Cultural Religious Celebrations

Vibrant scenes of diverse religious festivals and ceremonies, highlighting traditional attire, rituals, and community participation.

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Religious ceremony at Pushkar Lake.

UBUD, BALI -JULY 24 2019:Balinese family celebrating Galungan Kuningan holidays in a family temple in Ubud Bali, Indonesia.

Children get dressed as Radha-Krishna to break a Dahi Handi as they celebrate the Janmashtami festival in Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Religious ceremony at Pushkar Lake.

Batu Caves and the Murugan statue. Gombak, Selangor Malaysia

Folk artists performing at the rituals of Shiver Gajan, a traditional Hindu pre-harvest folk festival on the outskirts of Agartala. Tripura, India.

Kapaleeswarar-Tempelfest, Mylapore, Chennai

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

Lord Jagannath, Ulta Ratha Yatra, Calcutta, West Bengal, India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

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

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

Devotee praying at goddess Kali statue at Hot Springs, Rajgir mela, Rajgir, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

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

Farewell of the Durga Idol into the water of River Hooghly - Visarjan Durga Pooja dassera Vijayadasami Festival Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Jain festival parade, Jodphur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Brahmotsava festival in Kapaleswarar temple Mylapore Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian Hindu Pandits (priests) standing next to indian god idols after the opening of most of the religious places after India eases lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, June 8, 2020. (Photo by: Majority World/Kuldeep Singh Rohilla/UIG)

Kirtan at temple Jaipur, Rajastan, India

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

Hindu saint naga baba Shivdasgiri smoking tobacco in Varanasi on Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707A Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Nandi statue and women Tamil Nadu India

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

Sadhus, ascetics, holy men, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Durga idols with demon making at Kumartuli, Calcutta, West Bengal, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Vaishnav devotees in procession of god District Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Valli Amman at Valli sunai north side of Palani hill, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu Goddess Durga puja ceremony, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox -

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

Yakshagana, Mahishamardini epic, traditional folk dance by Sri Chandrasekara Navada troupe near Mangalore in Coastal Karnataka, India, Asia

Priest boiling hot milk ritual, Karaha Pujan, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Images of Durga Puja celebrations at Dhakeshwari Hindu Temple, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Hindu saint naga baba Shivdasgiri warping penis with trishul rod in Varanasi on Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707A Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian pilgrims praying offering water to Lord Shiva Ujjain temple , Madhya Pradesh , India

Volunteers carrying a big idol of Ganesh Ji Ganpati Visarjan Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Padayani spectacular folk dance event associated with festival of certain temple, kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Clay image of Goddess Durga Calcutta life at Calcutta West Bengal India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Traditional Balinese Legong dancers performing. (Editorial Use Only)

Children get dressed as Radha-Krishna to break a Dahi Handi as they celebrate the Janmashtami festival in Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Radha krishna idols, jodhpur, rajasthan, india, asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Dressed up as Lord Krishna performers bring the Lord s image closer widows of Brindavan Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xFawzanxHusain/DinodiaxPhotox

Puja followers celebrating, incense, Ganges River, Varanasi, India, Asia

People Carrying Idol of Ganpati for Immersion in Sea at Girgaon Chowpatty Mumbai India Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest performing Yajna (a Hindu ritual) outside a temple, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Little India, Singapore

Ganesh ganpati festival at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

People throwing colored powder of Banke Bihari Temple, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Trichurpooram pooram, Elephants March procession of bejeweled temple Festival, kerala, india Copyright: xPxMistry/DinodiaxPhotox

Fully made-up and costumed Kathakali dancers during a performance, Kochi, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

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

People sprinkling water on goddess durga Idol in ganga river on durga puja festival Howrah West Bengal India 28-September-2009 Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Ardhanarishvara, androgynous form of Lord Shiva, prostrate statue in temple, Auroville, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Dussera dusera festival celebration in Mysore, Karnataka, India Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu staues in a temple (Grand Basin), in the day with mist ,create mystical atmosphere.Mauritius

