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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

Decorated bull in front of Parabrahma temple, Oachira, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai India

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

Sculptor making a bronze sculpture of Garuda the vahana of Lord Vishnu in Hindu mythology, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India

A devotee going to offer Pind to his dead relatives. Pind Daan is a Hindu service in which a religious service is performed for the dead ancestors. The occasion is fortnight-long and places like Gaya (Bihar state) are thronged by people during this time. Pind means Round balls of rice and flour which are offered, along with the sacred kusha grass and flowers, amidst sprinkling of water and chanting of mantras from the Sam Veda. People visit the place in numbers as Gaya is believed to be the holiest place for this ritual. Gaya, Bihar, India.

INDIA, Goa, Old Goa: Puja Offeriing Flower Garlands (NR)

Nandhi huge bull with priest in Virupaksha Temple in Pattadakal, Karnataka, India, Asia. Unesco World Heritage Site. 7th and 8th century, Asia

Female monks with begging bowl, Thiri Mingaleay vegetable market, Yangoon, Myanmar, Yangoon, Myanmar, 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.

Keralites sitting near Vechoor church during a monsoon day Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Gaura Purnima celebration, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Traditional funeral, people standing around a body on a pyre, ready for burning, Pashupatinath, Nepal, Asia

A woman selling Pooja integrant on stall at Thiruvannamalai temple, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Drawing kolam, rangoli inside the temple floor, Sri Neelayadhakshi Kayarohaneshwarar Temple, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Students of vedic school in the Chidambaram Nataraja temple Chidambaram Tamil Nadu India NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Man worships in Hindu temple with colorful flower boa

Indonesia, Bali. Hindu priest bless worshipers and devotees with holy water during a temple festival ceremony in Indonesia, Bali, near Ubud. (Editorial Use Only)

Drummers during a ceremony at the Temple of the Tooth, also known as Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean, Asia

Tourists sitting at the foot of the Tamil Poet Thiruvalluvar 41 metre 133 feet tall stone sculpture in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Sri Veeramakaliamman hindu temple. Woman praying. Singapore.

Men of three generations, Thaipusam Festival, Hindu festival, Palani, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, Asia

Artisan making a bronze sculpture of Nataraja in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

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

people taking idol for Ganesh ganpati Festival Elephant head Lord immersion, dadar, bombay mumbai, maharashtra, india Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrim with spiritual piercings, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Devotee praying kalbadevi temple, mumbai, maharashtra, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Veeramakaliamman hindu temple. Hindu man apply Tilak on his fore head. Singapore.

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

People walking in front of Swami Vivekananda Wall paining Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

man vasudev holding child krishna in basket India Asia MR 364 Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Masong ritualized mutilation with metal rod piercings in his cheek during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket; Phuket, Thailand

Temple prostitution locality , Bombay Mumbai , Maharashtra , India Copyright: xSudharakxOlwe/xDinodiaxPhotox

Mahatma Gandhi with associates at Birla House, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia, September 1944 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

Durga immersion Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Hindu temple. Shiva temple.

India, Pondicherry, Street vendor arranging a display of nativity figures for sale.

An artisan Chiselling bronze sculpture statue at Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Lingam puja in Parmath, Rishikesh right : American guru Bodhinata Veylanswami

Govindajee mandir Imphal Manipur India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Devotees at kali bhagavathy temple Kodungallur Kerala India MR 777K777L Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees offer prayers at a tent city on the eve of consecration ceremony of the Ram temple, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India on 22 January 2024

Bollywood actor Salman Khansster Arpita Khan Sh son participin a proces the immerf an indu god Lord Gay in M016. India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman doing Lakshmi puja on Dhan Treyodasy or Dhanteras, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Tooth-filing ceremony which marks the passage into adulthood, typically performed by a priest. Uneven teeth are believed to be too similar to demons and animals, so by filing the six upper teeth into a even line the six negative aspects of human behaviour are diminished.

Bhagavad Gita Engraved On A Hindu Temple . Mathurai. India.

Vendor selling puja ingredients, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

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Sathabhishekam 80th birth day, the chettiar tying the mangalasutra around his wife s neck and their exchanging garlands, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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

A palmistry seeing the palm of a lady at Virudhachalam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Woman in a Sari buys jewelery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Rama Sadhu painting a fresh tilak on his forehead on the ghats of Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Drawing kolam, rangoli inside the temple floor, Sri Neelayadhakshi Kayarohaneshwarar Temple, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Man praying at buddhist shrine ayutthaya thailand

Guddi Padwa festival Maharashtrian new year pitch color sari tie on wooden stick cover with vessel kalash, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Bangali Tola. Arti is a Hindu ritual, part of a puja, in which light from a flame is ritually waved for the veneration of deities. (Editorial Use Only)

Insertion of hooks on the body of a man for hanging from a spinning wheel attached with 'Charhak tree' on the occasion of Charak Puja. The Charak Puja is well-known for the rites of piercing the body with nails, and swirling from a high pole. Tripura, India.

