London, UK. 14th August, 2016. Kavadi Attam annual Tamil chariot festivals in the Shri Kanaga Thurkkai temple in West Ealing ,thousands of people come out to join the celebrations as the temple goddess Amman which means mother in Tamil is parade in a colorful chariot through the streets around the temple. Kavadi Attam is a ceremonial sacrifice and offering practiced by devotees during the worship of 4Lord Murugan ,Hindu God of War. It is a central part of the festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage. Credit: Paul Quezada-Neiman/Alamy Live News
London UK 14 August 2016 Kavadi Attam annual Tamil chariot festivals in the Shri Kanaga Thurkkai temple in West Ealing ,thousands of people come out to join the celebrations as the temple goddess Amman which means mother in Tamil is parade in a colorful chariot through the streets around the temple. Kavadi Attam is a ceremonial sacrifice and offering practiced by devotees during the worship of 4Lord Murugan ,Hindu God of War. It is a central part of the festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage. The kavadi ,"burden",itself is a physical burden, the bearing of which is used by the devotee to implore Murugan for assistance, usually on behalf of a loved one who is in need of healing, or as a means of balancing a spiritual debt Devotees process and dance along a pilgrimage route while bearing these burdens@Paul Quezada-Neiman/Alamy Live News
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