Tamil Hindus take part in the Murugan Ther Festival

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Tamil Hindus take part in the Murugan Ther Festival

Tamil Hindu devotee with body piercings and facial skewers as an act of penance during the Murugan Ther Festival at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada. Devotees prepare for the celebration by cleansing themselves through prayer, celibacy and fasting for 11 to 25 days before the festival. During this religious festival several devotees show their devotion by making offerings and by piercing their flesh with metal hooks and skewers. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)


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