Cow worship in Hindu, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xSudharakxOlwe/xDinodiaxPhotox

THA Thailand Bangkok Buddah Factory. Handmade Buddha statues of all kinds and sizes are made here. |

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan visits Lalbaugcha Raja to offer prayer on the occasion of Ganesh festival in Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Students of Gurukul School of Arts, in Mumbai, India on September 19, 2016, prepare a rangoli painting India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

A devotee is praying in front of a Hanuman statue, Nasik, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Elephant blessing devotee at Shree Virupakshaswamy temple ; Hampi Vijayanagar ruins ; Karnataka ; India

Devotees receiving blessings from the temple elephant at Adi Kumbeshvarar Temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Asian bride and Caucasian groom have romantic time with Thailand dress

Devotees seeking blessing of Bhagwan Gomateshwara Bahubali Mahamasthakabhisheka Shravanabelagola Hassan Karnataka Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

An Indian Festival of Chariots in Santa Monica California

Bridegroom in nattokottai chettiar nagarathar marriage Chettinad Tamil Nadu India MR 777H Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A man performing Pooja Agni Havana Homa Kunda pooja Indian Traditional Pooja, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Men worshiping in Lord Buddha s nirwan stupa Mahaparinirvan temple Kushi Nagar Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

man taking idol for Ganesh ganpati Festival Elephant head Lord immersion, dadar, bombay mumbai, maharashtra, india Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Laos, Luang Prabang. Family around a table, possibly small altar.

Believers around a statue of the god Nandi in India

brahmin youths of vedic school at their morning rituals, kumbakonam, tamil nadu, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Eyewitness of Bride and Bridegroom completing procedure of Court marriage Mumbai Bombay Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Old Indian woman with a red sari, Kutralam Waterfalls, Kuttralam, Kuttalam, Courtallam, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, Asia

India, Tamil Nadu, Tanjore, Thanjavur, Pilgrims at the Brihadisvara Temple in Tanjore.

Nambudiri Priest standing in front of Pambummekkatu Mana Nagaraja Temple, Hindu temple, Vadama, Kerala, India, Asia

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor participates procession immersion idol elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Gurukul students of maluk peeth, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Young woman standing in front of a religious figure

Yoga at Kalari Kovilakom in Kerala, India, Asia

At Pashupatinath the cremation ghat (steps) are divided into two sections, Arya Ghat (Steps of the Nobles) and Surya Ghat (Steps of the Sun). The former is reserved for members of the higher castes, including members of the royal family, the latter for the common people. The most revered Hindu site in Nepal is the extensive Pashupatinath Temple complex, five kilometres east of central Kathmandu. The focus of devotion here is a large silver Shivalingam with four faces of Shiva carved on its sides, making it a 'Chaturmukhi-Linga', or four-faced Shivalingam. Pashupati is one of Shivas 1,008 names, his manifestation as 'Lord of all Beasts' (pashu means 'beasts', pati means 'lord'); he is considered the guardian deity of Nepal. The main temple building around the Shivalingam was built under King Birpalendra Malla in 1696, however the temple is said to have already existed before 533 CE. In 733 CE, King Jayadeva II erected in its precincts a stone tablet which chronicled all the k

The wedding ceremony The wedding ceremony of a young couple in Indian temple ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxNepshax 7165897 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

90th year marriage mahaabhishekam in nattukottai chettiar nagarathar family, Tamil nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Shivling in temple, vishram ghat, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Deed kept in 330 years old Paliath Achan s Kovilakam called Kottaram which was built by the Dutch, Dutch palace in Chendamangalam, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Bollywood actor Nana Patekar participate procession immersion of Lord Ganesh on the final day of the Ganesh festival Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Offering flowers in a festive ritual Uttar Pradesh

Ezhuthiniruthu Ceremony on Vijayadasami day in Saraswathy temple at Panachikadu near Kottayam, Kerala, India, Asia

Son Akash at funeral of Anti Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare killed by terrorist attack in Bombay Mumbai Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Old woman hitting a sound bowl, in a temple on the mountain of the black woman, Nui Ba Den, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Asia

Painted human bodies for Pulikali Tiger Dance, Onam festival, Kerala, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Bollywood actor Sohail Khan with Arpita Khan Sharma participates procession immersion idol Hindu god Lord Ganesh Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Astrologist, Varanasi, India

Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Murtikar Santosh Kambli Workshop in Chinchpokli to collect a idol god Ganesh Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

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