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Hindu Worship and Rituals in India

Scenes of vibrant Hindu devotees engaging in rituals and celebrations at temples, featuring traditional attire and colorful decorations.

Holi Festival, Kawat Gher, Chhotaudepur, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Rajasthan, Pushkar. Colourfully dressed Rajasthani women cleaning the floor of a Buddhist temple.

Women performing shiv puja, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

GUWAHATI, INDIA, APRIL 11: Muslim people with children walk towards an Eidgah to perform Eid Al-Fitr prayer in Guwahati, India on April 11, 2024. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan

Indian Muslims person give money to needy people after perform the second Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan at a Mosque in Guwahati, India on March 31, 2023

TRONGSA, BHUTAN - JANUARY 6, 2017: Bhutanese people in traditional clothes watching the annual Tsechu of Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan Bhutanese people in traditional clothes watching the annual Tsechu of Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan Trongsa Bhutan *** TRONGSA, BHUTAN 6. JANUAR 2017 Bhutaner in traditioneller Kleidung beobachten das jährliche Tsechu von Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan Bhutaner in traditioneller Kleidung beobachten das jährliche Tsechu von Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan Trongsa Bhutan Copyright: xoffenberggmx.dex

Nepal, Boudhanath, monk

Corridor, Subramaniya Swamy Temple with Bay of Bengal in Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Group of Chakma tribal women, Diyun, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

eating food priest and devotees kumbh mela uttar pradesh India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Embroidered tableclothes market, Hell-Ville (Andoany), Nosy Be island, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Warkaris Play The Abhang During Pandharpur Yatra At Alandi, Maharashtra, India

Italy, Emilia Romagna, Novellara, Baisakhi festival, women during prayer

Eunuchs smearing turmeric and kumkum on forehead during wedding of eunuchs on occasion of Bewa Purnima at Ghatkopar Mumbai Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims in the Rajastan

Life in Goa. After British and Portuguese rule, Goa was declared a union territory administered by the central government of India on 30th May 1987. Thus Goa has a unique amalgamation of Hindu, Muslim and Catholic cultural elements in its tradition. You will find ancient churches that provide the perfect picture of the deep religious faiths of the Goans. Everyone is free to follow the kind of lifestyle they want to, unlike the rest of India where tradition and conservatism is an inseparable part of one's life. Panaji, Goa, India.

India, Tamil Nadu, Kanchipuram, Devarajaswami Temple Dedicated To Vishnu And Built By The Vijayanagar Kings. Women Making Offerings.

Banana shop during Dasara Dussera Dusera Festival at Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

People Performing A Hindu Ritual For The Thaipusam Festival On The Street, George Town Penang Malaysia

man dress as Hindu Goddess Kali near Mutharamman temple, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Pongal Festival, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Women, group picture during a wedding, Sufi shrine, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Prayer time at a mosque. Luxor, Egypt.

Ekambareshvara Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia, Several woman in red saris sitting together and chatting happily, South India, Asia

Artists gets make-up form a make-up artist backstage to perform in an Assamese Bhaona, in Guwahati, Assam, India on 15 December 2023. Bhaona is a traditional form of play in Assam, created by Srimanta Sankerdeva in several centuries back.

Colombo, Sri Lanka. 15th May 2022. The disabled war heros tent. The protest continues amidst curfew and emergency law with the security forces allowed to shoot in case of violence. People gathered in large numbers on Vesak poya day at Galle face where the main protest has being held named Gota Go Gama for over a month.

Instructions taking place in the tent of a spiritual leader, Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, Indian Himalayas, North India, India, Asia

Bengali Women at Babu Ghat on Kartik Purnima Full Moon celebration Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Female monks collecting food, Pyay, Bago Region, Myanmar

Crowds on the Panchaganga ghat during Kartik Poonima festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Fishing festival Ponnamaravathy Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

India: Preparing the evening meal at a pilgrim's camp, Poornima Festival held near the Yellamma Temple, Saundatti, Karnataka (1994). Every year in the Hindu month of Magh (January - February) more than half a million people gather around the tiny temple of the goddess Yellamma in Saundatti. Yellamma is the patron of the devadasi or women dedicated to the service of a deity or temple.

India, New Delhi, Vendor selling muslim headwear in the cotton market in the old city of Delhi.

Woman worshipping sun dala chhath at juhu Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 2009 Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Steps leading to the hill temple, Palani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

women making house of small stones week long Padyatra Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Portrait of a local couple in cultural dress praying in mosque

Nandi statue in the Sri Meenakshi temple Madurai in Inde

Muslims who live in the villages of Merapi slope in the region of Yogyakarta and Klaten, Centre Java, did the Eid prayer in Klangon open space, located about 4-5 km from the crater of Mount Merapi. The people maintained health guidelines during the prayers as safety measures against the coronavirus which is still not under control in the country. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Jain Temple. 15th century Adinatha Temple at Ranakpur. Rajasthan. SW INDIA

Bonda woman drinking country liquor. The Bonda, also known as Remo, are a Munda ethnic group who live in the isolated hill regions of the Malkangiri district of southwestern Odisha, near the junction of the three states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh. The tribe is one of the oldest and most primitive in mainland India; their culture has changed little for more than a thousand years. They are one of the 75 Primitive Tribal Groups identified by the Government of India.

