Buddhist and Hindu Rituals

Images depict colorful religious ceremonies in South Asia, showcasing diverse attire and rituals, such as flag placements, offerings, and festive gatherings.

Asia, India, Varanasi. Ganges River scene (Editorial Usage Only)

Puja, a 300m long Buddhist flag is being placed around the Ruvanveli Seya Dagoba, Anuradhapura, Unesco World Heritage site, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, South Asia, Asia

India, Bihar, near Bhagalpur. Bihari villagers gather beside the River Ganges with food offerings and clay pots as part of Hindu rituals.

Priest pouring wet colour on devotees ghanshyam temple Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

A Hindu funeral ceremony at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Beggar in kamathipura Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Sinkari Melam chinkarimelam performers with chenda and cymbals during onam celebration Trivandrum Kerala India 2008 Copyright: xPxKarunakaran/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, A bereaved family at a puja on Kedar Ghat.

Asia, India, Varanasi. Ganges River scene (Editorial Usage Only)

Devotees bathing in hottest of springs Brahmakund, Rajgir mela, Rajgir, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

India, Orissa, Ganjam district, Danda Yatra rite

Women celebrating Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Pongal Festival, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Peoples carrying rath, puri, orissa, india, asia Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Women tying thread to banyan tree worshipping on vat savitri festival Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Women celebrating Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

celebration of vat pournima festival, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims celebrating Chhath Puja by the Ganges; Varanasi, India

Woman pilgrims outside a temple, Varanasi, India.

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu pilgrims on their way to the Thaipusam Festival in Palani, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

A man trying to control a woman influenced by God's power and applying Sacred Ash, Vaikasi Visakam festival at Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Pilgrims sitting on ghat, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest pouring wet colour on devotees ghanshyam temple Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Transgender near kshipra river, kumbh mela, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Group of Gudar Sadhus, holy men, walking in a row and collecting offered food from fellow sadhus, at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

India, Orissa, Ganjam district, Danda Yatra rite

Holy people dancing to a different folk music at the temple during Brahma Kund mela festival in Brahmakund. Agartala. India.

Hindu pilgrims worshipping at the Ganesh shrine in the Hariharnath temple after morning puja in the River Gandak, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Students of Vedic school witnessing Maha Rudra Homam, yagam yajna performed in Thillai Nataraja temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. one of the five Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, Asia

Sri Lanka, Religion, Hinduism, 'Punnaccolai Festival. Tamil Oracle Named Sothimalar With Her Arms Wrapped Around Her Son, Both With Ritual Trident Piercings Inserted Through Cheeks'

Priest and devotees celebrating Rangpanchmi in Gangshyamji temple, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Rohet Garh Heritage Hotel Near Jodhpur Rajasthan India

Widows standing in queue, Vrindavan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Hindu man wearing red bindi on forehead stirring food in huge pot for the needy in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

India, Udaipur, group of women Hindu worshippers at temple, colorful traditional dress ´NO MODEL RELEASE´

INDIA TAMIL NADU MADURAI MEENAKSHI TEMPLE Hindu Pilgrim at a ceremony in the Meenakshi Amman Temple in the city of Madurai in the Province Tamil Nadu in India. India, Madurai, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21845908

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, A pundit performs a puja for a bereaved family at Kedar Ghat.

Massage at Babu Ghat Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Flower decorations on floor at Ayyappa Pooja Celebrations Kerala India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Religious celebration in a temple with an Asian Cobra India

Sri Kamadchi Ampal Tempel in Hamm, Annual Hindu ceremony for Tamils in Europe in Hamm, largest Hindu temple in Europe, Canal represents the Ganges River, Dravida Temple, Kamadchi, Puja, Hamm, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Five women in colorful saris in prayer, on the banks of the Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Worshipping in Arunachaleshwara temple dedicated to lord Shiva Chola Period 9th-13th century in Thiruvannamalai Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Warli tribal dance ; during Gudhi Padwa ; Hindu New Year day ; Chaitra Shuddha pratipada ; Thane ; Maharashtra ; India ; No MR

Novice monks washing in the evening near Roulos Temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrim with spiritual piercing, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

People performing puja on Peshwar Ghat on the bank of river Narmada at Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Peoples carrying rath, puri, orissa, india, asia Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu women at the ghats, praying in the holy water

