Hindu Worship and Rituals

Images depicting various Hindu rituals, offerings, and temple worship including idols, priests performing yajnas, and festive celebrations.

Ornate religious statues

Woman worship idol of Serpent, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Two Bengali Men Worshiping Durga Pooja On Dussera. Dusera Vijayadasami Festival, Dumdum, Calcutta Now Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Ornate religious statues

Buddhas on the shrine near stupa in Tisssamaharama, Sri Lanka

Four-Faced Buddha Shrine A picture of a golden four-faced Buddha shrine atop of a building. Copyright: xZoonar.com/BrunoxCoelhox 21717711

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

Hanuman temple on footpath, kolkata, west bengal, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Valli Amman at Valli sunai north side of Palani hill, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Lord krishna house, vrindavan, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Family praying on Diwali

Priest performing ritual in ISKCON temple in Juhu, Mumbai, India.

A man sits down on the floor as he prays inside a temple after the opening of most of the religious places after India eases lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, June 8, 2020. (Photo by: Majority World/Kuldeep Singh Rohilla/UIG)

Lord krishna house, vrindavan, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Worshipping Shiva Lingam at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai, 'Evening Procession Carrying Shiva To Bedroom Of Meenakshi, Meenakshi Temple'

Orchestrion With Dolls, On Display At Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet At Rudesheim In Hessen, Germany

Singapore,Little India,Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple,Priest and Deity Statue

The idol of lord Kalbhairav during the Kalbhairav fair at the Gadhinglaj taluka in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue of lord Vishnu & Laxmi, India Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

Naga sadhu manoj giri with shivling, kumbh mela, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

A Priest performing Aarthi, Shanmugar with consorts Valli and Deivanai Devasena inside temple at Thiruttani Tiruttani Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. Urchava deity, Asia

Decorated Somaskandha Mounted on Risabha Vahana vehicle carrier Carried by people for procession during Vinayak Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple in Pillaiyarpatti near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Sadhu pilgrims during Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India

Murthi (statue) in Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharashtra, India. Radha, Krishna's consort

Durga clay model killing demon mahishasura with statues of kartikeya ganesha and lakshmi saraswati on Durga puja Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Pooja at bank of river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian man doing worship of Lord Ayyappa Pooja Kerala India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore

Interior view at dusk. Urban Temple Bansberia, Bansberia, India. Architect: Abin Chaudhuri , 2020.

Hindu temple Sri Kamadchi Ampal, interior view at the temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Nepal, Kathmandu, Durbar Square, Seto Bhairab, White Bhairab,

The Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore's oldest Hindu temple. Located at 244 South Bridge Road, Chinatown Singapore.

Worshipping Mother Mary Saint George Catholic Forane Syrian church at Angamally near Ernakulum Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Rangoon (Yangon) Two worshipers making merit at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon.

Shiva ling, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Nainadevi Temple, devotees ringing Ghanta, Nainital, uttaranchal, india Copyright: xNxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Decorated Cows and bullocks, farmers celebrating Pongal festival Harvest Festival at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor Wat, Vishnu turned Buddha. (Editorial Usage Only)

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

Gott, Götter, Innenbereich, Hindu Tempel, heiliger See, Grand Bassin, Ganga Talao, indischer Ozean, Insel, Mauritius, Afrika mcpins *** God, gods, interior, Hindu temple, sacred lake, Grand Bassin, Ganga Talao, Indian Ocean, island, Mauritius, Africa mcpins mcpins

The Chief Priest praying and performing holy rituals inside a Hindu Temple in Malaysia.

Thailand, Lopburi, Buddha statue at the Phra Kaan Shrine

San Francisco church, Antigua, Guatemala.

Monk studying Buddhist scripture in Seda Larung Wuming, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, Garze, Sichuan Province, China

Near the Nandi statue of the god on the banks of the Ganges India

devotees, tourists at Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Asia.

Brahmin priests, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shivling in the sanctrum, Ekattarso Mahadev Mandir Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli, Madhya Pradesh, India Shivling in the sanctrum, Ekattarso Mahadev Mandir Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21563914

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese participating in Hindu Temple Ceremony.

