VAL-MORIN, QUEBEC, July 24, 2011 (Radio Canada): Val-Morin, Quebec, took on the colors of India and Sri Lanka Sunday, during the biggest Hindu pilgrimage in North America. Tens of thousands of Tamil Hindus from Quebec, Ontario and the United States, gathered to participate in the Kavadi procession, which celebrates the God Murugan. Fasting, singing, dancing, trances and rituals of penance were part of the program.
Val-Morin has been host to a Tamil temple since 1994, making the town a great place for the celebration. 250,000 to 300,000 Sri Lankan Tamils are living in Canada, mostly in Toronto.
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