Hint: those little rods are hooked into his flesh.
Hint2: It has something to do with that can he is carrying.
Hint3: Hard to see but his tongue and his cheek are pierced with a rod...
ANSWER:Thaipusam
This famous Hindu festival has to be witnessed to be believed. In a gesture of penance and seeking forgiveness from the gods, male Hindu devotees make the three-kilometre walk from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple to Sri Thandayuthapani Temple, laden with enormous kavadi, or portable shines. The kavadi is pierced to the devotees' body by spikes and skewers; it is normally borne on the body, and sometimes dragged by the devotee like a chariot. Supporters of the kavadi-bearer gather around him, chanting prayers, clapping and shouting their encouragement along the way
This fascinating, logic-defying ceremony lasts the entire day, and observers are welcome.
This famous Hindu festival has to be witnessed to be believed. In a gesture of penance and seeking forgiveness from the gods, male Hindu devotees make the three-kilometre walk from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple to Sri Thandayuthapani Temple, laden with enormous kavadi, or portable shines. The kavadi is pierced to the devotees' body by spikes and skewers; it is normally borne on the body, and sometimes dragged by the devotee like a chariot. Supporters of the kavadi-bearer gather around him, chanting prayers, clapping and shouting their encouragement along the way
This fascinating, logic-defying ceremony lasts the entire day, and observers are welcome.
EDIT: So this dude is carrying that can of milk that is supposed to signify something to this temple. Other guys where pulling waggons with a god with their backskin. pretty crazy stuff. We got free food along the way though. is nice, i like.
3 comments:
Don't know why he needs all the attributes, but he's just walking!
This is a shockingly intelligent answer, Thijs!
ik weet niet wat hij doet (of wat ik schrijf...)
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