Shree Vishnu Temple in Umgudulu - Purattasi Prayer

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Date: 
13 October 1979
Collection: 
Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre
Creator: 
Photograph collection of Hindu festival – Purattasi Prayer
Resource Type: 
Photographs
Language: 
English
Coverage: 
South Africa
File Type: 
Picture
Rights Holder: 
UKZN - Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre

Purtassi means September in Tamil and devotees pay homage to Lord Vishnu, the Protector, by observing this fast. They pray to the Lord to seek forgiveness for all their sins and they offer thanks for the life on earth and its preservation.

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