20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
sacrifice by piercing
A believer belonging to the God Murugan sect, is sacrificing to the God by inflicting upon unbearable pain on himself by piercing a heavy iron-rod long-enough through his mouth & covering a road distance of almost 2 kilometers on foot in that state with continuous dancing while the summer-temperature has touched almost 40 degree centigrade. This practice is specially followed by believers of that God to have immunity against any health disturbance.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 04.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
Photo Location: | Bandel, India |
Camera: | ILCE-7M3 |
Copyright: | © Amitava Chandra |