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Hindu Celebrations in India

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

Indian people received flower garland from priest. People received flower garland from priest. Traditional Indian Hindus ear piercing ceremony. India special rituals. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 8615805 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Thaipussam Festival. India

Young family on a motorbike purchasing a wooden crucifix at a stall offering Christian products, Christian quarter of Youhanabad, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

girls standing in rows with eyes closed in prayer, sathyamangalam, tamil nadu, india

Kumbh Mela 2025: The Sacred Goes Viral. Applying a Tilak to a Pilgrim's Forehead. A Woman Applying a Tilak to a Pilgrim at the Kumbh Mela. A woman gently applies a tilak, a sacred mark, to the forehead of a pilgrim at the Kumbh Mela. This ritual is an important part of the spiritual journey, symbolizing divine blessings, protection, and a connection to the divine. The tilak is often made with vermilion or sandalwood paste and signifies the pilgrims readiness to embark on or complete a sacred act, such as the holy bath in the Ganges. In this moment, the womans act of applying the tilak highlights the role of sacred rituals in the Kumbh Mela, where the physical act of marking the body becomes a powerful spiritual gesture. The image reflects the community-oriented nature of the festival, where traditions are passed down and shared across generations.

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Woman of vidhwa mahila ashram, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian traditional dance students, near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India

Morocco. Henna Ceremony For Moroccan Bride

Baby girl received prayers from the karnvedh events. Baby girl received prayers from the karnvedh events. Traditional Indian Hindus ear piercing ceremony. India special rituals. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 8615784 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

india, rajasthan, ranakpur, jain temple

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Nepal, Patan, Dashain festival, people, ceremony, hinduism,

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

MAHESHWAR, INDIA - APRIL 26: Indian woman performs morning pooja on sacred river Narmada ghats on April 26, 2011 in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India. To Hindus Narmada is one of 5 holy rivers of India

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

Tapestry depicting Indian girls carrying jars on head, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Singapore,Little India,Priests in Sri Veerama-kaliamman Hindu Temple

Hare Krishna devotee in the streets of Curitiba downtown

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

Hindu temple and shrine of Batu Caves. Hindu priest performing prayer service or Puja. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.

Members of the Bishnoi community socio-religious group, pay tributes to Amrita Devi martyrs Khejarli Jodhpur Rajasthan India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

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Ho tribes pregnant woman Chakradharpur Jharkhand India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Indian Gujarati Brahmin Wedding Ceremony, India MR 767 Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

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

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Women of Indian ethnicity at a Hindu Festival, Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Rajasthani Woman in traditional dress standing in ornate arch in old building Ranthambhore Rajasthan India

Indian woman wearing traditional sari at The Jaswant Thada, a Jodhpur architectural landmark. The monument is built entirely out of intricately carved sheets of marble by Sardar Singh in 1899 in memory of Maharja Jaswant Singh II.

India, Varanasi, daily life

Sri Krishna-Balaram Mandir is a Gaudiya Vaishnava temple in the holy city of Vrindavan. It is one of the main International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temples in India and internationally. Hare Krishnas from all over the world can be seen here year-round, which adds color to this ancient ethnic holy city.

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Kirtipur. Hindu woman standing in intricate carved wooden doorway

Two pilgrims praying in the water at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, Allahabad, India, Asia

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Thaipusam festival, Singapore

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Artists gets ready backstage to perform in an Assamese Bhaona, in Guwahati, Assam, India on 15 December 2023. Bhaona is a traditional form of play in Assam, created by Srimanta Sankerdeva in several centuries back.

Mahatma Gandhi writing first message after ending last fast, New Delhi, India, Asia, January 18, 1947 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

Morari Bapu lecturing at gyan yagna in Ghatkopar, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NO MR Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

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Hindu temple and shrine of Batu Caves. Whorshiper at hindu ceremony or Puja. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.

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Children get painted the name of Hindu Lord Shri Ram on their forehead, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India on 21 January 2024.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Pilgrims at the Swayambunath Temple (Monkey Temple) which sits a on a hill with superb views over the Kathmandu Valley

Mother and daughter placing diyas on a rangoli

India, Uttar Pradesh. Hindu visitors to the Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh, India (MR)

Pilgrim with burning coal, Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh Temple, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, India, Asia

Mahatma Gandhi way to Constructive Workers Conference, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia, January 24, 1946 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

England, Religion, Sikh, Woman Leading Prayer.

Fortune teller with a customer, Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

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Women with colorful sari dress with holy water at Laxmi Narayan Temple near huge Chartarpur Road Temple in New Delhi India (MR)

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

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

Nepal, Kathmandu, Pilgrims at the Swayambunath Temple (Monkey Temple) which sits a on a hill with superb views over the Kathmandu Valley

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

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

CHENNAI, INDIA - AUGUST 29: Indian (Tamil) Traditional Wedding Ceremony on August 29, 2010 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Mass, veiled women receiving Communion, Parish Church of St. John, Christian community of Youhanabad, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

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A lady tying rakhi and doing other rituals to Tripura CM Professor Dr. Manik Saha at his official residence at Agartala. Tripura, India.

Hindu boy Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh India Asia MR 138D Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotee beating a drum during the evening aarathy ceremony at Goverdan ecovillage, Maharashtra, India

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Women blessing bridegroom Nattukottai Chettiar Nagarathar Community Chettinad Tamil Nadu MR 777K 777A Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Ritual, Parsi Navjot a thread ceremony, India MR 735 Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Sikh family praying

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Celebrations Indian sisters celebrating Indian Independence Day on 15th August 2005 Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

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