Tag: “Religious Ceremony”

20 photos found.

  1. Painstaking

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

  2. Orange Piercing

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

  3. Deep in Thought

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

  4. Tension

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

  5. Sweet Dreams

    Young girl takes a nap during the colorful festivities

  6. Kavati

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

  7. Feeling Green?

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

  8. Weak in the Knees

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

  9. Ba'albeck Boy, Be'Qaa Valley, Lebanon

    Tourist, Temple of Bacchus (2nd cent. AD), Ba'albeck, Be'Qaa Valley, Lebanon.

    The Temple of Bacchus is the best-preserved Roman temple in the world.

  10. Notre-Dame Basilica

    Montreal's most stunning church, Notre-Dame Basilica sits in the heart of Vieux-Montréal. This Roman Catholic church is modeled on Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral and is certainly a must see for any visitor to the city.