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Hindus Celebrate Shiva Parvathi Kalyana Utsavam Festival

Tamil Hindu priest performs special prayers honouring Lord Shiva during the Siva Parvathi Kalyanotsavam Festival (Shiva Parvathi Kalyana Utsavam Festival) at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada, on April 9, 2017. During this festival devotees re-enact the marriage ceremony between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. A marriage ceremony for Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati is held in the temple during which married devotees also reaffirm their marriage vows to one another. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #2673479
Date taken: 9 April 2017
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Photographer: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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