Hindus Celebrate Shiva Parvathi Kalyana Utsavam Festival

Tamil Hindu priests perform special prayers honouring Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati during the Siva Parvathi Kalyanotsavam Festival (Shiva Parvathi Kalyana Utsavam Festival) at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada, on April 9, 2017. During this festival devotees re-enact the marriage ceremony between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. A marriage ceremony for Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati is held in the temple during which married devotees also reaffirm their marriage vows to one another. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)