"Kataragama Deviyo"

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19 April 2020

Tamil Hindu man carries a flaming coconut while offering prayers at the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

View of the surrounding landscape seen from the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

View of the surrounding landscape seen from the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Chilies and limes (to ward off evil spirits and protect from the evil eye) hanging at a shop near the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Religious items with the images of Hindu deities at the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Woman holding a basket with religious items with she is selling. Chilies and limes (to ward off evil spirits and protect from the evil eye) hanging underneath near the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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5 June 2019

Thiruchendur Murugan Temple located in Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India. This ancient Hindu temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is said to be the site of the battle between Lord Murugan and Soorapadman and the place where Lord Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma (Sooran). This temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. The temple was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese.

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31 May 2019

Elegantly decorated idol of Lord Murugan and his two wives during the Sappram Thiruvizha Festival at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada, on May 17, 2019. This festival is part of the 25 day long festival that honours Lord Ganesh which culminates with the extravagant chariot procession. During this puja an idols of Lord Ganesh, Lord Murugan, and Lord Vishu are paraded around the temple in the Sappram Chariot as prayers are performed by Hindu priests.

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