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PICTURES: Durban takes part in Hindu firewalking festival

Hindu devotees last week took part in the 'Thimithi' festival, celebrating Draupadi, considered as the incarnation of Hindu Goddess Mariamman. A Hindu devotee pinned with lime, fruit and leaves in a state of trance takes part in the Firewalking or 'Thimithi' festival, celebrating Draupadi. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal Thimithi is a practice where devotees walk barefoot over a 15 metre bed of hot coals or embers as a form of religious devotion or ritual. It's often performed as a test of faith, a rite of passage, or a way to seek blessings from the deity. Photographer Rajesh Jantilal covered the festival. Hundreds of Hindu devotees gather to take part in the Firewalking or 'Thimithi' festival. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal A South African Hindu devotee pierced with hooks on which flowers and fruits are hung, takes part in the festival. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal Picture: Rajesh Jantilal Picture: Rajesh Jantilal A Hindu devotee takes part in the firewalking. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal Picture: Rajesh Jantilal Picture: Rajesh Jantilal A Hindu devotee lays a piece of wood to the fire being lit for people to walk on during the firewalking festival. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal A Hindu devotee places a garland on Hindu deity Mother Draupadi. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal PICTURES: Religious worship at the Braamfontein Spruit