can only imagine how heavy it must be: part of a Kavadi.