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    <title>Photojournale : Photo documentary and photo journal stories from around the world - Worship with fire</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As the Koothandavar (god Aravan) ceremonial procession approaches, transgenders set alight heaps of camphor. Devotees immediately pounce upon the still-burning camphor, dousing the flames, grabbing as much as each can to take back home to share with family and friends. This camphor is regarded as 'prasad,' consecrated remains of a religious ceremony. The lady in the pink sari (extreme right) is smiling as she grabs a flaming chunk in her hand.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Worship with fire</title>
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