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Beautiful unbloomed Red Yellow and Green color Poinsettia plant by FotographyKS!

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Red and Green Poinsettia plant closeup by FotographyKS!

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Closeup of a vibrant red and green Poinsettia plant stands tall in its green surrounding in a beautiful garden in Kodaikanal next to the Kodaikanal Lake, India

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Pillar Rocks (கொடைக்கானல்) by Ashwin Kumar

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The Famous Guna caves and Devil's Kitchen in Kodaikanal

Pink Flower with Raindrops against White - India Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu Bryant Park Indien Asia Asien (c) by hn.

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Ritual cleaning of the body during Thaipusam by Alain loss

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Ritual dip into Shanmuga Nadi river during Thaipusam by Alain loss

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Pink Flower with Raindrops against White - India Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu Bryant Park Indien Asia Asien (c) by hn.

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Most pilgrims are dressed in orange, the favorite colour of Lord Murugan and the colour of renunciation by Alain loss

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Ritual cleaning in the Shanmuga Nadi waters by Alain loss

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Pulani - Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

The most devout women shave their head bald as an act of sacrifice and purification by Alain loss

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Palani - Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

Pilgrims flock to the bathing ghats on Shanmuga Nadi to have their sins absolved in the purifying waters by Alain loss

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Young pilgrims frolicking in the holy Shanmuga Nadi river by Alain loss

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Young Thaipusam pilgrim shaking her long hair in the water by Alain loss

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Young Shaivite pilgrim with a flower headband and garland by Alain loss

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Palani - Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

Rice Field Farming Reisfeld South India Tamil Nadu Asia (c) by hn.

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The piercing by a skewer symbolizes that the pilgrim has temporarily renounced the gift of speech and may concentrate on the lord by Alain loss

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India Palani Murugan Temple Tamil Nadu Night Street Scene (c) by hn.

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The long and rather thick skewer penetrates the skin like butter as the devotee enters into a painless trance by Alain loss

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Most Thaipusam pilgrims go through the ritual tonsuring as an act of sacrifice humility and purification by Alain loss

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Palani - Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

Young devotee receiving the shaivite tilaka mark by Alain loss

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India Murugan Temple Elephant Palani Tamil Nadu Elefant Tempel by hn.

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Following a 48-day abstinence from meat alcool and sex, many devotees pierce their cheeks to impede speech and concentrate fully upon the deity by Alain loss

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Thaipusam pilgrim with a replica of Lord Murugan's vel or lance by Alain loss

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Palani - Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

Thaipusam body piercing rituals usually produce no blood and leave no scars by Alain loss

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India Kodaikanal Lake Tamil Nadu Indien See Asia Asien (c) by hn.

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India Kodaikanal Lake Tamil Nadu Indien See Asia Asien (c) by hn.

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The piercing will not usually draw blood and Thaipusam devotees claim that their wounds heal within days and don't produce scars by Alain loss

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Devout Thaipusam pilgrims at the bathing ghats by Alain loss

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Most Thaipusam pilgrims will shave their heads bald as an act of sacrifice and devotion by Alain loss

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Pulani - Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

Thaipusam pilgrims walking to the temple by Alain loss

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Thaipusam devotees with sandalwood powder and flowers on their shaved head by Alain loss

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Palani Murugan Temple Hill Vayapuri Tank Lake Tempelberg (c) by hn.

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Happy pilgrim with a tonsured scalp rubbed with sandalwood paste by Alain loss

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Rice Field Farming Reisfeld South India Tamil Nadu Asia (c) by hn.

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Caralluma umbellata or diffusa (3) by Vijayasankar Raman

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India Palani Murugan Temple Tamil Nadu Tempel Hill Temple (c) by hn.

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India Kodaikanal Lake Tamil Nadu Indien See Asia Asien (c) by hn.

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Rice Field Farming Reisfeld South India Tamil Nadu Asia (c) by hn.

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Palani Murugan Temple Rice Field Reisfeld India Tamil Nadu (c) by hn.

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South India Tamil Nadu Palani South Asia Indien Asien (c) by hn.

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Even younger devotees do not hesitate to have their cheeks skewered by Alain loss

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South-Indian Food Restaurant Dish Tamil Nadu Essen Gericht (c) by hn.

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Group of pilgrims marching to the temple by Alain loss

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The long rods are disinfected with lime juice before running through both cheeks by Alain loss