Description : Hindu devotees participate in a Kavadi Aattam (burden dance) festival. where participants enter a trance-like state and engage in ritual body piercing or pulling heavy temple chariots. This ceremonial sacrifice and burden-bearing ritual is dedicated to Lord Murugan (also known as Skanda or Kartikeya), typically observed during festivals like Aadi Vel or Thai Pusam. Participants often enter a deep meditative or ecstatic trance, shielding them from pain while chanting "Arohara!" or "Haro Hara!" along the procession route. Sri Lanka.