Statue of Hindu deity with pilgrims walking 272 steps up to Batu Caves during Hindu Thaipusam Festival, Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gopuram of the ancient Dravidinian style Lakshmi Ramana Swami temple within the grounds of Amba Vilas Palace in Mysore, India, Asia

Pilgrims throwing offerings into holy fire during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival at Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ramanatha Swami, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Ramanatha Swami, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Ramanatha Swami, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Ramanatha Swami, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Ramanatha Swami, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Ramanatha Swami, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Boy watching bhel puri stall near Belur Math Swami temple, near Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Devaraja Swami Temple, Hundred Pillared Mandapam, Kanchipuram, India, Asia

Devaraja Swami Temple, Hundred Pillared Mandapam, Kanchipuram, India, Asia

Hampi Shri Krishna Swami Temple, Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India, Asia

Pilgrim in trance during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival supported by friends during walk from Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple up to Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrim known as kavadi carrier is carrying container (paal kudam) of milk offerings during Hindu Thaipusam Festival from Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple to Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrim in trance during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival during walk from Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple up to Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of pilgrim in trance, a kavadi (carrier) has a needle through his tongue and is carrying the vel kavadi attached by spikes that pierce his skin, during Hindu Thaipusam Festival, carrying it from Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple up to Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival at Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple, the seated kavadi (carrier) is in a trance with a needle through his tongue, and carrying a vel kavadi, decorated with peacock feathers, attached by spikes that pierce his skin, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statues in A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's mausoleum in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Ramanatha Swami, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Details of the Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Hindu temple in Nadi on Fiji, Pacific

Praying, statue of A. C. Bhakivedanta Swami Prabhupada the founder of hare Krishna movement, in ISKCON temple, Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir,Vrindavan,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Hindi Temple of Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami, Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific

Evening procession carrying Shiva to bedroom of Meenakshi, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Evening procession carrying Shiva to bedroom of Meenakshi, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Brahmin blessing a baby, held in his mothers arms, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India,