Possession on the Beach - Marriammen Feast Macchimar Colony, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
As soon as the puja gets over the devotees go into a state of trance including the Hijra priest Krishna and the main priest Ganesh... fowls are slaughtered as sacrifice ,, than the ritual of the piercing of the cheeks inserting hooks on the back of the devotees start...
I have documented this Tamil Hindu feast extensively in Mumbai..
