A group of South India Hindu devotees rest before they participate in a fire walking festival in Manjacombi in the Nilgiris Hills in the state of Tamil Nadu, India Fire walking is an important ritual practiced by certain sections of Hindu society. The ritual is practiced by many Hindus in South India. The ritual is primarily dedicated to Amman an important female deity associated with Shakti cult in South Indian and Tamil culture. The fire walking ritual is an act of self-purification.
A group of South India Hindu devotees rest before they participate in a fire walking festival in Manjacombi in the Nilgiris Hills in the state of Tamil Nadu, India Fire walking is an important ritual practiced by certain sections of Hindu society. The ritual is practiced by many Hindus in South India. The ritual is primarily dedicated to Amman an important female deity associated with Shakti cult in South Indian and Tamil culture. The fire walking ritual is an act of self-purification. For some of these devotees it is part of a vow in which the devotee promises to walk on fire in exchange for a wish or blessing by Amman.
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