Cultural Festivals in India

Vibrant celebrations depicting traditional festivals with participants in colorful attire, ceremonial processions, and lively street scenes reflecting rich cultural heritage.

Asia, India, Caparisoned elephants, floral arches and a traditional band at entrance to elephant polo, Jai Mahal Palace Hotel

Kavadiyattam in Atham Athachamayam celebration in Thripunithura during Onam near Ernakulam, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Street scene in Mumbai, Maharashtra,India

Pooram Festival, Thrissur, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A high official of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic dressed in traditional regalia and attended by lance, sunshade and umbrella bearers participates in the Kandy Day Perahera, Sri Lanka

Chariot Festival Participants, London, United Kingdom

A traditional religious ceremony; Bali, Indonesia

Bali Hinduism, believers, women, dressed in festive clothes carrying offerings on their heads, Pura Ulun Danu Bratan Temple, Bratan Lake, Bedugul, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Asia, India, Caparisoned elephants, floral arches and a traditional band at entrance to elephant polo, Jai Mahal Palace Hotel

Hindus on the main festival day at the big parade Theer in front of the power station Westfalen, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hindus on the main festival day at the big procession Theer, temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Royal elephant of Shrimant Raja Saheb Vijaysingh Rao Patwardhan with armoury on streets during immersion celebration Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindus on the main festival day at the big parade Theer in front of the town sign of Hamm Uentrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Indonesia, Bali. Villagers depart following sacred celebration at Hindu Temple festival at Pura Penataran Sasih in Bali. Sashi means 'Moon' in an Indonesian language. (Editorial Use Only)

Carnival ; Panaji ; Goa ; India

thypooya festival at koorkkancherry, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Arattupuzha Pooram Festival near Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, India, Asia

Devotees carrying Durga model for immersion Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Goddess Durga Pooja puja immersion Homage To The Mother Goddess during the nine days of Navaratri Festival Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Vallanghy Nenmara Vela festival near Palakkad or Palghat, Kerala, India, Asia

Parade carrying portable Shinto shrines celebrating Hamaorisai Festival, Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Theyyam dancers in Athachamayam celebration in Thripunithura during Onam near Ernakulam, Kerala, India, Asia

Rath yatra at puri orissa India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Idols of lord ganesh on ganpati festival Dharapuram Tamil Nadu India 2009 Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees foot march with Durga idol to immerse in the Brahmaputra river 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.

Chitai Golu Devta Bell Temple, Almora, Uttarakhand, India India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox -

Christian celebration for St. Sebastian birthday in the small village of Poovar on the south coast of Kerala, India, Asia

Goddess procession during Arupathumoovar festival in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

INDONESIA, BALI, BARONG DANCE

Decorated Gods in procession, Padmanabha Swamy Temple Arattu festival, Thiruvananthapuram Trivandrum, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

The image of Man dressed as Goddess Kali in Dasara Dussera Dusera Festival at Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Bullet Baba motorbike temple, a unique specimen that probably only exists in India, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Hindus on the main festival day at the big procession Theer, temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Yellamma devdasi fair, saudatti, karnataka, india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

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

JOWAI, INDIA - JULY 14: People from the Pnar community march in a circle around a Rot as they celebrate an event organised to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called rots, which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

Devotees worshipping Lord Kapaleswara mounted on chariot, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A monkey at the traditional Barong and Kris dance, which tells a battle between good and evil spirit, performed in Batubulan, Bali Indonesia.

Theyyam dancers, temple ritual dance, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

The caparisoned Maligawe tusker carries a replica of Lord Buddha's tooth relic in a golden casket sheltered with a canopy while walking on white cloth during the Kandy Day Perahera, Sri Lanka

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Revered Monks Funeral Procession To Cremation Grounds With People Pulling The Funeral Carriage

Indian girls and men wearing red colored headgear called feta and white kurta pajamas and playing musical instrument called 'dhol' during immersion festival of lord Ganesh ganpati elephant headed god ; Pune; Maharashtra ; India NO MR

