Candlelit Religious Gatherings

Atmospheric scenes of gatherings illuminated by candles, invoking spirituality and reverence, set against natural and architectural backdrops.

Monks lighting khom loy candles and lanterns for Loi Krathong festival.
Monks lighting khom loy candles and lanterns for Loi Krathong festival.
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Mahadev Dhyan Mandir, Shiva Meditation Temple In The Center Of Masunda Lake And Ram Ganesh Gadkari Rangaytan Auditorium, Thane, Maharashtra, India
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a firework on the Loy Krathong festival at the Wat Mahathat Temple at the Historical Park in Sukhothai in the Provinz Sukhothai in Thailand. Thailand, Sukhothai, November, 2019. ASIA THAILAND SUKHOTHAI LOY KRATHONG
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Santa Maria del Tule, Mexico - 03 November 2023: View of the Day of the Dead festivities, where vibrant costumes and glowing lights illuminate the lively crowd outside of the cementary.
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Light festival procession in Lyon
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A 25m high pole or lingam is pulled to the ground during the Bisket Jatra New Year celebrations, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia
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Narayanganj, Bangladesh - 11 November 2025: Aerial view of countless candles illuminating a temple and devout worshippers in the dusky night, creating a warm glow amid the shadows.
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a firework on the Loy Krathong festival at the Wat Mahathat Temple at the Historical Park in Sukhothai in the Provinz Sukhothai in Thailand. Thailand, Sukhothai, November, 2019. ASIA THAILAND SUKHOTHAI LOY KRATHONG
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Apsara dancers performing in the Prasat Kravan Temple, dedicated to Vishnu in 921, during dinner, Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia Copyright: MichaelxNolan 1112-9051 Editorial Use Only
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Ganga Aarti ; Varanasi ; Uttar Pradesh ; India
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Bursting fireworks during the Divali festival of light over the city of Chennai in South India
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India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi. Evening puja (religious ceremony) on the Ganges at Varanasi. Priests in traditional robes perform the service using a candelabra of fire, horns and brushes. (Editorial Use Only)
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candle light trail of Buddhism Ceremony at temple ruin with moon on Asalha Puja Day
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Light festival procession in Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe
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Students gather at the Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Portland Oregon remember the victims of the Darfur crisis.
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Christmas market in front of the Church of Our Lady on Neumarkt Square, ca. 1901, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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Peru, Ayacucho. Holy Week. During the feast, which takes place in the main square on the night between Saturday and Sunday of Holy Week
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Ganga Aarti Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox NA
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Lantern Lighting
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Praying people in front of the altar of Po Nagar, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Moors and Christians, Muslim warriors, Pollensa, Sierra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Iron sculpture of a group of pilgrims, Alto del Perdon, Sierra del Perdon, near Pamplona, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Navarra, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe
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candle light trail of Buddhism Ceremony at temple ruin at dusk on Asalha Puja day
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Buddhist monks at candlelight festival. Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
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panchayati akhara bada udasin in Kumbh Mela Festival at uttar pradesh India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox
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GONDAR, ETHIOPIA - JAN 19, 2019: People gathering the night before Timkat festival at Fasilides Bath in Gondar, Ethiopia People gathering at Timkat festival at Fasilides Bath in Gondar, Ethiopia Gondar Ethiopia *** GONDAR, ÄTHIOPIEN 19. JAN 2019 Menschen versammeln sich am Vorabend des Timkat-Festes im Fasilides-Bad in Gondar, Äthiopien Menschen versammeln sich beim Timkat-Fest im Fasilides-Bad in Gondar, Äthiopien Gondar, Äthiopien Copyright: xoffenberggmx.dex
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Praying people in front of the altar of Po Nagar, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
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Aerial view of a graveyard at night in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,
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Mahadev Dhyan Mandir ; Shiva Meditation Temple in the center of Masunda Lake and Ram Ganesh Gadkari Rangaytan Auditorium ;Thane ; Maharashtra ; India
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Finland, Helsinki, the Museum's outdoor Seurasaari Helsinki arranging the marriage of the couple Juhannus, Feast of St. John
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India, Varanasi, local festival
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Ceremony close to the river Ganjes, Varanasi
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The night time extravaganza performance for tourists at the Shaolin Temple
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Pilgrims queuing to bathe in the sacred Tampaksiring Spring, Pura Tirta Empul Temple, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Candles in front of the Pharaoh's treasure house at night, illuminated facade of the treasure house Al-Khazneh, Khazne Faraun, mausoleum in the Nabataean city Petra, near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Asia
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Telfer Schleicherlaufen Shrovetide carnival parade, group Die Laninger Telfs Region Innsbruck Tirol, Tyrol Austria
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During the Catholic celebrations leading to holy week, the religious perform ceremonies dressed in purple robes in Guatemala.
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Students of Sydenham College participate in a candlelight march as a tribute to traffic policeman Vilas Shinde Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox
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The coffin, carried by many hands, is placed in the tomb carved into the rock and handed over to the next life with grave goods such as food and clothing. The funeral ceremony is an important part of the death cult of the Torajan people
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A grand function in remembrance of the martyrs of the language movement. The Ekushey Udjapon Committee of Narail arranges one-lakh candles lighting in Narail. Khulna, Bangladesh.