Tag: “Religious Ceremonies”

20 photos found.

  1. Spilt Milk

    Milk spills out of the milk pots that are being carried as offerings.

  2. Whirling Darvishes of Galata Mevlevihanesi

  3. Kavati

    A man carrying the burden of a kavati for his family.

  4. Painstaking

    A family member getting pierced for the pilgrimage to the temple. The container is a small milk pot pierced into the skin.

  5. Orange Piercing

    During Thaipusam, the piercing burdens were weighted down with offereings of fruit.

  6. Weak in the Knees

    A woman is overtaken with emotion/spirituality during Thaipusam and faints. The elder women care for her.

  7. Deep in Thought

    A Hindu man showing his dedication to Murukan with a large piercing through his mouth.

  8. Tension

    Pulling a heavy chariot to the temple as an offering. A painful looking process.

  9. Sweet Dreams

    Young girl takes a nap during the colorful festivities

  10. Feeling Green?

    Thaipusam Festival - fruit hangs from people's backs pierced into the flesh.