A group of women participating in a fire walking festival receive a blessing from a Saddhu in the village of Manjacombi in the South India state of Tamil Nadu. Fire walking is an important ritual practiced by certain sections of Hindu society. Fire walking is an act of self-purification. For some devotees it is a part of a vow in which the devotee promises to walk on fire in exchange for a wish or blessing granted by Amman. Amman is an important female deity associated with the Shakti cult in South Indian and Tamil culture.
A group of women participating in a fire walking festival receive a blessing from a Saddhu in the village of Manjacombi in the South India state of Tamil Nadu. Fire walking is an important ritual practiced by certain sections of Hindu society. Fire walking is an act of self-purification. For some devotees it is a part of a vow in which the devotee promises to walk on fire in exchange for a wish or blessing granted by Amman. Amman is an important female deity associated with the Shakti cult in South Indian and Tamil culture.
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