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Tamil Chariot Festival At The Murugan Temple In Highgate London

Exhausted Hindu devotees, who, carrying coconuts and covered with ash roll upon the London tarmac behind the chariot to participate in the annual Tamil chariot festival at the Murugan Temple in Highgate, London, England 17th July 2016. Thousands attend the colourful celebration as the temple's Goddess Amman (Tamil for Mother) is paraded on a beautifully decorated chariot pulled by the people through the streets around the temple, which brings to a close the four week Mahotsava festival.

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Exhausted Hindu devotees, who, carrying coconuts and covered with ash roll upon the London tarmac behind the chariot to participate in the annual Tamil chariot festival at the Murugan Temple in Highgate, London, England 17th July 2016. Thousands attend the colourful celebration as the temple's Goddess Amman (Tamil for Mother) is paraded on a beautifully decorated chariot pulled by the people through the streets around the temple, which brings to a close the four week Mahotsava festival.
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