"act of penance"

#11021990

24 February 2024

A Tamil Hindu devotee is performing an act of penance during the Nallur Sappram Thiruvizha Festival at the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. During this puja, idols of the Hindu deities are being paraded around the temple in the Sappram Chariot while Hindu priests are performing prayers. This festival features the largest Sappram Chariot in the world.

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#11021997

24 February 2024

A Tamil Hindu devotee is performing an act of penance during the Nallur Sappram Thiruvizha Festival at the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. During this puja, idols of the Hindu deities are being paraded around the temple in the Sappram Chariot while Hindu priests are performing prayers. This festival features the largest Sappram Chariot in the world.

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#9826590

30 March 2023

Hooks pierce the flesh of the back of a Tamil Hindu devotee performing the kavadi ritual 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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#9826584

30 March 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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#9826592

30 March 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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#9826594

30 March 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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#9826646

30 March 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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#9826596

30 March 2023

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 as he circles 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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#9826600

30 March 2023

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 as he circles 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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#9826604

30 March 2023

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 as he circles 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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#9826606

30 March 2023

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and bounced up and down as he circles 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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#9826608

30 March 2023

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where he is suspended by hooks driven into his back and bounced up and down as he circles 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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#9826616

30 March 2023

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) as an act of penance 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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#9826620

30 March 2023

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where they are suspended by hooks driven into their back and legs and bounced up and down) as an act of penance 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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#9826622

30 March 2023

Tamil Hindu devotee performs the para-kavadi ritual (where they are suspended by hooks driven into their back and legs and bounced up and down) as an act of penance 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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#9826628

30 March 2023

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 as he circles 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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