kavadi festival. hindu devotees pierce their skin with hooks hung and weighted with fresh flowers and limes. the hooks are also attached to cords with which a wagon is drawn along behind the devotee as they walk in a street procession. The divotee may if they choose not to pierce their skin just carry a Kavadi decorated with fresh flowers and limes on their shoulders. the festival is celebrated by the south indian hindu community world wide. Pietermaritzburg south africa. February 2009, PHOTO/JOHN ROBINSON
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Headline: Kavadi Festival, The Siri Siva and Marriamen Temple Pietermaritzburg South Africa February 2009 Title: ipjr1288 Description: kavadi festival. hindu devotees pierce their skin with hooks hung and weighted with fresh flowers and limes. the hooks are also attached to cords with which a wagon is drawn along behind the devotee as they walk in a street procession. The divotee may if they choose not to pierce their skin just carry a Kavadi decorated with fresh flowers and limes on their shoulders. the festival is celebrated by the south indian hindu community world wide. Pietermaritzburg south africa. February 2009, PHOTO/JOHN ROBINSON Sublocation: The Siri Siva and Marriamen Temple City: PIETERMARITZBURG Country: SOUTH AFRICA Date Created: 09-04-2009 Creator: John Robinson Credit Notice: john robinson / South Photos / african.pictures Pixel Dimensions X: 5194 Pixel Dimensions Y: 2826 Rights usage terms: Restrictions:  This image does NOT have all model and property releases. Additional clearance may be required for non-editorial use and for use in association with socially sensitive subject matter