"pulling procession"

#1944933

10 May 2017

Nepalese Female Police member give security around the chariot of the Rato Machindranath deity from Lagankhel to Thati tole on Tuesday, May 09, 2017. As per time honored tradition, the chariot is pulled exclusively by women. This part of the chariot procession is known as Yakah Misaya Bhujya. Rato Machindranath is also said as the 'god of rain' and both Hindus and Buddhists worship the Machindranath in hope of good rain to prevent drought during the rice plantation season.

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#1944943

10 May 2017

Nepalese Female devotees arranging to pull the chariot of the Rato Machindranath deity from Lagankhel to Thati tole on Tuesday, May 09, 2017. As per time honored tradition, the chariot is pulled exclusively by women. This part of the chariot procession is known as Yakah Misaya Bhujya. Rato Machindranath is also said as the 'god of rain' and both Hindus and Buddhists worship the Machindranath in hope of good rain to prevent drought during the rice plantation season.

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#1944990

10 May 2017

Nepalese people observing the festival as Nepalese Female devotees arranging to pull the chariot of the Rato Machindranath deity from Lagankhel to Thati tole on Tuesday, May 09, 2017. As per time honored tradition, the chariot is pulled exclusively by women. This part of the chariot procession is known as Yakah Misaya Bhujya. Rato Machindranath is also said as the 'god of rain' and both Hindus and Buddhists worship the Machindranath in hope of good rain to prevent drought during the rice plantation season.

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#1702747

9 Feb 2017

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.

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#1702748

9 Feb 2017

Hooks are placed in flesh of the back of a Tamil Hindu devotee 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 Tamil religious festival several devotees show their devotion by making offerings and by piercing their flesh with metal hooks and skewers.

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#1702749

9 Feb 2017

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.

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#1702750

9 Feb 2017

Hooks are placed in flesh of the back of a Tamil Hindu devotee 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 Tamil religious festival several devotees show their devotion by making offerings and by piercing their flesh with metal hooks and skewers.

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#1702751

9 Feb 2017

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.

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#1702752

9 Feb 2017

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.

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#1491874

11 Oct 2016

A Nepalese kid observing pulling sacrificial buffalo at Nava Durga Temple, Bhaktapur of Bramayani Temple on the ninth day of Dashain Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, October 10, 2016. Dashain is the most auspicious and biggest celebrated festival in Nepal, which reflects age old traditions and the devotion of the Nepalese towards Goddess Durga.

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#1491875

11 Oct 2016

Nepalese kids observing pulling sacrificial buffalo at Nava Durga Temple, Bhaktapur of Bramayani Temple on the ninth day of Dashain Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, October 10, 2016. Dashain is the most auspicious and biggest celebrated festival in Nepal, which reflects age old traditions and the devotion of the Nepalese towards Goddess Durga.

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#1491879

11 Oct 2016

Nepalese devotees observing pulling sacrificial buffalo at Hanumante River of Bramayani Temple on the ninth day of Dashain Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, October 10, 2016. Dashain is the most auspicious and biggest celebrated festival in Nepal, which reflects age old traditions and the devotion of the Nepalese towards Goddess Durga.

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#1491880

11 Oct 2016

Nepalese devotees observing pulling sacrificial buffalo at Hanumante River of Bramayani Temple on the ninth day of Dashain Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, October 10, 2016. Dashain is the most auspicious and biggest celebrated festival in Nepal, which reflects age old traditions and the devotion of the Nepalese towards Goddess Durga.

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#1491881

11 Oct 2016

Nepalese devotees observing pulling sacrificial buffalo at Hanumante River of Bramayani Temple on the ninth day of Dashain Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, October 10, 2016. Dashain is the most auspicious and biggest celebrated festival in Nepal, which reflects age old traditions and the devotion of the Nepalese towards Goddess Durga.

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#1491882

11 Oct 2016

Nepalese devotees observing pulling sacrificial buffalo at Hanumante River of Bramayani Temple on the ninth day of Dashain Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, October 10, 2016. Dashain is the most auspicious and biggest celebrated festival in Nepal, which reflects age old traditions and the devotion of the Nepalese towards Goddess Durga.

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#1491884

11 Oct 2016

Nepalese devotees pulling sacrificial buffalo at Hanumante River of Bramayani Temple on the ninth day of Dashain Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, October 10, 2016. Dashain is the most auspicious and biggest celebrated festival in Nepal, which reflects age old traditions and the devotion of the Nepalese towards Goddess Durga.

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