A devotee dressed as Lord Shiva at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
Indian Tamil Hindu devotees take part in a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai. Devotees perform acts of self- affliction to seek blessings of Hindu god Murugan.
An Indian Tamil Hindu devotee, cheeks pierced with a metal spear, participates in a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
A Tamil Hindu devotees pulls a car with hooks pierced in his back at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
The cheeks of a Indian Tamil Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal spear at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
The back of a Indian Tamil Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal hooks at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
An Indian Tamil Hindu devotee, cheeks pierced with a metal spear, participates in a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
An Indian Tamil Hindu devotee drinks water at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
The cheeks of a Indian Tamil Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal spear at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool
Tamil Hindu devotees hang on a crane through metal hooks pierced into their back and legs at a religious procession marking "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai.
