Hard steel rod through the cheek of a small boy, in the time of Kavadi (ceremonial worship of Murugan ,the Tamil God of War )

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Boy devotee on Vel Kavadi Festival in rod is pierced through cheeks for Vel Kavadi Kavadi is dedicated to Lord Murugan (Hindu God).Photograph taken from Kerala,India

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Size: 5012px × 3355px
Location: God Muruggan Temple,Attingal,Trivandrum, Kerala, India,Asia
Photo credit: © Ramalekshmi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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