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#2641023

27 April 2018

Nepalese people observing coconut throwing procession from top of the chariot during a Rato Machindranath festival celebrated at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Friday, April 27, 2018. 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. According to old belief, whoever catches the thrown holy coconut fruit, it will be blessed with a baby son and will have a prosper life year ahead.

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#2641024

27 April 2018

Nepalese people observing coconut throwing procession from top of the chariot during a Rato Machindranath festival celebrated at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Friday, April 27, 2018. 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. According to old belief, whoever catches the thrown holy coconut fruit, it will be blessed with a baby son and will have a prosper life year ahead.

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#2641027

27 April 2018

Nepalese people observing coconut throwing procession from top of the chariot during a Rato Machindranath festival celebrated at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Friday, April 27, 2018. 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. According to old belief, whoever catches the thrown holy coconut fruit, it will be blessed with a baby son and will have a prosper life year ahead.

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#2641031

27 April 2018

Nepalese people observing coconut throwing procession from top of the chariot during a Rato Machindranath festival celebrated at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Friday, April 27, 2018. 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. According to old belief, whoever catches the thrown holy coconut fruit, it will be blessed with a baby son and will have a prosper life year ahead.

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#2641032

27 April 2018

Nepalese people observing coconut throwing procession from top of the chariot during a Rato Machindranath festival celebrated at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Friday, April 27, 2018. 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. According to old belief, whoever catches the thrown holy coconut fruit, it will be blessed with a baby son and will have a prosper life year ahead.

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#2641033

27 April 2018

Nepalese people observing coconut throwing procession from top of the chariot during a Rato Machindranath festival celebrated at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Friday, April 27, 2018. 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. According to old belief, whoever catches the thrown holy coconut fruit, it will be blessed with a baby son and will have a prosper life year ahead.

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#2641038

27 April 2018

Nepalese people observing coconut throwing procession from top of the chariot during a Rato Machindranath festival celebrated at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Friday, April 27, 2018. 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. According to old belief, whoever catches the thrown holy coconut fruit, it will be blessed with a baby son and will have a prosper life year ahead.

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#2343678

25 November 2017

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the Angapradakshinam ritual (as an act of penance) during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada. The Angapradakshinam ritual requires devotees to hold puja coconuts while rolling on the ground behind the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Vinayagar throughout the entire procession, which often lasts around 6-7 hours. This festival is part of the 15 day long festival that honours Lord Ganesh which culminates with this extravagant chariot procession. During this puja an idol of Lord Ganesh is paraded around the temple as prayers are performed by Hindu priests.

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#2091626

24 July 2017

Items ready for prayers during the Nambiyaandaar Nambi Ustavam Thiruvizha pooja at a Hindu Tamil Temple in Ontario, Canada, on 19 July 2017. This pooja is part of the 15 day long festival that honours Lord Ganesh which culminates with the extravagant chariot procession. During this Puja an idol of Lord Ganesh is paraded around the temple as prayers are performed.

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#1940639

7 May 2017

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the Angapradakshinam ritual (as an act of penance) during the Thaipusam Festival at the Thiru Murugan Temple in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Angapradakshinam ritual requires devotees to hold puja coconuts while rolling on the ground behind the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Murugan throughout the entire procession, which often lasts around 5-6 hours. Around 3500 devotees took part in the festival, which commemorates the occasion when the Goddess Parvati gave Lord Murugan his Vel (spear) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.

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#1940642

7 May 2017

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the Angapradakshinam ritual (as an act of penance) during the Thaipusam Festival at the Thiru Murugan Temple in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Angapradakshinam ritual requires devotees to hold puja coconuts while rolling on the ground behind the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Murugan throughout the entire procession, which often lasts around 5-6 hours. Around 3500 devotees took part in the festival, which commemorates the occasion when the Goddess Parvati gave Lord Murugan his Vel (spear) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.

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#1850741

19 March 2017

Tamil Hindu devotee carrying a flaming coconut during the Mahotsava Festival at a Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada.

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#1738106

17 February 2017

A Tamil Hindu devotee performing the para-kavadi ritual holds a flaming coconut as he sits on large sharp blades and is bounced up and down as an act of penance during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival 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 bodies with metal hooks and skewers.

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#114642

18 May 2014

Children run to snatch a coconut during parlour games as part of the feast day of Saint Rita of Cascia in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 18, 2014. The feast of Saint Rita of Cascia, which takes place every third Sunday of May, is celebrated with masses, processions, and parlour games for children. Photo: Ezra Acayan/NurPhoto

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#114646

18 May 2014

Children try to grab a coconut during parlour games as part of the feast day of Saint Rita of Cascia in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 18, 2014. The feast of Saint Rita of Cascia, which takes place every third Sunday of May, is celebrated with masses, processions, and parlour games for children. Photo: Ezra Acayan/NurPhoto

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