Hindu Rituals and Offerings

Images depicting various Hindu rituals such as lighting lamps and making offerings. The atmosphere is spiritual, vibrant with warm tones from flames and incense.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Ganges River. This is the main burning ghat in Varanasi where bodies are brought for cremation.

Incense and paper offerings burning in an incense burner at the Altar of Heaven (Tiantan); Tainan, Taiwan

Women celebrating Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Religious ritual in Hindu temple. India People burning oil lamps as religious ritual in Hindu temple. India Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 6004018

Lighting PUJA FIRES near the MAIN TEMPLE in the PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE COMPLEX - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 15 November 2022: View of devotees bathed in golden light, seated in rows, their faces serene amidst flickering flames.

Women celebrating Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Burning flame in Hindu temple

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Ganges River. This is the main burning ghat in Varanasi where bodies are brought for cremation.

Hindu Temple, Puja, Rishikesh, India

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.

Hindus at evening prayer by the temple, Ambalapuzha, Kerala, India, Asia

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of devotees illuminated by flickering candlelight, their faces serene amidst the warm, hazy glow of prayerful observance.

Burning flame in Hindu temple

Crowds beside a funeral pyre at the cremation ghats on the banks of the Ganges, Varanasi, India

Pashupatinath, cremations by the Bagmathi River, a tributary of the Ganges and sacred to Nepalese Hindus. Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Body burning on funeral pyre at Hindu cremation at Manikarnika crematorium Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

A devotee perform Ganga Aarti at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers during the Ardh Kumbh Mela, one of the world s largest religious festivals at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Incense sticks in front of the Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhunath

Woman is illuminated by burning butter lamps from the floor Kathmandu Nepal

Lao Buddhist funeral and cremation ceremony

Performing a ceremony for the deceased family members at the Godavari river, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.

Woman Making Fires To Worship In Hindu Religion At Nyatapola Temple In Village Of Bhaktapur A Town Near Kathmandu Nepal

Believers ingite butter lamps, candles, fire for religious ceremonies, temple complex, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Puja in ISKCON temple in Juhu, Mumbai, India, Asia

Man performing pooja of river Ganga at Haridwar Uttarakhand India Asia Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Body burning on funeral pyre at Hindu cremation at Manikarnika crematorium Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Narayanganj, Bangladesh - 09 November 2024: View of a multitude of people raising their hands amidst soft candle light and ethereal smoke, creating a scene of devotion.

Worshipper, Kun Iam Temple, Macau, China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist monks studying Buddhist scripture in Drepung Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Incense sticks offered by devotees. Singapore.

Traditional funeral, untouchable priest of the lowest caste throwing fuel on the pyre, Pashupatinath, Nepal, Asia

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of a man in traditional attire standing near stairs, surrounded by the warm glow of floating candles on water.

People lighting candles of homage to victims of terrorist attack by deccan mujahedeen in Bombay Mumbai Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 15 November 2022: View of a woman's face illuminated by the fiery glow of candles, casting a warm, ethereal light against the brick wall.

Laos, Luang Prabang. Pak Ou. Tham Ting caves. People praying and burning incense at altar.

China, Shanghai, Yuyuan Garden, City God Temple of Shanghai, Worshippers Lighting Incense

Lighting butter lamps at the beautiful 7th century Jampey Lhakhang, near Jakar in the Chokhor Valley.

Muthappan festival in Holy Cross Church at Mattranam near Irinjalakuda Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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

earthen lamps to celebrate Dev Deepavali on Ganga River at Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest lighting lamps for the evening aarathy ceremony at Goverdan ecovillage, Maharashtra, India

Buddhists religious followers are lighting fire sparks to celebrate Prabarana Purnima 2023 at Buddhist temples in Sylhet. Buddhists wish for happiness, peace, and welfare along with spreading Buddha's message of non-violence by lighting lamps or lanterns in the sky on Prabarana Purnima. Lanterns symbolise the call for peace. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Oil lamp burning during the spiritual ceremony of applying the make-up of the Kathakali dancers, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Incense sticks offered by devotees. Singapore.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhunath

Ganga Aarti at Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

UJJAIN, INDIA, APRIL 23, 2011: Brahmin performing Aarti pooja ceremony on bank of holy river Kshipra. Aarti is Hindu religious ritual of worship, part of puja when light is offered to one or more deities

A man is praying during Dashkriya or Asthi Visarjan, a ritual which is performed 10 days after the death of a family member, Nasik, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Traditional sacifice at Kumbeshwar Temple, Patan, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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

Funeral of Anti Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare killed by terrorist attack in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Pagoda. Tet Festival, New Year celebration. Vietnam.

