Cultural Celebrations and Worship

Scenes of women participating in traditional ceremonies and celebrations, adorned in colorful attire in front of religious idols.

Happy Indian family greeting on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Daughter-in-law embracing her mother-in-law in front of Ganesh idol

Woman worshipping Lord Krishna on the occasion of Janmashtami

Bengali woman doing a Dhunuchi dance , Durga Puja

Bengali women celebrating Durga Puja

Bengali family making flower garland on the occasion of Durga Puja

Bengali women putting colour on each others faces , Durga Puja

Sindoor Kheyla by Bengali Married Ladies during Durga Puja

Women in white saree dancing together on the occasion of Onam

Happy Indian family greeting on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Bengali family celebrating Durga Puja Festival

Maharashtrian Couple praying to Lord Ganesha

Women plays with Sindoor, as ritual at the end of the Durga Puja festival or Dashami, on October 24, 2023 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Durga Puja is one of the most important festivals in India.

Indian woman lighting an oil lamp in front of rangoli

Female devotees share Sindur, red holy powder with each other at the Lakshmi narayan temple for the good of the family on the occasion of Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali new year in Agartala. Tripura, India.

The manipuri community dancing with their traditional dresses. They are celebrating the Jhulan Yatra festival, one of the most important festivals at Shibganj. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Young man and woman dressed up as Radha and Krishna and romancing on the occasion of Janmashtami

Bride and Bridegroom performing ritual vidhi in udupi Madhwa Brahmin marriage ceremony, karnataka, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Two bengali women doing prepartion for Durga Pooja

Woman decorating office by placing diyas on table on the occasion of Diwali

South Asian Indian family with father mother son and daughter sitting praying to lord Ganesha MR . 698, 699, 700, 701 Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

The manipuri community dancing with their traditional dresses. They are celebrating the Jhulan Yatra festival, one of the most important festivals at Shibganj. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Bengali bride hiding her face from the groom

Young man and woman dressed up as Radha and Krishna and romancing on the occasion of Janmashtami

Devotees prepare the nine-year, five-month, and fourteen-day-old Hindu girl Debalina Chakraborty, known as a "Kumari," as she yawns while awaiting worship by priests during Durga Puja at the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashram. Kumari is a young virgin girl worshiped as part of Durga Puja rituals. The festival is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus, who believe that goddess Durga symbolizes the power and triumph of good over evil. Tripura, India.

Bengali family celebrating Durga Puja Festival

Family offering flowers to Ganpati Idol on Ganesh Chaturthi

Maharashtrian family worshiping Lord Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Couples getting married at mass marriage function organized by Sant Nirankari Mission at Airoli New Bombay Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Folk artists are getting their makeup done to perform at the rituals of Shiver Gajan, a traditional Hindu pre-harvest folk festival on the outskirts of Agartala. Tripura, India.

Maharashtrian family praying Lord Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Couples getting married at mass marriage function organized by Sant Nirankari Mission at Airoli New Bombay Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Maharashtrian Indian Bride and Indian Bridegroom perfoming Mangalshutra Vidhi in wedding ceremony MODEL RELEASE 515 Copyright: xSanghamitra/DinodiaxPhotox

Maharashtrian Indian Bride And Indian Bride Groom Perfoming Mangalshutra Vidhi In Wedding Ceremony

Young man and woman dressed up as Radha and Krishna and romancing on the occasion of Janmashtami

Maharashtrian Couple praying to Lord Ganesha

Sindoor Kheyla by Bengali Married Ladies during Durga Puja

Mother placing diyas on a table while her daughter looks on

CHENNAI, INDIA - AUGUST 29: Indian (Tamil) Traditional Wedding Ceremony on August 29, 2010 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Portrait of an Indian bride and groom

Couples getting married at mass marriage function organized by Sant Nirankari Mission at Airoli New Bombay Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian bride and groom performing ritual during wedding ceremony

Family arranging diyas on rangoli, Diwali

Woman arranging diyas on a rangoli

Family praying on Ganesh Chaturthi where grandma teaches grandson how to pray.

Family arranging diyas on rangoli, Diwali

Family arranging diyas

Women performing classical traditional Odissi dance MR 736C,736D Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Grandparents and granddaughters worshipping God on the occasion of Diwali

Woman arranging diyas

Friends arranging diyas

Young bharatnatyam touching her teachers feet to get her blessings.

Friends arranging diyas

Family praying on Ganesh Chaturthi where grandma teaches grandson how to pray.

Maharashtrian couple lighting oil lamp on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Women performing dandiya in navaratra Jodhpur Rajasthan India NO MR Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Tamil Catholic celebration, Antony, France, Europe

Young man and woman dressed up as Radha and Krishna and romancing on the occasion of Janmashtami

Pundit chanting mantra and bride and bridegroom offering in holy fire in marriage ceremony MR Bridegroom 729E,NO MR for girl Copyright: xDxKanani/DinodiaxPhotox

Laxmi narayan tripathi holding goddess idol on head, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu devotees offer prayers at a temple of Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival in Agartala. Agartala, Tripura.

An Indian Festival of Chariots in Santa Monica California

A lady tying rakhi and doing other rituals to Tripura CM Professor Dr. Manik Saha at his official residence at Agartala. Tripura, India.

Sister performing rituals on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan

Bathing a statue of the goddess Durga with milk during Puja in a Hindu temple, Haridwar, India, Asia

Young man and woman dressed up as Lord Radha and Krishna and holding a diya on the occasion of Janmashtami

Indian family praying God with joined hands on the occasion of Diwali

south indian family celebrating onam

Mother and daughter placing diyas around rangoli on Diwali

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance in front of Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736C,736D Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Bengali family practising dance at home on the occasion Durga Puja

Maharashtrian couple lighting oil lamp on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Woman arranging diyas on a rangoli

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

Young man and woman dressed up as Radha and Krishna and romancing on the occasion of Janmashtami

Bharatanatyam, dance drama, classical dance of Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

ramayana characters standing on stage

Children and married women are dancing, and the women smear each other with vermillion during a ritual called the vermillion game, or "Sindur Khela," on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Agartala, Tripura, India.

Sikh women talking to each other

Woman with offerings in Highgate Hill Hindu temple, London

Indian groom tying mangal sutra around bride neck wedding ceremony

ram lakshman and sita looking at something

Portrait of Bengali women , Durga Puja

Father applying tilaka to forehead of his son on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Couple performing Jaimala in mandap during their wedding

Family arranging diyas on rangoli

Indian bride and bridegroom holding hand performing vidhi in marriage ceremony MR Bridegroom 729E, NO MR Bride Copyright: xDxKanani/DinodiaxPhotox

Vintage Photograph. Colorful traditional attire at a vibrant cultural celebration.

Diwali decorations

Maharashtrian couple praying

Kathakali dancer and a south indian woman smiling.

South Asian Indian Hindu wedding ceremony, ornaments on Hand, Tikka ceremony MR 364 Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

ramayana characters standing on stage

Woman dressed in traditional maharashtrian dress sitting near entrance with flower decorations pooja plate and diya on the floor.

Bengali family performing a puja

Portrait of Indian groom greeting

Family celerating ganesh chaturthi where grandmother applies tilak to everybody.

Maharashtrian family holding an idol of Lord Ganesha

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance on lawn MR 736C,736D Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman lighting diyas , Diwali

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