Saraswathy temple in Panachikadu near Kottayam, Kerala, India, Asia

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

Yakshagana, Mahishamardini epic, traditional folk dance by Sri Chandrasekara Navada troupe near Mangalore in Coastal Karnataka, India, Asia

Ceremonial military band of 76th Maharana Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, at the City Palace, Rajasthan, India

Kathakali performer or mime, 38 years old, and drummer on stage at the Kochi Kathakali Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India, Asia

Charriot festival in London

Rath yatra Rathyatra car festival the journey of Jagannath, puri, orissa, india Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

India: During a religious procession in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, a priest blesses a man with the headgear of a Hindu deity. Bhuleshwar is a district in South Mumbai and is home to more than 100 temples.

Woman carrying milk pot Paal kudam on head discharging vow, Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Goddess Durga Pooja puja immersion Homage To The Mother Goddess during the nine days of Navaratri Festival, calcutta, west bengal, india Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman dress as Hindu Goddess Kali, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/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).

BALI APRIL 2024 - Kecak Dance , Uluwatu Temple, Bali, Indonesia

Museum, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Wooden cradles on sacred tree in front of meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Kamakhya devi tantric temple at guwahati, Assam, India Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

Teej Festivals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSomendraxSingh/DinodiaxPhotox

Huge Stone Image of Kal Bhairav, it was Set By King Pratap Malla, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal. Huge Stone Image of Kal Bhairav, it was Set By King Pratap Malla, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21704437

India, Varanasi, local festival

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

Priests carrying the holy aarti during the prayers, Har Ki Pauri literally means Footsteps of the Lord is considered the most sacred Ghat of Haridwar on the banks of river Ganga, Uttaranchal, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Idol of lord shiva and parvati, india, asia Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Small shrine with a statue of the Hindu god Ganesha. (Editorial Use Only)

Gangaur Festival, India Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Costumed Jain Indian, festival, Jodphur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

An idol artist is busy preparing the Durga idol ahead of the Durga Puja festival. Durga Puja is the main religious and cultural festival for Hindus, celebrated in Bangladesh with great enthusiasm, colorful festivity, and religious devotion. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Ganesh ganpati festival at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Tamil Hindus celebrating a festival for Muruga (Ganesha's brother) in Paris, France, Europe

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

Couple carrying offering, at the entrance of the Batu Cave Shrine

Vana Badra Kali Amman Temple at Nellithurai near Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Sadhu, Ascetic, holy man, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Folk artists performing at the rituals of Shiver Gajan, a traditional Hindu pre-harvest folk festival on the outskirts of Agartala. Tripura, India.

Bangladesh, Khulna the 2021-10-26. Daily life in Khulna (Bengali: লনা), the third largest city in Bangladesh and the capital of Khulna division. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Khulna le 2021-10-26. Quotidien a Khulna (bengali : লনা), troisieme plus grande ville du Bangladesh et capitale de la division de Khulna. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Bengali Women offering Sindur to Idol of Durga in Pandal at Kolkata India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

man dress as Hindu Goddess Kali near Mutharamman temple, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Urchava deity, Muthukuraswamy of Periyanayaki temple seated on the Adivaram foot of the hill, Palani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Representation of a Hindu god, Teyyam ceremony, near Kannur, Kerala, India, Asia

crowd at Ganesh ganpati Festival Elephant head Lord immersion visarjan, lalbaug, bombay mumbai, maharashtra, india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

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

Benaras is considered as the cultural capital of the oldest and holiest cities in India and home to the most famous ghats (150 steps leading down to the river) in the country. Huge crowds of pilgrims and visitors from all parts of the world gather to take part in this ancient ritual which involves making offerings (puja) to the rising sun. Benaras has been a traditional center of learning of philosophy, Sanskrit, astrology and religion. Benaras, Uttar Pradesh, India.

South Asian Indian politician and former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in Shirdi temple, Maharashtra, India NO MR Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Haridwar evening fire ceremony

Shiva sadhu, holy man, with some fellow sadhus in his tent at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Lord Kumbeswarar with Goddess Mangalambigai in decorated Rishaba Vahanam in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

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