Tellipalai Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival In Sri Lanka

Click image to zoom

Tellipalai Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival In Sri Lanka

Tamil Hindu devotees are performing the para-kavadi ritual, an act of penance where they are suspended by hooks driven into their backs and legs and bounced up and down as they circle the exterior of the Tellipalai Amman Temple during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Several devotees are showing their devotion by making offerings and piercing their bodies with metal hooks and skewers. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)


Photo Details


Usage Guidelines

Editorial Use Only. Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Contact us for licensing inquiries

Related Keywords

Jaffna Sri Lanka Northern Province Jaffna Province Ceylon Asia Asian South Asia Tamil Sri Lankan Tamillion Eastern Asian Sri Lankan culture color photo colour photo photography people Tamils Sri Lanka temple kovil Hindu Hinduism religion religious Hindu temple temples close-up Sri Muthumariamman Alayam Sri Muthumariamman Kovil Sri Muthumariamman temple amman amman temple amman kovil amman alayam travel tourism tourist attraction tourist destination faith holy spiritual spirituality Goddess Shri Muthumariamman Alayam Shri Muthumariamman Kovil Shri Muthumariamman temple Sri Muthumari Amman Alayam Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil Sri Muthumari Amman temple Shri Muthumari Amman Kovil Shri Muthumari Amman temple Asian beliefs colorful colourful panriththalachchi amman kovil pankunithinkal Madduvil Panriththalaichchi Amman Kovil Amman kovil Amman Temple kovil Tellipalai Amman kovil Tellipalai Amman Temple Tellipalai Tamillions festival festivals chariot festival Amman Chariot Festival Amman Ther Chariot Festival Car Festival Eastern Asian faith spirituality belief beliefs Indian culture Indian Subcontinent culture Indigenous Asian culture indigenous culture culture cultures cultural tradition traditions traditional celebration customs and celebrations ritual rituals Sri Lankan culture temple mandir Thaipusam Thaipusam Festival South Asian Hindu festival procession religious procession puja pooja pray praying prayer prayers prays worship worshipper worshiper worshipping worshiping devotee devotees worshippers worshipers Amman Ther Thiruvizha cultural practice cultural practices holy act of devotion religious procession South Indian Hindu culture auspicious group of people act of devotion painful entranced devotion piercing piercings pierced hooks heavy dance dancing Kavadi Attam Kavadi pain sacrifice back hooks strings threads sacredness penitence penitent act of penance para kavadi para-kavadi facial piercing hanging suspended kavadi landscape format

License This Photo

Total Price
35.00
Secure checkout

Need a custom license?

Contact Sales
2025 NurPhoto. All rights reserved. This image is the property of NurPhoto and is protected under international copyright laws.