Hindu Rituals and Offerings

Images of Hindu worship activities, including rituals and offerings, capturing vibrant colors and cultural practices in various temple settings.

Activities in pooja mandap wall painting decoration in Navaratri festival Calcutta now Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Indian pilgrims praying offering water to Lord Shiva Ujjain temple , Madhya Pradesh , India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Singapore,Little India,Sri Veerama-kaliamman Hindu Temple

Hinduism, believers with butter lamps, Hanuman statue, square in front of the Hanuman Dhoka Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Men selling garlands in temple s campus, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Activities in pooja mandap wall painting decoration in Navaratri festival Calcutta now Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindus in temple during Thaipussam Festival. India

pookalam, floral design, onam festival, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest performing pooja of the idol of lord khandoba during the dasshera celebration at the jejuri temple, pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

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

God statue, dashashwamedh ghat, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Group of people worshipping in a temple, Panachikkad Saraswati Temple, Kottayam, Kottayam District, Kerala, India

People enjoying bathing in holy hot water spring on occasion of Tripuri Poornima at Akloli near Vajreshwari Thane district Maharashtra India Asia Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman in Meenakshi temple.India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, A saddhu performs a puja for a bereaved family on the ghats.

Women in sari in the Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai India

India; Orissa, Bhubaneshwar, women pilgrims, dharamsala rest house,

Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Festival Of India, people;

Arti or ritual worship to the Mother Ganges River, Varanasi, formerly Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

Couple performing shiva pooja sitting on steps Madurai Tamil Nadu India August-2009 NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Ceremony at Swayambhunath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal

India, Pondicherry, Funeral cortege in the streets of Pondicherry.

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Spiritual Hindu ceremony at Goa Lawah Temple also known as the temple of the Bat Caves.

Devotees praying god and goddess statues at Hot Springs, Rajgir mela, Rajgir, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims decorated with sacred ash, Vaikasi, Visakam festival, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Lunch time in the temple, Sikh community, Sikhdharma Gurdwara Singh Sabha Association, Novellara, Reggio Emilia province, Italy

Atabaque player during a musical performance on the streets of Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

India, Varanasi, Dasaswamedh Ghat, woman preparing votive candle for offerings in Ganges, Henna tattoo on feet.

Garland of cardamom being made in Bodinayakkanur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Malaysia, Penang, Thaipusam, Hindu, religious, festival, people, man,

Priest performing ritual in a temple at Goverdan ecovillage, Maharashtra, India

Vedic school students rounding Ponnambalam Kanaka Sabha corridor in Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

ritual among hindu community, tamil nadu, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest offering ceremonies and blessings to pilgrims, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Pilgrims receive the blessings of Bahubali by a local priest on Indragiri hill in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Athapoo; Pookalam, floral decoration during Onam festival, Kerala, 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

People playing with gulal on holi festival at ghanshyam ji temple Jodhpur Rajasthan India NOMR Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees queueing to do puja at Kankera festival, where donations of foods are made for the poor, the day after Diwali celebrations, Jagdish temple, U...

Devotees in trance dances in ecstasy appearance awe-inspiring divine radiance on face, Vaikasi Visakam festival, Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Eunuchs dressed in finery dancing during wedding of eunuchs on occasion of Bewa Purnima at Ghatkopar Mumbai Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims receive the blessings of Bahubali by a local priest on Indragiri hill in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Woman carrying milk pot Paal kudam on Vaikasi Visakam festival, Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Sadhu procession during Haridwar Kumbh Mela

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi , Worshippers Enter And Leave Kala Bhairava Temple

Naga sadhu near kshipra river, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Rajasthani marwari lady listening ravanhatta played by folk musician, Rajasthan, India MR 704 Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu temple and shrine of Batu Caves. Hindu elephant God Ganesh (Ganesha or Ganapati). Hindu priest performing prayer service or Puja. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.

Playing temple musicians in Thillai Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. one of the five Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, Asia

An artisan making wax mould for a bronze sculpture statue at Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia.