Devotees fulfilling vow by hanging with hooks in Thaipusam festival Kerala India NOMR Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Bronze saivite saints in Aruvaththumoovar festival in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Women worshiping the peepal pipal tree Ficus religiosa tree of eternal life, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Patriotic movement of Pandurang Shastri Swadhya, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Men at the Ghats or holy stairs, Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Devotees worshipping and offering coconut, camphor and flowers to Lord Venkateshwara Balaji in front of the huge oil lamps at Tirumala temple, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Pygmies of the Bakola people celebrating with song and dance, at night, Manaya, South Region, Cameroon, Africa

Pilgrims eating holy prasad, kumbh mela, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Malaysia, Penang, Thaipusam, Hindu, religious, festival, people, women, children,

People in a queue to visit temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

India, Orissa, Rananpur, traditional festival, fire rite

Theertha Kavadi, Agni Nakshatram is a 14-day hottest period of the year, at Kodumudi ardent devotees collect river Cauvery water in kavadis to Palani for abhishekam of the deity, majestic procession round giri vidhi, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Village wedding, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of devotees immersed in prayer, lit by the warm glow of countless candles in a sacred, smoky atmosphere.

Musicians in durga procession at mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman holding fire pot in mariamman festival Tamil Nadu India NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A man trying to control a woman influenced by God's power and applying Sacred Ash, Vaikasi Visakam festival at Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Pilgrim making a milk sacrifice, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims receive the blessings of Bahubali by a local priest on Indragiri hill in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Steps leading up to Subrahmanya temple, Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Sadhu procession in Hardwar during the Kumbh Mela

Group of young student-India - Tamil Nadu Madurai, Thiruparankundram temple

India, West Bengal, Kolkata, Malik Ghat flower market.

Holi celebration in Dauji temple, Dauji, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Indian Deepawali diwali festival, sale of Decorative Items oil lamps lanterns and rangoli colors on the footpath, Dadar Market, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims at the 22-stations-shower-circle around the Ramanathaswamy Temple, a ceremony for washing away little sins, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Hindu prayers. (Editorial Usage Only)

Indian Couple Bathing in the River Ganges in India

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Holi celebration in Dauji temple, Dauji, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Musicians playing drums in Thaipusam festival Kerala India NOMR Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims at the 22-stations-shower-circle around the Ramanathaswamy Temple, a ceremony for washing away little sins, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

India, Rajasthan, Udaipur. Procession Of Women At Gangaur Festival (March)

Female monks with begging bowl, Yangon, Myanmar, Yangon, Myanmar, Asia

Street scene and east gopuram tower of Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi , Hindu Women Worship An Earthen Statue Of Hindu God Bhim At Asi Ghat Beside The Ganges River

Devotees singing devotional songs in ghanshyam temple Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Pongal Festivals, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Girl children waiting for free meal during Dasara Dussera Dusera Festival at Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Pilgrims making a milk sacrifice, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dakshineshwar Kali Temple Ramkrishana Parmhans was living here as priest Calcutta West Bengal India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees on top of the complex watching the Dasshera celebrations at the at the famous Jejuri temple, pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

pandharpur yatra, women worshiping horse of palkhi, pandharpur, maharashtra, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Old woman holding oil lamp on Mahashivaratri festival at poochiyur, Coimbatore, tamil nadu, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

India: Devotees of the goddess Yellamma, Poornima Festival held near the Yellamma Temple, Saundatti, Karnataka (1994). Every year in the Hindu month of Magh (January - February) more than half a million people gather around the tiny temple of the goddess Yellamma in Saundatti. Yellamma is the patron of the devadasi or women dedicated to the service of a deity or temple. (Photo by: H.J. Hoffmann/Pictures From Asia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Procession of Ash smeared Naga Sadhu in Varanasi at Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed. Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Chinese: Jiuhuangye; Peh-oe-ji: Kau-ong-ia; Cantonese: Kow Wong Yeh) is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which is observed primarily in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Crowd on Janmashtami janmashtmi gokul ashtami govinda Festival day at Dadar in Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xPxKxBhatia/DinodiaxPhotox

Musicians playing for temple festival, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees worshipping Lord Dhandayuthapani Swami on the hill top, Palani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Kinnars dancing in procession of national convention Jodhpur Rajasthan India NOMR Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

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