Indonesia, Bali, Hindu cremation ceremony procession in Gianyar

Kecak dance, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Rural flower garland shop, Sinnar, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Idol of Goddess Durga Durga Pooja dassera Vijayadasami Festival Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Religious Hindu ceremony on the shore of Pushkar Lake. (Editorial Use Only)

Carnival ; Madgaon ; Goa ; India

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

Making Kolam in front of Kapaleswara temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Mortification with needles embedded in flesh penance with Kavadi symbolic of Lord s palanquin, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Ganesh ganpati Festival Elephant head Lord immersion visarjan, coimbatore, tamil nadu, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Detaillierte Drachenskulpturen umrahmen eine ruhige Statue und die neblige Landschaft des Batur-Sees auf Bali. Eine Verschmelzung von kulturellen Elementen und natürlicher Schönheit schafft eine ruhige Szene. Detailed dragon sculptures frame a serene statue and Lake Batur s misty landscape in Bali. A fusion of cultural elements and natural beauty creates a tranquil scene. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ArpanxBhatiax 22865551

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

Ganga Aarti on dashashwamedh ghat at varanasi uttar pradesh India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Hemis, Tsechu Buddhist Festival

People carrying idol of goddess durga for immersion in ganga river Howrah West Bengal India 28-September-2009 Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Dahi Hundies, Human Pyramid breaking pot of curds, Janmashtami Janmashtami gokul ashtami govinda Festival, bombay mumbai, maharashtra, india Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees in dwarkadheesh temple, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Crowd gathered at Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.

Ganesh Hindu Festival, Paris, France, Europe

Parade with Barong Landung puppets,Kuningan ceremony, Pura Gunung Sari Temple, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Asia.

Vaishno devi dham temple, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Mandi Mahashivaratri festival india, night of shiva Copyright: xAshokxDilwali/DinodiaxPhotox

Biggest Ganesha statue in Asia at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Rath yatra Rathyatra car festival the journey of Jagannath puri, Orissa, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

decorated bull sculpture decorated bull sculpture Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 7672381

Rath yatra at puri orissa India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman Celebrating Murgan Ayyappa Festival Mumbai Maharashtra India Asia Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Peacock dancer in Atham Festival at Tiruppunithura near Ernakulam, Kerala, India, Asia

Madurai veeran, guardian deity, temple at Kochadai in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 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

Dancing Hindus on the main festival day at the big parade Theer, Temple Festival, Hamm, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Devotees worshipping lord Kapaleswara mounted on silver chariot, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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 21825999

Melasti, a purification ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tirupparankundram gopuram and hill, Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Children dressed up as lord Krishna in Janmashtami Krishna Jayanthi festival carnival in Iskcon at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Immersion ceremony lord ganesh elephant headed god Gauri Mahim beach Ganesh Ganpati festival Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Durga Festival Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves, Thaipusam Hindu Festival, people, climbing to the caves

Performers at the conclusion of a Kejak Dance, Bali, 1998.

Mid adult man standing near a statue of Lord Ganesha, Tamil Nadu, India

Onam celebrations in Parthasarathy Temple, Aranmula, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Vijayadasami day in Saraswathi Temple at Panachikadu near Kottayam, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

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,

Ganesh ganpati Festival immersion of huge idol of elephant headed god special respect by followers who queued to seek his blessings Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Pooram festival at Uthralikkavu Bhagavathi Temple near Thrissur Trichur Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Ganesh ganpati Festival Elephant head Lord immersion visarjan, maharashtra, india Copyright: xNirbhayxJain/DinodiaxPhotox

Kachchi godi dance during Marwar festival, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Indonesia, Bali. Gamelan is traditional Indonesian ensemble music made up predominantly of percussive instruments played by mallets as well as a set of hand played drums called kendhang. (Editorial Use Only)

Artists performing Theyyam dance, Kerala, India

People celebrating Holi festival at Shantinekatan, Calcutta, West Bengal, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Pooram Festival in Thrissur Trichur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Man Coloring the wooden statue of Ravanan, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Chak Phra Festival, Songkla, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rath yatra, Puri, Orissa, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Shan Poi San Long. Crystal Children Ceremony With Luk Kaeo In Costume Riding A Pony In Parade To Wat Pa Pao

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