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Cultural Festival Celebrations

Dynamic imagery of vibrant cultural festivals featuring processions, traditional attire, and religious iconography, celebrating heritage and community spirit.

Young priest performing Ganga Pooja at Dasaswamedh ghat on banks of holy Ganga river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Wedding Procession: Groom on a Horse. India, West Bengal, Murshidabad, circa 1800. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor on mica

People carrying idol of lord ganesh for immersion at pond on ganpati festival Muthannankulam Coimbatore Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A ritual inside the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is performed three times a day by monks. This temple houses the venerated tooth relic of Lord Buddha, Sri Lanka

Young priest performing Ganga Pooja at Dasaswamedh ghat on banks of holy Ganga river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

High angle view of devotees pulling a chariot temple, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

A man selling Tanjore dancing dolls, Thanjavur Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Asia

Indian Deepawali Diwali Festival, Sale of Lanterns, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India India

Procession of malukaa damn hiranyakashyap on occasion of Narsingh Jayanti Jodhpur Rajasthan India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/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).

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

Female dancers during a performance of Kecak, Ketjak or Ketiak Dance in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Ceremony on the banks of Ganges river, India, Uttarakhand, pilgrimage city Rishikesh, evening,

Asia, India, Varanasi. Pilgrims crowd the ghats, or landings, on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. (Editorial Usage Only)

Holi festival garlands and balloons on tree Mahim Maharashtra India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Chau dance, Purulia, West Bengal, India September 2008 Copyright: xPradipxBarrai/DinodiaxPhotox

Crowd throwing flower petals during the Flower Holi Festival, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

A huge Ganesh idol elephant headed god is immersed in to the sea at Girgaum Chowpatty, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotee with historical sword weighing around 40 kgs in hands, Jejuri temple, Pune, Phaltan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Holi Festival, Swaminarayan, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Mahasivaratri festival at poochiyur near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Dahi Hundies, Human Pyramid, Janmashtami Janmashtami gokul ashtami govinda Festival, india Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Balinese women at the offering shrine at Kuningan ceremony, Pura Gunung Sari Temple, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Asia.

Monumental photographs of the king of Thailand over the stage, celebrations of the kings birthday, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Parade on the Muslim New Year's Day, Muharram festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Light crowns during a wedding, Sufi shrine, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

El Rocio, Huelva, Southern Spain. Members of brotherhoods in traditional clothes participating in the celebrations on the eve of the feast of El Rocio held at the small village in the Huelva region

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Religious Procession From One Temple To Another

Theyyam ritual performed in the area of Kannur, Kerala, India.

Ganga Aarti at Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Ganga Aarti, evening ceremony at the holy Dasaswamedh Ghat, Hinduism, Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

People celebrating Machattu Mamangam festival near Trichur, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A FERTILITY SHRINE in a cave at the beach - KRABI, THAILAND

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Tooth-filing ceremony which marks the passage into adulthood, typically performed by a priest. Uneven teeth are believed to be too similar to demons and animals, so by filing the six upper teeth into a even line the six negative aspects of human behaviour are diminished.

South America, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro city, costumed dancer in a feather headdress and the floats and dancers of the Caprichosos samba school at carnival in the Sambadrome Marques de Sapucai

Dasshera celebrations at the at the famous Jejuri temple, pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Two Buddhist monks looking at celebrations for world peace beneath the bodhi tree where the Buddha gained enlightenment.

Nepal, Bhaktapur,folklore

Wat Phra That Lampang Luang (), the ‘Temple of the Great Buddha Relic of Lampang’, dates back to the 15th century and is a wooden Lanna-style temple found in the Ko Kha district of Lampang Province. It stands atop an artificial mound, and is surrounded by a high and massive brick wall. The temple itself doubles as a wiang (fortified settlement), and was built as a fortified temple.

Early morning trading of marigold garland ropes, Malik Ghat flower market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Decorated clay horses carrying during puravi eduppu festival Venthanpatti Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu India August-2009 NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

The Miao are a linguistically and culturally related group of people recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of the 55 official minority groups. Miao is a Chinese term and does not reflect the self-designations of the component sub-groups, which include (with some variant spellings) Hmong, Hmu, A Hmao, and Kho (Qho) Xiong. The Miao live primarily in southern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong, and Hubei. Some members of the Miao sub-groups, most notably Hmong people, have migrated out of China into Southeast Asia (northern Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand). Following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975, a large group of Hmong refugees resettled in several Western nations (United States, France, Australia, and elsewhere.).

