Painful Purification

David A. Harvey

National Geographic

Photographer says, 'Self mutilation and torture provides purification for this Hindu religious sect. Three months of solitude and prayer are culminated in this day of skewers and hooks through tongues and body flesh. No kidding--no blood!!!'

David A. Harvey, "Painful Purification," in POYi Archive, Item #9065, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9065 (accessed November 23, 2024).