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Hindu Rituals and Worship

Scenes of communal worship and ritual practices in India, highlighting the cultural significance of religious ceremonies in diverse settings.

India, West Bengal, Kolkata, Mullik Ghat, Hooghly River, Howrah Bridge. Marigold Flower Market. (Editorial Use Only)

Italy, Emilia Romagna, Novellara, Sikh temple

Hindu priest reading the daily newspaper at an old backstreet temple in the palls (alleyways) of old Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

India, Bihar, Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mahabodhi Temple Complex (Great Awakening Temple), Buddhist temple where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, attained enlightenment, monk praying in front of flowers offering

PRAYER WHEEL, BHUTAN. Water powered prayer wheels, two broken, one is still operating - god help us all if it stops. .

Indian woman holding a veil on her head

Farmers celebrating Pongal festival Harvest Festival at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue of the god Nandi Sri Meenakshi temple India

Jain temple, Mumbai, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims queue to visit the Golden Temple during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, Northern India

Shaman death ceremonies, colourful cemetery, Chichicastenango, Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Central America

Indian Naga Priest Sadhu With Long Hair Jatas

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

An attendant parts curtain to reveal illusionist s apparently disembodied head in stall in Konarak site of world heritage Sun temple complex Orissa India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

A woman road dancing Ganpati Visarjan Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian pilgrims in the Boudhanath Stupa, Boudhanath, UNESC World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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

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

Traditional Ixil dresses, central park, Santa Maria Nebaj, El Quiché department, Guatemala, Central America.

Indian Deepawali diwali festival, sale of Decorative Items oil lamps lanterns and rangoli colors on the footpath, Dadar Market, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Khiamniungan tribesman having tea, Nagaland, India

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Bombay, street stall

Worship offered to the divine mother Kaveri or Cauvery at this holy water pond in Talakaveri, coorg, kodagu, Karnataka, India, Asia

Priest blessing a new motorcycle outside a temple in Kochi Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Morocco, Taroudannt Muslim shopkeeper and his wares (Editorial Usage Only)

Dhamrai, Bangladesh - 01 July 2022: View of a man seated on the ground near Sri Sri Yasho Madhav Temple, engrossed in writing amidst a vibrant cultural scene.

Artisans making carving bronze sculpture statue at Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Lady in colourful traditional dress looking at handicraft items Jaisalmer Rajasthan India MR 772C Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

A mahout ties decorated leather bands to an elephant's front legs in preparation for the Kandy Esala Perahera which is a magnificent procession through the city's streets, Sri Lanka

The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, also called the Mahamuni Pagoda, is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar). The Mahamuni Buddha image (literal meaning: The Great Sage) is deified in this temple, and originally came from Arakan. It is highly venerated in Burma and central to many people's lives, as it is seen as an expression of representing the Buddha's life. Ancient tradition refers to only five likenesses of the Buddha, made during his lifetime; two were in India, two in paradise, and the fifth is the Mahamuni Buddha image in Myanmar. According to legend, the Buddha visited the Dhanyawadi city of Arakan in 554 BCE. King Sanda Thuriya requested that an image was cast of him. After casting the Great Image, the Buddha breathed upon it, and thereafter the image became the exact likeness of the Mahamuni.

Old Woman sitting and praying in front of altar Botahtaung Paya (Buddha's First Sacred Hair Relic Pagoda), Yangon, Myanmar Date:

Devotees offer Pind to 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, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Member of Dom caste, people who take care of cremations and death at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of Ganges

Antique shop in Rue de la Liberte, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Woman putting down a flower, dolls hanging on a tree, offerings of childless women, Janardanaswamy Temple, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Nepal, Lalitpur , Pharping. A man at Dashinkali temple.

Temple s priest, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Bhit Shah, Pakistan - 05 December 2025: View of women adorned in vibrant patterned shawls, their hands raised in prayer against the backdrop of blue and white tiled walls.

