Hints and tips:
...A Jehovah’s Witness rang the bell and gave me a leaflet....
...They associate the animals with Shiva, god of wild things, clad in leopard skin....
...Indian protesters ring bells and shout slogans during a protest demonstration in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India....
...Beside me, one pilgrim said he had now made the journey 15 times, so had the right to ring the bell at the top that number of times....
...But the statuesque Sanjukta Wagh made the form worthy of a pious invocation to Shiva, god of creation, destruction and dance....
...Allison Bell and Marcus Farnsworth worked hard as the two solo singers. Natalie Clein offered moments of balm in her cello solos....
...There are more than 100 temples in the complex, dedicated to Lord Shiva. They are in a state of decay but are atmospheric and empty of tourists....
...The story of Thaipusam reaches deep back into legend, to when the celestial Devas, battling with the demonic Asuras, appealed to Shiva for help....
...Then they ring a bell, the curtain is pulled back, and the day’s first puja (worship) begins....
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