Tamil Hindu devotees take part in the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival
Small silver pots (containing holy ash) attached to hooks are prepared before being pierced into the flesh of a Tamil Hindu devotee during the Vinayagar Ther Thiruvizha Festival in Ontario, Canada. Devotees prepare for the celebration by cleansing themselves through prayer, celibacy and fasting for 11 to 25 days before the festival. During this religious festival several devotees show their devotion by making offerings and by piercing their bodies with metal hooks and skewers. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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