A Tamil Hindu priest has antiseptic powder on his face after a ceremonial steal rod was removed during a blessing ritual for the festival of Thaipusam outside a temple in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Thaipusam, an annual festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil, marks the day when Goddess Parvati presented a weapon to Murugan, her son with Hindu God Shiva, to vanquish a demon army.
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