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Vibrant depictions of Hindu festivals, featuring elephants, colorful processions, and community participation in religious rituals.

Community carrying Ganesha together for immersion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Samiyadi god man during puravi eduppu festival Venthanpatti Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu India MR 777A August-2009 Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, India, Palanquined idols, along with their vehicles - in this case nandi, or sacred bull, perch on carts at the beginning of a local festival

Farewell Of The Durga Idol Into The Water Of River Hooghly - Visarjan, Durga Pooja Dassera Vijayadasami Festival, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Chithra festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

India, Tamil Nadu State, near Mettuppalayam, Nellithurai, Vana Badrakaliamman Temple, Fire walking on burnt coal

Ganesh Procession Under Flyover with Crowd on Ganpati Utsav Mumbai India Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Trinidad, Port Of Spain, Carnival, Parade Of Bands, Mudmen

INDONESIA, BALI, BARONG DANCE

Folk artists performing in Dussehra festival, Kulasekarapattinam, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Man piercing spike through cheeks discharging vow in Thaipusam festival Kerala India NOMR Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Velichappadu Oracles in Bharani festival in Kodungallur, Kerala, India, Asia

Pilgrims, kumbh mela, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

lord ganesh immersion in mumbai at maharashtra India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

A god possessed man beating himself with whip. Mariamman festival at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Elephants decorated with gold jewellery on the way to the temple, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia

musicians in Trichurpooram pooram festival procession, trichur thrissur, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Pooram festival at Chinakathoor, Palakkad, Kerala, India, Asia

Karvati dancers who have their bodies pierced and thus give thanks for answered prayers, temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Kolam and floral decoration in front of Kapaleeshvara temple during a festival, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Pulikali Tiger Dance procession, Onam festival, Thrissur, Kerala, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Ceremonial elephant in the Navam Maha Perahera, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Lord Shiva and Parwati characters ride through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Hindu temple festival with many elephants, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Chiang Mai is known as 'the Rose of the North', but it really blooms into flower in February, towards the end of the cool season. Every year on the first weekend of February, the Chiang Mai Flower Festival is opened. The flower beds in public spaces all around the town are especially beautiful at this time of year. Everywhere there can be found gorgeous displays of yellow and white chrysanthemums, and the Damask Rose, a variety found only in Chiang Mai. Also, the pink and purplish Dendrobium orchids, and the yellow Daoruang. The real focus of this Chiang Mai festival, however, is the public garden of Suan Buak Haad on the south-western corner of the moat. The road next to the moat all around the park is closed to traffic, and vendors of plants, Thailand flowers, Thailand orchids and garden decorations set up their stalls there.

Moors and Christians, Muslim warriors, Pollensa, Sierra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Roadside festival, Kerala state, India, Asia

Moros y cristianos. Pollença.Sierra de Tramuntana.Mallorca.Islas Baleares. España.

Group of village people on pilgrimage of vari, procession from Alandi to Pandharpur in Maharashtra, India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees taking part Kodungalloor Bharani festival in Kerala, India.

India, Kerala, Thrissur, Pooram festival, it is one of the biggest festivals in India where elephants are decorated magnificiently

Holy cow, Hindu priest with pilgrims during a fire ritual at the Ghat Agni Theertham, Rameswaram, Pamban Island, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

An important Temple official from the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic rides a caparisoned elephant dressed in traditional regalia to participate in the Kandy Day Perahera, Sri Lanka

Ganesh or Ganpati festival, Elephant head Lord in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Singapore,Little India,Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple,Thaipusam Festival Particpant

KOCHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 24, 2013: Decorated elephants with brahmins (priests) in Hindu temple at temple festival. There about 550 domesticated elephants in Kerala state.

Musicians, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia

INDIA KERALA THRISSUR POORAM ELEPHANT FESTIVAL Farmers with their Elephants at the traditional Pooram or Elephant Festival and Temple Festival in the city of Thrissur or Trichur in the Province Kerala in India. India, Thrissur, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21825711

navratri festival, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

India: Giant warrior figures, with a man hidden inside each, take part in a procession during a festival around Balkrishna Temple or Udupi Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi (Udipi), Karnataka, South India. The men usually advance their figures with quick, swirling movements, occasionally halting to re-adjust their setup. They look out from their figures through a round opening in the figures lower chest area. The temple is dedicated to the young and playful version of (Hindu god) Krishna called Balkrishna (Boy Krishna).

