Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Thimithi Festival

A hindu devotee walks on a bed of coals during a Hindu ritual known as ‘thimithi’ in Puchong, 30km south of Kuala Lumpur, August 16, 2009. The fire walking ritual is an act of self-purification celebrating celebrating Draupadi Amman, the mother goddess of fire walking in exchange for wish or blessing granted by Amman.

A Hindu devotee stands entranced as he prepares to walk on a bed of coals during a Hindu ritual known as thimithi in Puchong, 30km south of Kuala Lumpur, August 16, 2009. The fire walking ritual is an act of self-purification celebrating Draupadi Amman, the mother goddess of fire walking in exchange for a wish or blessing granted by Amman.

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