Barefoot Hindus walk across white-hot embers at the Sri Mariamman Devasthanam Temple in Kuala Lumpur 10th August 2008. In Puchong, the celebrations begin at Sri Mariamman Devasthanam Temple around 6.30 p.m. and the priest leads the grand procession of people through the streets to Sri Mariamman Temple. In honour of the goddess Draupadi, this ceremony will start with priest by walking through the pit filled with hot burning coals with the Karagam (sacred water filled pot) on his head. He is followed by male devotees intent on fulfilling their personal promises and proving their faith. At the end of the ceremony, hindu's devotees will throwing the salt before the lane covered with the soil.Ian Ahmad/CHAPs (Malaysia)
4 comments:
wow.....so nice captured and good caption....can you attach photo colour version? than we can see the RED fire burning.....
Thanks Jidin, but in the colour version, sadly still we cant see the fire..see here at http://republikarya.blogspot.com/ for colour version
nicely done ian...photo #1 ada feel bw film+cannibal holocaust(in a positive way hehe)...KOOOOLL!!
nicely done ian...photo #1 ada feel bw film+cannibal holocaust(in a positive way hehe)...KOOOOLL!!
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