Woman offering oil of hanuman India, Asia Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Color powder and Pooja things for sale in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Devotees queue at shri krishna janmabhoomi, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

An artisan working carving on brass lamp at NachiyarKoil Nachiyar Koil near Thanjavur Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

India, Udaipur, women Hindu worshippers leave temple, steep stairs, traditional colorful clothes ´NO MODEL RELEASE´

MADURAI, INDIA, FEBRUARY 16, 2013: Unidentified Indian women worship Hindu god Ganesh in famous Meenakshi Amman Temple, historic Hindu temple located in temple city Madurai

Usaba Sumbu ceremony in Pura Dalem Desa Timbrah.

Flowers, garland, use for god, wedding, happy occasion, holly flowers used for good & bad occasion, India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman and child praying

Flowers shops in the corridor of a temple, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Merchands Talaa Kebira Medina of Fez Morocco

Guatemala

shop amarnath yatra, Jammu Kashmir, India, Asia Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Nepal, Bouddhanath, local temple

Arabia, Arabian peninsula, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat, Old Muscat, Suq,

Lighting oil lamp in Swaminatha Swami temple, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Shoes in front of a buddhist temple, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

A holy cow lying down in the street in Jaisalmer, India.

Shop selling pooja items, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A girl selling flowers passageway of east gopuram in Thillai Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Percussionist playing during a Hindu ceremony in Pashupatinah

India, State of Gujarat, Bhuj, Meghwal. Bhirandiara. Traditional clothing and jewelry. (Editorial Use Only)

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

Golden temple Amritsar Punjab India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

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

the holy garden, wandering moench

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.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia

Icons of Village Woman and Kid Idols of village woman engaged in household core and kid at Janapada Loka Folk Art Museum near Ramanagara, Karnataka, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16867435

Buddhist festival on the beach; Bali

Woman tongue pierced with trident near Mutharamman temple, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu pilgrims with drums on the way back from the Thaipusam Festival in Palani, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Teacher and musicians. Sri Lanka, Nrityagram

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.

Jain pilgrims in front of the monolithic statue of the Jain saint Gomateshwara, Indragiri Hill, Sravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Misfat Al Abriyeen mud village. Oman. (MR)

Devotees at the Brahma Temple. Pushkar, Rajasthan. INDIA.

Faith and devotion radiates from the face of a woman praying to Lord Bahubali during Mastakabhishek which happens after every 12 years Shravanbelgola Karnataka India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Portrait of a young Buddhist monk in saffron robe in front of a blue door near Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

A shop at Banashankari Temple near Badami, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Devotee paying respects at Jejuri temple, Pune, Phaltan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Friar and pilgrims, Samye monastery near Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Religious Muslims with caps and white beards, Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Two Boys Running In Front Of Ornate Carvings On Halebid Temple, Halebid, Karnataka, India

Various Stalls Outside Mount Mary Church, Mount Mary Festival, Bandra Fair, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Carpets for sale in the souk, Marrakech Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Passed away Jain nun lying in state to bid farewell in her room, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Woman devotee and incense sticks, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Surajkund Fair, Faridabad, Haryana, India Copyright: xJaishankarxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Varanasi, Sadhus sit on ghats

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

Vedic school at Tirupparankunram Thiruparankundram near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Burmese people prays at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar o

Thailand, Bangkok, monks around Taksin Station

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Boys graduate to manhood in Hindu Mesangih (tooth filling) ceremony.

An attendant pulls curtain and behold illusionist s apprentice appears seemingly out of flower vase at fair in Konarak Orissa India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Langar, Tajikistan

cornucopia offering to the deity Trichurpooram pooram festival, trichur thrissur, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Veena Making in Thanjavur, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Female worshipers praying in front of a shrine Meenakshi Temple Madurai Tamil Nadu India

Sadhu, Hindu holy man, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Chowkhang Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Flea market in Jaffa

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