Hook Line & Drag II

Posted by Shiva (Kajang, Malaysia) on 15 February 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

Looks painful, feels painful.. but he still goes on.. all the way up into the caves! The hooks are made from stainless steel and is pretty sharp when stuck into the body.

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Comments (9)

Daniel from Olympia, United States

Yikes! What is he pulling?!

15 Feb 2007 12:32am

@Daniel: He is pulling a group of 2 to 3 people who on the otherside of the hooks. The people on the otherside are pulling him towards them. So he is basically going against the resistance of the pullers.

Francis from Hong Kong

Wow. A truely gruesome shot. The tension on the stretched skin really lets you imagine the pain. Nice capture.

15 Feb 2007 2:22am

Jerry from Tampa, United States

OUCH!!!!!!!!!! Shiva - after I got over the pain, I saw what a wonderful image you have! Great colors and texture!

15 Feb 2007 5:57am

@Jerry: heheh.. I like the colors too... like the olden days Kodakchrome eh?

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

Incredible. Are you posting more of these so we can see the pullers as well?

15 Feb 2007 8:40am

@Helen: :) I have completed my february alocation Helen! Maybe next month or sometime later! In the mean time, March blog will be exciting time as I am putting up some favourite close up's of mine as well as waiting for the time to do a Lensbabies specific project..

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Ouuuchhhhh! That really hurts! Great action shot! Thanks for sharing! I need to take some aspirin now! :0)

15 Feb 2007 8:50am

Sylvia from Milano, Italy

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!
A little different than the American pain rituals of professional football, 24 packs of beer, random shooting, working in open space offices and television....pain nonetheless. Excellent shot however, all physical qualms aside.

15 Feb 2007 9:12am

@Sylvia: Craig.. Sylvia.. see that hook? let me tell you,it has the same sharpness of a fish hook. ::)

Pain is not an excuse for kavadi bearers.. they want it.. but they wont feel it. I am waiting for the fire walking ritual this june.. gotta capture that .. very stunty and extremely dangerous.

Jen from Jessup, United States

Ouch!!! and Double Ouch!
Incredible image! Absolutely Incredible!

15 Feb 2007 7:09pm

Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hey,Shiva,did that bearer really realize the PAIN ? or he had been protected by God from the pain?or it was the power of mind that was at work? Can you tell me how this all works,because I am really curious about it after looking at your awesome thought-provoking image I have seen so many times in Malaysia,thanks Shiva !!! Cheers =)

16 Feb 2007 4:59am

@Kheoh Yee Wei: Well, before any devotees can go on taking this kind of penance for their prayers, they have to fast for 44 days on a complete vegetarian diet, which consists of lots of fruits, milk and very less solid food. In my humble opinion, if you ask me, anyone here can do it. It is more about the state of mind and how driven the person are. The divine intervention of god? perhaps, the will power of a person is part and parcel of god and with it, anything is possible. It very much depends on how the person defines it.

But, still, I think it is all devotion and love towards god.