LORD MURUGA PHOTO SKIN

Indonesian Hindu Tamil prayed for her offering during the celebration of the Thaipusam festival at the Sri Soepramaniem Ngarattar Temple, in Medan on January 21, 2019, Indonesia. Credit: YT Haryono/Xinhua/Alamy Live News 'Pangguni Uttiram' is an annual ritual to commemorate the greatness of the god Muruga and keep the vows made by those whose wishes have been fulfilled, carried out by the Hindu community in North Sumatra. People with rods pierced in their bodies and mouths walk during a ritual called 'Pangguni Uttiram' in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 23, 2016. Credit: YT Haryono/Xinhua/Alamy Live News North Sumatra, Indonesia.

LORD MURUGA PHOTO SKIN

Several devotees are suspended by hooks and needles are piercing their skin as a way to show penance and transcendence. Hundreds of Hindu devotees gathered for the annual celebration of Lord Subramanya (or Muruga), the Hindu god of war. Hindu devotees carrying kaavadis on their shoulders while hooks are piercing their skin at the Kaavadi festival in Val Morin, Quebec.

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