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Chitra Purnima Rituals
Ethnic Hindu Tamil devotees are piercing their bodies with sharp irons as part of a ritual procession during the Chitirai Purnami Tiruvizha celebrations, which is marching from the Shri Bathara Kaliamman temple through several roads of Medan city, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on April 21, 2024. Hindus believe that the Chitirai Purnami Tiruvizha rituals show their devotion to the God Shri Kaliamman on the full moon in the Chitirai month of the Tamil calendar, according to the temple priest, Nileganden. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto)
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| Photographer | Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto |
| Category | Religion and Belief |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto |
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