Hindu Celebrations in India

Scenes from vibrant Indian festivals featuring traditional attire, flower offerings, and joyous gatherings, highlighting cultural rituals.

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India, Goa. Hindu Mahalsa Temple. Flower offerings for temple feast day.

Evening celebration in Parmath, Rishikesh

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India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Bangali Tola. Mukesh Ghat. Women placing offerings at shrine. (Editorial Use Only)

A woman dressed in a colourful sari at the Mewar Festival on Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

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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.

Hindu woman carrying puja offerings to Lord Siva, and others lighting candles in Sivadol Mandir, Sivasagar, Assam, India, Asia

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Sri Srinivasa Perumal hindu temple. Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony and rituals. Singapore.

Ladies performing cow worship on Bachha Baaras festival, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotee at Aundhanagnath one of twelve Jyotirling Shiva temples Shivling at Aundha near Nanded, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Women praying and lamp in hand Ganga Sagar west bengal calcutta India Asia Copyright: xRabinxChakraborty/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman making garlands at ISKCON temple in Juhu, Mumbai, India

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Ganges River, Varanasi, formerly Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

Girls dress as Goddess Durga as they participate in Kumari Puja rituals, during Navratri Festival at Kamakhya temple, in Guwahati, Assam, India on 22 October 2023. Kumari Puja an essential part of Durga puja, during which teenage girl is worshipped symbolically as a Goddess Durga.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Sankat Mochan Mandir Temple. Women Friends And Relatives Cheer A Bride With Her Head Draped In A Red Sari At Her Wedding Outside The Temple

Charriot festival procession Fire kindling

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Bharatnatyam dancer applying alta on her students feet.

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Hindu devotee bathing in the Holy River Ganges at the Hindu Ghats in Varanasi, northern India. Also known as Benares or Banaras.

Woman with pierced tongue during the annual Hindu festival of Thaipusam at the Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man and a woman wearing a sari standing in water during the Hindu Chhath Festival, New Delhi, Delhi, India, Asia

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Indian traditional dancer performing at Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India

Woman making and selling garlands outside a Hindu temple, Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Family doing a pooja

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Separate ceremonies of bride and groom, lavish wedding in Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Holi spring festival Shantiniketan Calcutta Kolkata West bengal India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Sylhet, Bangladesh - 13 April 2025: View of a figure adorned in vibrant red attire, embellished with gold, standing solemnly amidst a gathering of onlookers.

Family worshiping in Hindu shrine at Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal

Jiarong Tibetan people's dancing performance celebrating Pear Flower Festival, Jinchuan, Sichuan Province, China

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

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Tamil Catholic woman with rosary, Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Europe

India, Rajasthan, Udaipur, Mourners At Memorial Service For Recently Deceased Man. Pots Covered With Red Cloth Contain Holy Ganges Water.

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Darbhanga Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Women performing cow worship on occasion of bachcha baaras Jodhpur Rajasthan India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

INDIA UTTARAKHAND HARIDWAR GANGES RIVER Hindi Pilgrim at a ceremony at the Holy Ganges River in the city of Haridwar in the Province Uttarakhand in India. India, Haridwar, February, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21891665

Indian dancers wearing traditional dress, guest workers from Rajasthan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia

Indian dancers wearing traditional dress, guest workers from Rajasthan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia

Prayers and chanting in Radha Rani Hindu temple, Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

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Woman wearing a sari with offerings during the Hindu Chhath Festival, New Delhi, Delhi, India, Asia

Rajasthan, two Indian woman in traditional dress, a sari, India, North India, Asia

Pilgrim known as kavadi carrier is carrying container paal kudam of milk offerings during Hindu Thaipusam Festival from Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple ...

Traditional Radha dance during the Flower Holi Festival, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Muslim voters patiently await their turn to cast their votes at a Boxanagar polling station in Agartala in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. Tripura, India.

Agartala, Tripura, India, 12-01-2026: Women paint Alpona, on the ground ahead of the Hindu festival Makar Sankranti in Lankamura village at Agartala. Photo By-Abhisek Saha

Woman making garlands at ISKCON temple in Juhu, Mumbai, India

Married 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.

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

Kirtan at temple Jaipur, Rajastan, India

Traditional Kalbalia dance troupe, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

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people applying ghee on chapatti, Golden Temple, Amritsar, punjab, India, Asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Bagh Bhairab Mandir Temple

Hindu Praying In The Yamuna River . Mathurai. India.

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Devotees of the Harijan community in Sylhet perform the Chhath Puja, or Surya Puja ritual, by standing halfway submerged in the water of the Surma River with offerings of food. Harijan devotees believe that, when the puja is completed, it bestows divine blessings on the community. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony and rituals. Singapore.

Hindi Wedding, Trou D' Eau Douce, Mauritius, Africa

A woman carving on the shell of coconut, handicraft of Puducherry or Pondicherry, Union Territory of India, Asia

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

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Pilgrims on Kedar Ghat.

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Girl, pilgrim on Indragiri hill in Sravanabelagola to receive the blessings of Bahubali by the local priests, Karnataka, India, Asia

Indian wedding in Vadodara, India

Portrait of a Indian female. Chatt is the holiest Hindu festival of people in Bihar and Jharkh and the state in India and extends to four days. During the thanksgiving celebrations of Chatt Puja, people gather on the banks of the River Ganges to bathe in its sacred water, pray and make ritual offerings to the Sun God. In Hinduism, sun worship is believed to help cure a variety of diseases, including leprosy, and helps ensure the longevity and prosperity of family members, friends, and elders. Chatt Puja is a highly elaborate festival noted for its impressive display of colorful costumes, music, singing and extravagant rituals. Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Traditional dressed Tongan women at a church service in Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific

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Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Woman praying in temple. Singapore.

Narayanganj, Bangladesh - 15 November 2025: View of a woman in a red sari, amidst the soft glow of numerous oil lamps, creating a serene and spiritual atmosphere.

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of women in vibrant saris, softly illuminated by candlelight, their faces serene in quiet contemplation.

Pilgrim with burning coal, Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh temple, Unesco site Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat, India, Asia

Nepal, Bhaktapur, Dashain Festival, people, procession,

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India, Karnataka, Mysore, Indian women lighting candles.

Henna Demonstration At Chokhi Dhani Ethnic Village, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Muslim girls show their hands decorated with henna at a house on the outskirts of Agartala ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Tripura, India.

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

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The Mount Mary s Church is decorated during the Mount Mary s festival in Mumbai, India on September 11, 2016 India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindus in a religious ceremony, Pazhayannur Temple Lane, Mattancherry, Kochi, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Hindu- Vaishnavite woman at Udupi near Mangalore, Karnataka, India, Asia

A COW recieves TIKA during the HINDU FESTIVAL of TEEJ - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

Women in the Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi, India

Mahatma Gandhi walking peace march, Patna, Bihar, India, Asia, March 1947 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Muslim men look at their iphone on the ghats.

women praying at Hooghly river, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman in Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage site, (It is believed that a Hindu cremated here would be reborn as a Human in his next birth no matter how much evil he/she has committed), Kathmandu, Nepal. (Editorial Use Only)

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