Annual Indonesian festival sees locals pierce their cheeks and backs by Kartik Byma / SOPA Images
Indonesian Annual Festival,
Pangguni uthiram saw people stabbing their cheeks and back with metal hooks and sticks after they took vows or fasted.
Footage recorded on April 5, 2023 in Lubuk Pakam City, Deliserdang Regency, shows several local people participating in a ritual of piercing their cheeks with a long metal rod and several hooks attached to their backs.
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