Man dress up like goddess kali, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Gher folk dancers at marwar festivals Jodhpur Rajasthan India MR 786 Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest blessing Kavadi dancer with pierced cheek, Sri Kamadchi Ampal Temple festival, Hindu temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

KOCHI, INDIA, FEBRUARY 24, 2013: Decorated elephants with brahmins (priests) in Hindu temple at temple festival. There about 550 domesticated elephants in Kerala state

Barong and Kris Dance, traditional Balinese dance, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Ganesh Ganpati festival, Lalbaug ka Raja Lord Ganesh idol coming out for immersion at Lalbaug Parel, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese performing art dance.

Myanmar (Burma), Yangon State, Yangon, on the way to Mount Popa, novices ordination ceremony

janmashtami festival, mumbai, maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Trichurpooram pooram, Elephants March procession of bejeweled temple Festival, Kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees in street in front of Subrahmanya Swami temple on Vaikasi Visakam festival day at Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

People of Bassapur village celebrating their traditional Hindu Goddess Laxmi yatra festival comes after every four years in Bassapur, Belgaum district, Karnataka, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Thaipusam festival in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, Asia

An important Temple official from the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic rides a caparisoned elephant dressed in traditional regalia to participate in the Kandy Day Perahera, Sri Lanka

Mariamman festival, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu temple, Singapore

Musicians with trumpets at Hindu temple festival, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Hindu temple festival with many elephants, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Gods come out of the temples on crowded Dassera day in Kulu, India.

Singapore,Little India,Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple,Thaipusam Festival Particpant

Anthimahakalan vela festival in Chelakkara, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

People celebrating Mariamman festival at Ooty Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Holy man with sealed mouth and load on his shoulders, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mariamman's cult celebrated by the Tamil community, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Woman dress as Hindu Goddess Durga, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Man dress of Hindu God Kartikeya, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest standing in Thillai Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Lord ganesh immersion Girgaum chowpatty Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Veda reciting at Varadarajaswamy temple Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu India NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Float festival at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Pooram Festivals, Trichur, Kerala, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Shinto procession showing a litter in which the Saio Dai sits, at the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Decorated elephants in Hindu temple at temple festival, Kearla, India

Thanksgiving for the decorated bullocks in a cattle farm on account of Pongal celebration at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Boys trying to break dahi hundi human pyramid on janmashtami gokulashtami Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Shastiapthapoorthi, 60th year celebration at Amritaghateswarar Abirami Temple in Thirukkadaiyur near Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Raf rapid action force commandoes and guards around chariot of subhadra rath yatra, Puri, Orissa, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Lord hanuman and shani dev statue, Nasik, maharashtra, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Pongal Kinathukkadavu near Coimbatore Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A Kathakali actor getting dressed for a performance, Kerala, India

Trained dancers get their body painted in the colours of a tiger prepare to participate famous Pulikali Thrissur Kerala India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Portrait of two sadhus blessing, Hampi, Karnataka, India

Aththapoovu or Floral decoration during Onam festival in front of Bhagavati temple in Kodungallur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Devotee fulfilling vow by hanging with hooks Paravakavadi, Vaikasi Visakam day, Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple priest posing for photograph, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Guatemala, El Quiche, San Andres De Sajcabaja, Quiche Indians Knelling In Prayer To The Saints Outside The 16Th Century Church During San Andres Festival On December 8Th

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese performing art dance.

Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit 'Jagannatha' (meaning 'Lord of the universe') which is one of the many names of Krishna from the ancient Vedic scriptures of India. One of the most famous of Indian temples is the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa, which has the Ratha Yatra ('chariot procession'), an annual procession of chariots carrying the murtis (statues) of Jagannath (Krishna), Subhadra and Balabhadra (Krishna's eld

Devotee worshipping Vel on hilltop at Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Procession annual Malayattur Kurussumudi Perunal festival of Saint Thomas Shrine Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotee with pierced body in a religious procession at Thaipusam Festival, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Little India, Singapore

Flower vendor and cow wall painting, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

mamangam festival at machadu, karalla, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman worshipping a cow in Thillai Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. one of the five Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, Asia

Decorated elephant at the Gangaur Festival in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Aththapoovu or Floral decoration during Onam festival in front of Bhagavati temple in Kodungallur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Devotee with pierced body in a religious procession at Thaipusam Festival, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Little India, Singapore

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,

Pilgrims at kumbh mela, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Old building chawl gaywadi mass urban housing and festival ganesh chaturthi hording Charni road Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

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