guineapig33 posted a photo: At the Thaipusam festival 2023 celebrated by the Hindu community in Singapore, a devotee inside the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple prepares to perform the Kavadi Aattam (Burden Dance), a ceremonial sacrifice and offering to Murugan, the Hindu God of War. The devotee will have to carry these heavy burdens while going on a procession and dance along a pilgrimage route from one temple to another. On a side note, from now on, I will be moving on to the new mirrorless Canon R6 Mark II camera, so it may take a while for me to use it to its full potential, as currently I am still trying to master the AF settings that the R6 Mark II offers as part of the learning curve

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Preparing for the Kavadi Aattam at Thaipusam

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Stimulated by the vigorous beating of drums the devotee performs a frenzied kavadi dance

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Young Thaipusam devotee

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In an extreme display of devotion and self sacrifice ardent devotees got their cheeks skewered to appease the Lord before marching to the temple

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