Devotees performing puja of Lord Ganesha ganpati Hindu deity before immersion, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Prostitute with goddess yellama idol in kamathipura Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Artist giving touch of goddess durga being coloured Kumartuli Kolkata Calcutta West Bengal India 12-september-2009 Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

A shop selling terracotta images at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi , Woman with young child and temple offerings of marigold flowers.

Goddess statues on chariot jagannath rath yatra, puri, orissa, india, asia Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Srinivasa Perumal hindu temple. Indian Hindu Elephant God Ganesh (Ganesha or Ganapati). Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony. Singapore.

Sadhus fighting, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

lord shani dev and hanuman under the tree allahabad uttar pradesh India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Handicraft, Bronze Work at Swamimalai near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Bengalese Performing Shradha last tritual pooja at Babu Ghat Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Kolam and floral decoration during festival, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu offerings

Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state, India, Asia

Photograph of a model reconstructing the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi India. On the 30th January 1948, Gandhi (1869-1948) was with his grandnieces in the garden of the former Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), on his way to address a prayer meeting, when Nathuram Godse (1910-1949) fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest at point-blank range. Dated 21st Century

Ramnavami celebration, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

India: Guardian statue at the entrance to the old Hindu Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Swaminarayan Temple), built in 1824 and destroyed during the 26 January 2001 earthquake, Bhuj, Gujarat (1997)

Samiyadi god man during puravi eduppu festival Venthanpatti Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu India August-2009 NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A devotee is praying, Trimbak, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Pind daan at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Rath yatra Rathyatra the journey of Jagannath procession, puri, orissa, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Ganesh festival in Sri Karpaga vinayagar Ganesha temple in Pillaiyarpatti, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Boy carrying milk pots Paal kudam for abhishekam, Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian Hindu woman selling ceremonial flowers and offerings during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, India

Singapore,Little India,Sri Veerama-kaliamman Hindu Temple,Silver Chariot Procession

The 125-year Kolkata Flower Market, eastern India's largest flower market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Statuettes of Ganesh at Marina Beach, Baie of Bengal, Chennai (Madras), Coromandel Coast, Tamil Nadu state, South India, Asia

Mexico, Veracruz, Celebration of ' Day of the Dead ', The ' Day of the Dead ' is a holyday in Mexico that most of the people visit the cemetery and built private altars in their homes. On the altars they have fruits, cempasuchitl flowers, drinks, sweets, bread and the favorite foods of the dead.

Flower market at dadar Mumbai Maharashtra India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Virudhagireeswarar Shiva temple in Virudhachalam, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Theertha Kavadi, Agni Nakshatram is a 14-day hottest period of the year, at Kodumudi ardent devotees collect river Cauvery water in kavadis to Palani for abhishekam of the deity, majestic procession round giri vidhi, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Blessing of temple elephant, Shastiapthapoorthi, 60th year celebration at Amritaghateswarar Abirami Temple in Thirukkadaiyur near Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Sri Kamadchi Ampal Tempel in Hamm, Annual Hindu ceremony for Tamils in Europe in Hamm, largest Hindu temple in Europe, Canal represents the Ganges River, Dravida Temple, Kamadchi, Puja, Hamm, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Devotee fulfilling vow by hanging with hooks in Thaipusam festival Kerala India NOMR Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Shastiapthapoorthi, 60th year celebration at Amritaghateswarar Abirami Temple in Thirukkadaiyur near Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Woman devotee, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Cyclo driver wiating under the rain in front of a Pagoda. Phnom Penh. Cambodia.

Christians attend a Christmas Mass in Mariam Nagar Church at Agartala. Tripura, India.

Aravind Samadhi, Pondicherry, India U.T Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

MADURAI, INDIA, FEBRUARY 16, 2013: Indian brahmin (traditional Hindu society) priest with donation in famous Meenakshi Amman Temple, historic Hindu temple located in temple city Madurai

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Bangali Tola. Large Hindu statue on its back on Kedar ghat. (Editorial Use Only)

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

Priest and devotees celebrating Rangpanchmi in Gangshyamji temple, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Festival Of India, people;

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

Cows bringing to walk on a small field representing 9 grains on account of Pongal celebration at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

shankaracharya temple, srinagar, kashmir, India, Asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Family praying

Devotees taking food in temple Urchava mandap of Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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