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Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
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Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles and lifted into the air in honour of the goddess Draupadi. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844
Media ID 23173594
© Florilegius/Mary Evans
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