Toronto, Canada. 28th Aug, 2013. Janmashtami Celebrations at ISKCON Toronto © Nisarg Photography/Alamy Live News

hindu brahmin performing pooja of Elephant headed God on Ganesh ganpati Festival MR.346 Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Huge shivlinga of Brihadishwara Temple Vishwakarma Tamilnadu India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sadhvi (female sadhu) reading Scriptures and fueling fire (the sacred fire is called dhooni) in an akhara at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar

Prayers hall at ramkrishna mission ashram Belgaum Karnataka India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox

Mirabai temple, vrindavan, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

India: A glass fibre statue of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896 - 1977), founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, Chowpatty, Girgaum, Mumbai.

Sathabhishekam 80th birth day, vedic chanting before sanctified fire are performed, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Phat Quang Buddhist temple. Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha. Woman worshipper kneeling in prayer & meditation in front of statue of Buddha. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Monk pouring holy water on statue, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

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

India. Thread Ceremony, First Part.

Hindu shrine in Varanasi, formerly Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

Swaminarayan temple Chhapaiya near Ayodhya Faizabad Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

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

A Priest performing Aarthi, Shanmugar with consorts Valli and Deivanai Devasena inside temple at Thiruttani Tiruttani Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. Urchava deity, Asia

India: Under the guidance of a Hindu priest (standing left), Hindu men with ritually shaved heads perform pind-daan (rice lump sacrifice) for deceased ancestors at Banganga Tank in Walkeshwar, Mumbai, a sacred tank associated with the God Rama and the Hindu epic Ramayana. In pind-daan, balls of boiled rice, water and other sacrificial gifts are offered to the ancestors.

Textile and silk sari shop, Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore, Pakistan, Asia

Interior of hazarat ashad ali khan lari dargah Belgaum Karnataka India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox

Dog lying in front of a traditional painting India

Buddha statue in Thaitown district of Hollywood, California

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Kathmandu, Bouddhanath, Buddhist Temple

Women dress as Hindu Goddess Durga, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

TEMPLO-DIVINIDAD CUBIERTA DE OFRENDAS FLORALES. Location: UNIVERSIDAD. BENARES. India.

Sri Veeramakaliamman hindu temple. Hindu Goddess Durga: the Female Form as the Supreme Being. Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony. Singapore.

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

Durga Puja celebration in Paris, France, Europe

Mariamman Hindu Temple. Mariamman Goddess of Weather and Fertility. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Cao Dai Temple, Vietnam

Idols of Ganesha kept for sell, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

shivling statue Kudala Sangameshwara Temple, Solapur, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Murthis (statues) in Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharashtra, India. Krishna and devotees

Israel, Jerusalem, old town, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, burial chapel, interior, religion, sacred site, Christians

Society, Religion, Hinduism, England. Girl Lighting Candles At Home During Dirwali.

Idols lord ganesh bramha lord shiva parvati gauri bull carved Color Colors deities deity diya diyas elephant-headed figure figures figurines figurine flame flames Hindu Hinduism Horizontal idol India Indoor lords marble North Place Places religion religious Sculpture Sculptures statue statues statuette statuettes DPA-AUM AUM-404464 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Lighting candles at Dev Deepawali; Varanasi, India

Group of people praying inside Abhayagiri Monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

India, Tamil Nadu state, Sriranganathashwami Temple, Srirangan Tiruchirappali City (Trinchi)

Doll display of kolu during the Navratri festival in Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Child pours holy water on Buddha, Sule Pagoda, Yangon, Burma, Myanmar, Rangoon, Asia

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

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves, Thaipusam festivel, kitchen, street food,

Man painted statue, kumar tully potter lane, kolkata, west bengal, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Women devotees paying their respects to the statues of lord khandoba in the jejuri temple, pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Praying woman in temple

Sita Swayamvar Rama Ramlila at Mumbai maharashtra India

Sadhu. Ritual detail, Thaipussam Festival. India

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

Young buddhist woman praying in front of a buddha statue at the temple Wat Phou, Wat Phou, Laos, Asia

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