Editorial photo #6826942 Religion and Belief

Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival In Canada

Tamil Hindu priest splashes water on the face of a Hindu devotee before blessing him after the devotee completed the Kavadi Attam ritual (a ritual where he is pulled while dancing by hooks driven into his back as an act of penance) during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada on July 23, 2006. 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 bodies with metal hooks and skewers. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #6826942
Date taken: 23 July 2016
Location: —
Photographer: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category: Religion and Belief

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