Photo by W. M. Zumbro 



A PE^NANCE AT TIRUPURANKUNDRAM 



Among the pilgrims will be found many persons who, while not professional ascetics, 

 are vowed to some act of penance while visiting the sacred rock. Sometimes it takes the 

 form shown in the picture, of carrying a heavy load on the head while making the circuit 

 of the rock. 



1280 



