Devotees take part in a Hindu religious procession to mark the Panguni Uthiram festival in Delhi

Arnav Kaushik

Devotees take part in a Hindu religious procession to mark the Panguni Uthiram festival on April 5, 2023 in New Delhi, India Tamilians living in south Delhi gather at various temples to celebrate ‘Panguni Uthiram’, a festival dedicated to Lord Karthik, by piercing their faces and tongues with sharp objects and hooks in their backs to pull vehicles.