SYAMSUL BAHRI MUHAMMAD | Chap Goh Meh

An ethnic Chinese Indonesian with his cheeks pierced stands on top of a chariot while in a trance during a Chap Goh Meh ritual parade on February 24, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Today locals are celebrating the Chap Goh Meh, which is the 15th day of Chinese New Year and represents the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Traditionally ,people visit temples and offer prayers in order to receive blessings and good fortune from the God of Prosperity. Getty Images/Syamsul Bahri Muhammad.(INDONESIA)

 

An ethnic Chinese Indonesian cuts his tongue as he puts himself into a trance during a Chap Goh Meh celebration on February 24, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Today locals are celebrating the Chap Goh Meh, which is the 15th day of Chinese New Year and represents the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Traditionally, people visit temples and offer prayers in order to receive blessings and good fortune from the God of Prosperity. Getty Images/Syamsul Bahri Muhammad. (INDONESIA)

 

Ethnic Chinese Indonesians recite prayers during Chap Goh Meh celebrations at a temple on February 24, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Today locals are celebrating the Chap Goh Meh, which is the 15th day of Chinese New Year and represents the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Traditionally, people visit temples and offer prayers in order to receive blessings and good fortune from the God of Prosperity. Getty Images/Syamsul Bahri Muhammad (INDONESIA).

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