A devotee dressed as Lord Shiva at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
Metal Spears Through Cheek, Hooks On Back: Bizarre Scenes From Panguni Uthiram Processions
People across India celebrated 'Panguni Uthiram', a Tamil Hindu festival on Wednesday. The Panguni Uthiram festival is marked on the Purnima of the month of Panguni. Bizarre scenes of devotees piercing cheeks with metal spears, pulling car with hooks pierced in back were seen at religious processions of Panguni Uthiram festival.
Panguni Uthiram Festival
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온라인카지노 Tamil Hindu devotees take part in a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai. Devotees perform acts of self- affliction to seek blessings of Hindu god Murugan.
Panguni Uthiram Festival
Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
An 온라인카지노 Tamil Hindu devotee, cheeks pierced with a metal spear, participates in a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
Panguni Uthiram Festival
Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
A Tamil Hindu devotees pulls a car with hooks pierced in his back at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
Panguni Uthiram Festival
Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
The cheeks of a 온라인카지노 Tamil Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal spear at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
Panguni Uthiram Festival
Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
The back of a 온라인카지노 Tamil Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal hooks at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
Panguni Uthiram Festival
Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
An 온라인카지노 Tamil Hindu devotee, cheeks pierced with a metal spear, participates in a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
Panguni Uthiram Festival
Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
An 온라인카지노 Tamil Hindu devotee drinks water at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
Panguni Uthiram Festival
Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
The cheeks of a 온라인카지노 Tamil Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal spear at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool
Panguni Uthiram Festival
Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Tamil Hindu devotees hang on a crane through metal hooks pierced into their back and legs at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
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