"Sri Varasiththi Vinayagar"

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23 May 2024

Tamil Hindu devotees are performing the Kavadi Attam dance as devotees are taking part in the chariot procession (ther) during the Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival at the Ganesh Temple in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on May 22, 2024. Hundreds of Tamil Hindu devotees are escorting the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Ganesh as they are circumventing the temple while rituals are being performed and prayers are being recited. The Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival is lasting for 16 days with specific prayers and rituals being performed each day and night.

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23 May 2024

A woman is carrying a clay pot with flaming camphor on her head as Tamil Hindu devotees are taking part in the chariot procession (ther) during the Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival at the Ganesh Temple in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on May 22, 2024. Hundreds of Tamil Hindu devotees are escorting the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Ganesh as they are circumventing the temple while rituals are being performed and prayers are being recited. The Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival is lasting for 16 days with specific prayers and rituals being performed each day and night.

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23 May 2024

Tamil Hindu devotees are taking part in the chariot procession (ther) during the Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival at the Ganesh Temple in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on May 22, 2024. Hundreds of Tamil Hindu devotees are escorting the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Ganesh as they circumvent the temple while rituals are being performed and prayers are being recited. The Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival is lasting for 16 days with specific prayers and rituals being performed each day and night.

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23 May 2024

Tamil Hindu devotees are performing the Kavadi Attam dance as devotees are taking part in the chariot procession (ther) during the Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival at the Ganesh Temple in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on May 22, 2024. Hundreds of Tamil Hindu devotees are escorting the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Ganesh as they are circumventing the temple while rituals are being performed and prayers are being recited. The Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival is lasting for 16 days with specific prayers and rituals being performed each day and night.

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23 May 2024

Women are pulling the chariot as Tamil Hindu devotees are taking part in the chariot procession (ther) during Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival at the Ganesh Temple in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on May 22, 2024. Hundreds of Tamil Hindu devotees are escorting the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Ganesh as they are circumventing the temple while rituals are being performed and prayers are being recited. The Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival is lasting for 16 days with specific prayers and rituals being performed each day and night.

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23 May 2024

A Tamil Hindu woman is carrying a pot on her head filled with milk and honey, with a facial skewer, as devotees are taking part in the chariot procession (ther) during the Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival at the Ganesh Temple in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on May 22, 2024. Hundreds of Tamil Hindu devotees are escorting the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Ganesh as they are circumventing the temple while rituals are being performed and prayers are being recited. The Ganesha Mahotshava Vingnapanam Festival is lasting for 16 days with specific prayers and rituals being performed each day and night.

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24 June 2021

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the Kavadi Attam ritual (a ritual where they are pulled while dancing by hooks driven into their backs 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.

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24 June 2021

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.

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24 June 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee receives blessings from a Hindu priest after performing 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.

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24 June 2021

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the Kavadi Attam ritual (a ritual where they are pulled while dancing by hooks driven into their backs 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.

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24 June 2021

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the Kavadi Attam ritual (a ritual where they are pulled while dancing by hooks driven into their backs 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.

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24 June 2021

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the Kavadi Attam ritual (a ritual where they are pulled while dancing by hooks driven into their backs 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.

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24 June 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee receives blessings from a Hindu priest after performing 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.

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24 June 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee receives blessings from a Hindu priest after performing 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.

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24 June 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee receives blessings from a Hindu priest after performing 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.

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24 June 2021

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.

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