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12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu devotee with hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back while completing a special ritual 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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#1712090

12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu devotee with hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back while completing a special ritual 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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12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu men remove hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back of a devotee who has completed special rituals 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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12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu men remove hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back of a devotee who has completed special rituals 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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12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu men remove hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back of a devotee who has completed special rituals 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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12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu men remove hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back of a devotee who has completed special rituals 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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12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu men remove hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back of a devotee who has completed special rituals 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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12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu men remove hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back of a devotee who has completed special rituals 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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12 Feb 2017

Tamil Hindu men remove hundreds of tiny hooks piercing the flesh of the back of a devotee who has completed special rituals 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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