"parakavadi"

#9826632

30 Mar 2023

Crowds of Tamil Hindu devotees surround the massive wooden chariot (ther) during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival at the Tellipalai Amman Temple in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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#9826634

30 Mar 2023

Tamil Hindu devotee holds a facial skewer during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival at the Tellipalai Amman Temple in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. 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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#9826636

30 Mar 2023

Tamil Hindu devotees walk past a lotus shaped pond on th grounds of the Tellipalai Amman Temple during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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#9826638

30 Mar 2023

Tamil Hindu woman holds a pooja coconut during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival at the Tellipalai Amman Temple in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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#9826646

30 Mar 2023

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the kavadi ritual while wearing wooden shoes with nails as an act of penance during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival at the Tellipalai Amman Temple in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. 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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#7844362

28 Feb 2022

Tamil Hindu men play a rhythmic tune on traditional drums as devotees perform the Kavadi Attam ritual during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival at the Tellipalai Amman Temple in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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#7844382

28 Feb 2022

Tamil Hindu man plays a rhythmic tune on a traditional drum as devotees perform the Kavadi Attam ritual during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival at the Tellipalai Amman Temple in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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#7844390

28 Feb 2022

Tamil Hindu men play a rhythmic tune on traditional drums as devotees perform the Kavadi Attam ritual during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival at the Tellipalai Amman Temple in Tellipalai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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#6826972

24 Jun 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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#6826974

24 Jun 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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#6826938

24 Jun 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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#6826942

24 Jun 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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#6826944

24 Jun 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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#6826946

24 Jun 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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#6826948

24 Jun 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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#6826950

24 Jun 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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