"parakavadi"

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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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#6826958

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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#6826962

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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#6826966

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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#6826970

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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#6821794

22 Jun 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down while circling the exterior of the temple) 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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#6821800

22 Jun 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down while circling the exterior of the temple) 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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#6821804

22 Jun 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down while circling the exterior of the temple) 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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#6821806

22 Jun 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down while circling the exterior of the temple) 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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#6821812

22 Jun 2021

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and legs and bounced up and down while circling the exterior of the temple) 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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#6821818

22 Jun 2021

Tamil Hindus watch as devotees perform the para-kavadi ritual (where they are suspended by hooks driven into their back and legs and bounced up and down as they circle the exterior of the temple) 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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#6807240

16 Jun 2021

Women watch as Tamil Hindu devotees perform the para-kavadi ritual (where they are suspended by hooks driven into their back and legs and bounced up and down) during the Nallur Ther Festival (Nallur Chariot Festival) while on route to the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Hundreds of thousands of Tamil Hindu devotees from across the globe attended this festival.

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#6807260

16 Jun 2021

Boys watch as Tamil Hindu devotees perform the para-kavadi ritual (where they are suspended by hooks driven into their back and legs and bounced up and down) during the Nallur Ther Festival (Nallur Chariot Festival) while on route to the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Hundreds of thousands of Tamil Hindu devotees from across the globe attended this festival.

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#6807318

16 Jun 2021

Policemen watch and take videos as Tamil Hindu devotees perform the para-kavadi ritual (where they are suspended by hooks driven into their back and legs and bounced up and down) during the Nallur Ther Festival (Nallur Chariot Festival) while on route to the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Hundreds of thousands of Tamil Hindu devotees from across the globe attended this festival.

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#6740442

21 May 2021

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the para-kavadi ritual while on route to the Tellipalai Amman Temple during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival 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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#6740444

21 May 2021

Tamil Hindu devotees perform the para-kavadi ritual while on route to the Tellipalai Amman Temple during the Amman Ther Thiruvizha Festival 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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