Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi visits Canada

Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi performs special prayers during the Rudra Abhishekam (a special puja where rice is offered to Lord Shiva) at the Hindu Heritage Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on June 18, 2017. Amma Sri Karunamayi visited several temples in Canada during her North American tour to promote world peace and meditation. Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi is one of Hinduism's few female holy leaders and her compassionate words and presence have bestowed peace and spiritual illumination to individuals of multiple faiths worldwide. Her followers consider her to be the avatar of the Divine Mother (Goddess Durga). (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)