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Kountik Mitra
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    Edit Photo Details Spiked   #devotee #ritual #charakpuja #tradition_culture #blind_faith #gajan_festival #piercing_lips
    Shot during the Charak puja , this devotee or Gajan Sanyasi Priest was getting his lips pierced by iron spikes. They believe they are possessed by lord Shiva on this particular day and nothing could harm them.
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    Date Taken: Aug 6, 2014
    Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2016
    Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D810
    Focal Length: 24 mm
    Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
    Aperture: f/4
    ISO: 640
    Copyright: © Kountik Mitra
    Categories: Black and White, Culture, People