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

Wat That - Loy Kratong religios festival- Woman and candle, Khon Kaen, Thailand (Editorial Usage Only)

The sixty three Nayanmars are borne in palanquins and taken out in a grand procession, Arupathumoovar festival in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Thaipooyam Mahotsavam at Koorkancherry in Thrissur Trichur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Small Buddhist temple with offering, religion, Buddhism, worship, God, Buddha, Asian, history, cultural history, cult, icon, public, street, sweet, candy, confectionery, Koh Samui, Thailand, Asia

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

Indonesia, Traditonal dancing; Bali

Kecak dance, Padang Tegal, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Bali, Kecak Dance

Indonesia, BaliBalinese dance

Green and minukku characters in Kathakali at Kerala Kalamandalam, classical dance of Kerala, India, Asia

Narayanganj, Bangladesh - 11 November 2025: Aerial view of a spiritual gathering glows with countless candles surrounding a temple, painting the evening in warm, flickering light.

Asia Thailand, Khon Kaen, woman in white dress at the Buddhist temple holding burning candles , Loicratong festival. (Editorial Usage Only)

Kecak Monkey Dance, created by German artist and choreographer Walter Spies in the 1930s drawing on elements of the Hindu epic the Ramayana, Bali, Ind...

Samba Parade at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Lion dance celebration on vibrant city streets

ritual spraying of water on kallazhagar vishnu, mounted on the golden horse, chitra festival, madurai, tamil nadu, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Human pyramid trying to break hundi on Janmashtami festival, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, India, Karnataka, Mysore. Dasara Festival, parade.

Burning incense during Tet, the Vietnamese lunar New Year celebration, Thien Hau Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indonesia, Bali , Ubud, Hindu Temple Parade

women carrying lamps on an Indian wedding

Perahera, Sri Lanka, Asia

Portugal, Tomar, Preparing for the Festival of the Trays

Karagam dance, folk dance in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

The Kandy Esala Perahera reaches a climax on the full moon of July/August in a most magnificent evening procession through the city's streets, Sri Lanka

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

Trichurpooram pooram, spectators surrounding the Elephants March procession at paramakkavu temple, , trichur, Kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A hindu memorial on the beach; Bali, Indonesia

Procession in Temple by the Lake, Bedugul, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Ganesh ganpati festival, immersion of elephant headed god idols, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xPradeepxChandra/xDinodiaxPhotox

Eine prächtige Mikoshi A gorgeous mikoshi. Shooting Location: Taito-Ku, Tokyo Copyright: xZoonar.com/MakotoxHondax 22505083

huge crowd for holy bath, kumbh mela , nasik, maharashtra, india Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi. The evening ceremony of Arti. (Editorial Use Only)

Hindus bringing offerings to Temple in Ubud during Koningan Ceremoy, Bali Indonesia

INDONESIA, BALI, SMALL TEMPLE, CEREMONY, WOMAN BRINGING OFFERING

Usaba Sumbu ceremony in Pura Dalem Desa Timbrah.

Pilgrims at the decorated Besakih Temple and pilgrimage shrine at the foot of Mount Agung, Besakih, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

idol of lord ganesh elephant headed god, Ganesh ganpati Festival, mumbai bombay, maharashtra, india Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Kek Lok Si Temple covered with lanterns during Chinese new year

immersion of durga idol, Hooghly river, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Indonesia, Bali, Kuta, Cremation Celebrations. Crowds Carrying Cremation Tower Accompanied By Musicians Out To Sea.

Balinese people wearing traditional costumes at hinduist ceremony

Vietnam, Hoi An, Thu Bon River, model boat as religious offering

Janmashtami Festival, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Residents making colourful flower Rangoli on road for immersion celebration of Lord Ganesh Sangli Maharashtra India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

illuminated of Ganesha pandal, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Kumbh Mela, Trambakeshwar, Nasik, Maharashtra, India, Asia

BANGKOK THAILAND-March 30 :Bangkok fest art on the street.People and tourists. Attention to Thai dance performances on the opening day. on March 30, 2017 in Bangkok,Thailand.

A royal barge on which four Buddha images are are carried, is towed during the Phaung-daw-oo Pagoda Festival in Inle Lake in Shan State, eastern Myanmar

Deepawali Diwali festival, lanterns hanging on road, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Thailand: Colourful, outlandishly costumed participants in an LGBTQIA+ Pride cum tourism promotion parade in Phuket Town, (Phuket City), Phuket.

Bangkok, Thailand - A shrine with incense, flowers and offerings is set outside in a city setting. A skyscraper can be seen in the background.

Decoration for weddings and celebrations in Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Indonesia, Bali, Desa. 'Panjar,' bamboo offerings to Hindu Gods decorate the streets during festivals (Editorial Usage Only)

Procession reaching the Katsura River before continuing the procession by boat, Matsuri shrine festival of the Matsuo Taisha Shrine, shintoism, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Idol of lord ganesh for immersion on ganpati festival Coimbatore Tamil Nadu India 2009 Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian Deepawali diwali festival, lanterns hanging on tree, Dadar, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Bus decorated by Hindu pilgrims, near Alleppy, Kerala, India, Asia

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