Rajasthani lady lit lamps in house for Diwali festival, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India MR 704 Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Illustration of daily life in Hong Kong. Illustration vie quotidienne à Hong Kong.

Traditional funeral, untouchable priest of the lowest caste tending pyre, Pashupatinath, Nepal, Asia

Narayanganj, Bangladesh - 11 November 2025: Aerial view of a sea of devotees bathed in the warm glow of countless diyas near the serene temple complex.

Thailand, Vegetarian festival; Phuket

Monk lighting butter lamps at the Mahabodhi Temple, place of enlightenment or awakening, "Bodhi" of Siddhartha Gautama, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Devotees worshipping and offering coconut, camphor and flowers to Lord Venkateshwara Balaji in front of the huge oil lamps at Tirumala temple, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Man performing art of blowing fire from his mouth at Baba Bakala ; a small town in the Amritsar district of Punjab on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sikhs first guru Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji in Punjab ; India

Offerings from Tibetan pilgrims at a ceremony at Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibetan, China, Asia

Nepal, Buddhanikantha, local Visnu temple

Woman devotee with incense sticks, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia Copyright: JanettexHill 1185-597 Editorial Use Only

Nepal, Kathmandu, Pashpatinath. Cremation in Pashpatinath while a woman washes clothes on the Bagmatin riverbank.

Nepal, Himalaya, Kathmandu, Pashupatinath Temple, cremation at riverbank

Hinduistic-buddhistic ceremony at Patan, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Manikarnika ghat in varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

ceremonia maya en la entrada de la iglesia de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala, America Central.

Floating diyas at Har Ki Pauri Footsteps of the Lord is considered the most sacred Ghat of Haridwar on banks of river Ganga, Uttaranchal, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu cremation, funeral pyre, Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Close-up of a person´s hand pouring oil into an oil lamp at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand

UJJAIN, INDIA - APRIL 23, 2011: Brahmin performing Aarti pooja ceremony on bank of holy river Kshipra. Aarti is Hindu religious ritual of worship, part of puja when light is offered to one or more deities

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Budhanilkantha, hindu temple, Sleeping Vishnu, statue,

Brahmin performing Aarti ritual; Varanasi, India

Monks lighting khom loy lanterns for Loi Krathong festival.

The Thien Hau Temple the most famous taoist temple in Cholon. Traditional wedding. Young couple dress in red at pagoda. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

praying to Mother Ganges prior to the Arti at Ganga Aarti at Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

ceremonial maya en la entrada de la iglesia parroquial, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, República de Guatemala, América Central.

The Thien Hau Temple, the most famous Taoist temple in Cholon, incense sticks smoking, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local Muslim woman cooking in the village of Tung Nang Dam located on the North Andaman Sea - THAILAND

Religious altar of Umbanda, religion of African origin popular in Brazil

Mexico, Oaxaca, Teotitlan del Valle, North America. Techniques for making traditional hand woven Zapotec Indian rugs.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Deep Diwali Festival. Oil Lamps And Crowds Line The Steps Of The Ghats Leading Down To The Ganges River

Meskel ceremony in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Mexico, Oaxaca, Jalapa, Mazateco woman during 'Santo Patrono' celebration

A small ritual as part of the praying ritual for the good reincarnation of a dead person, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Floating candles, Siem Reap, Cambodia.,12/31/2010

Jain pilgrim is pouring water over a small statue at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Pouring oil into candles at Buddhist temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Monk at the buddhist Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Bodhgaya, India

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Mieu Ba Chua Xu temple. The temple of the goddess Xu. Man burning joss paper offerings. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

The Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) supporters raise slogans demanding a separate Greater Tipraland state for tribals, in Bermuda Ashram Para. Agratala. Tripura, India.

All Saints Day at Powazki Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland.

India, Varanasi, holy man

The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed. Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Chinese: Jiuhuangye; Peh-oe-ji: Kau-ong-ia; Cantonese: Kow Wong Yeh) is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which is observed primarily in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Offering to river Cauvery at Srirangam, ADI 18 festival, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Eunuch carrying plate having turmeric or haldi wedding of eunuchs on occasion of Bewa Purnima at Ghatkopar Mumbai Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

woman lighting butter lamps

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