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#6826970
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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#6826972
24 June 2021
Tamil Hindu devotee receives blessings from a Hindu priest after performing the para-kavadi ritual (a ritual where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down while circling the temple 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 para-kavadi ritual (a ritual where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down while circling the temple 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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#5862528
18 July 2020
Tamil Hindu devotee performs the kavadi attam ritual the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada on July 23, 2016. The kavadi attam is an act of penance and is undertaken by devotees to remove the illness of a loved one or to ask God for a child to be born into the family.
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#5862532
18 July 2020
Tamil Hindu devotee performing the para-kavadi ritual as he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down as an act of penance during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada on July 23, 2016.
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#5862534
18 July 2020
Tamil Hindu devotee performing the para-kavadi ritual as he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down as an act of penance during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada on July 23, 2016.
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#5862538
18 July 2020
Tamil Hindu devotees performing the para-kavadi ritual as they are suspended by hooks driven into their backs and legs and bounced up and down as an act of penance during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada on July 23, 2016.
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#5767466
8 June 2020
Tamil Hindu devotee performing the para-kavadi ritual as he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down as an act of penance during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada.
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#5767472
8 June 2020
Hooks are place into the back and legs of a Tamil Hindu devotee as he is prepared to perform the para-kavadi ritual the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada. The para-kavadi is an act of penance and is undertaken by devotees to remove the illness of a loved one or to ask God for a child to be born into the family.
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#5767478
8 June 2020
Hooks are place into the back and legs of a Tamil Hindu devotee as he is prepared to perform the para-kavadi ritual the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada. The para-kavadi is an act of penance and is undertaken by devotees to remove the illness of a loved one or to ask God for a child to be born into the family.
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#5767490
8 June 2020
Tamil Hindu devotees performing the para-kavadi ritual as they are suspended by hooks driven into their backs and legs and bounced up and down as an act of penance during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada.
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#5767518
8 June 2020
Tamil Hindu devotee performing the para-kavadi ritual as he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down as an act of penance during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada.
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#2383527
18 December 2017
Tamil Hindu priest performs the homa as Tamil Hindus take part in the Theertham Thiruvizha Festival at a Tamil Hindu Temple in Ontario, Canada. As part of the prayers during this festival Tamil Hindu priests perform a homa (homam) sacred fire ceremony. During the homa religious offerings are cast into fire. At the conclusion of the homa a small idol of Lord Ganesh is placed on the head of one of the Hindu priests who carries it to the inner sanctum of the temple. This festival takes place on the 15th day of the Ganesh Festival, the day after the extravagant chariot procession.
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#2383529
18 December 2017
Tamil Hindu priests perform the homa during the Theertham Thiruvizha Festival at a Tamil Hindu Temple in Ontario, Canada. As part of the prayers during this festival Tamil Hindu priests perform a homa (homam) sacred fire ceremony. During the homa religious offerings are cast into fire. At the conclusion of the homa a small idol of Lord Ganesh is placed on the head of one of the Hindu priests who carries it to the inner sanctum of the temple. This festival takes place on the 15th day of the Ganesh Festival, the day after the extravagant chariot procession.
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#2383544
18 December 2017
Tamil Hindu priests perform the homa during the Theertham Thiruvizha Festival at a Tamil Hindu Temple in Ontario, Canada. As part of the prayers during this festival Tamil Hindu priests perform a homa (homam) sacred fire ceremony. During the homa religious offerings are cast into fire. At the conclusion of the homa a small idol of Lord Ganesh is placed on the head of one of the Hindu priests who carries it to the inner sanctum of the temple. This festival takes place on the 15th day of the Ganesh Festival, the day after the extravagant chariot procession.
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#2383547
18 December 2017
Tamil Hindus take part in the Theertham Thiruvizha Festival at a Tamil Hindu Temple in Ontario, Canada. As part of the prayers during this festival Tamil Hindu priests perform a homa (homam) sacred fire ceremony. During the homa religious offerings are cast into fire. At the conclusion of the homa a small idol of Lord Ganesh is placed on the head of one of the Hindu priests who carries it to the inner sanctum of the temple. This festival takes place on the 15th day of the Ganesh Festival, the day after the extravagant chariot procession.
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