Training course for traditional midwives from the Reyna area, La Taña, Reina area, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala

Locals posing on the Buddhist monuments of Mainamati, Bangladesh, Asia

Indian Hindu men and women queue to visit Temple during Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Procession of devotees dressed in orange, during Kumbha Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Kumbh Mela 2025: The Sacred Goes Viral. United in Devotion. The Maha Kumbh Mela is more than just a pilgrimage. A Gathering of Souls at the Maha Kumbh Mela. It is a profound communal experience where people from all walks of life come together, bound by faith and tradition. Pilgrims rest on the steps, sharing stories, meals, and moments of reflection before continuing their sacred journey. Strangers become companions, and the collective spirit of devotion transforms the vast gathering into a temporary yet deeply connected community. This image captures the essence of the Kumbh Mela, where faith is not only a personal quest but a shared experience of unity and devotion.

Chhatha puja at river Ganges, Bihar, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Para offerings pot of rice to the deity in Pooram festival Thrissur Trichur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Devotees watching the monkey Palani hill, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

The bazaar in the street leading to the entrance gate to the grounds of the mid-13th century Sun Temple dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya, Konarak, Puri District, Odisha, India, Asia Copyright: JohnxHarden 722-197 Editorial Use Only

People sitting under pandal, mumbai, maharashtra, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims at the Easter Festival, Village of Axoum, Abyssinian region of Tigre, Ethiopia, Africa

Transgender blessing devotees, kumbh mela, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest distributing prasad in Golden temple Amritsar Punjab India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

A group of Sikh boys arriving at Anandpur Sahib for the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Khalsa ( 1999 ), Punjab, India, Asia

Sikh devotees preparing rotis at langer in sachkhand sahib gurudwara in Nanded Maharashtra India 2-November-2008 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Preparing of food for devotees taking part in Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama festival in Mayapur, India.

Muslim devotees offer prayers at the Akheri Munajat or final prayers during the Biswa Ijtema 2nd phase, an annual congregation of Muslims in Tongi, the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Widows celebrating Holi festival Gopinath temple, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Clothes being hanged for drying at Lower Parel, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Europia district, Debre Lebanon, Lipanus monastery, man sorting wax torches for the pilgrims at the monastery, Ethiopia, Africa

Women drying saris on the ghats of the Namada River, India

A priest reading a holy book. The festival of Bala Chaturdashi is a celebration in Nepal that is held at Pashupatinath Temple near Kathmandu every year in late November or early December. Hindu pilgrims from all over Nepal as well as India gather at Pashupatinath temple, which is considered to be the most sacred temple of Shiva (Pashupati), in Nepal. An all night vigil by the light of small wick lamps marks the beginning of Bala Chaturdashi. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Myanmar (Burma), Yangon State, Yangon, on the way to Mount Popa, novices ordination ceremony

Pilgrim with burning coal, Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh temple, Unesco site Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat, India, Asia

Statue of the god Nandi Sri Meenakshi temple India

People standing in a queue during a ritual in front of the tribal deity 'Garia' during the Garia Puja festival. A three-day festival to honour the deity garia is held annually on the first day of the Hindu calendar month of 'Vaisakh' (mid-April). Agartala, Tripura, India.

People praying during Kumbha Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Tying with string Adi 18 festival, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Bangladesh, Dhaka, the 2021-10-22. Daily life in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, le 2021-10-22. Vie quotidienne a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

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beggar sitting outside of sun temple at Orrisa India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Sheikh Medimir Niazi, group picture during his wedding, Sufi shrine, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Procession of devotees dressed in orange, during Kumbha Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Mourners relatives gather at house of Harish Gohil killed in attack Nariman House bomb blasts on 26th November 2008 Mumbai India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Serving water to the pilgrims is part of the Sikh philosophy, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

Nepal, Sangha, daily life

Kenyan women stand in line to get health checkup for HIV/AIDS at the Pepo La Tumaini Jangwani, HIV/AIDS Community Rehabilitation Program, Orphanage & Clinic. Pepo La Tumaini Jangwani (wind of hope in the arid place) offers hope, support and care for orphan and vulnerable children living with HIV/AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa

Rajasthani folk dance on Jodhpur foundation day 12th May, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

bangladesh, mahasthan

Women at entrance of muktinath Nepal Copyright: xJagannathxRaul/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture to deter demons and ghosts, with a long tongue, intestines, monk at a temple, Phayao, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Woman holding a little chick painted with holy color, Orissa, India

Devotees Yamunotri temple Garhwal Himalayas Uttarakhand India Asia Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Crowd to celebrate the yatra of kalbhairav in Gadhinglaj taluka of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Muslim devotees offer prayers at the Akheri Munajat or final prayers during the Biswa Ijtema 2nd phase, an annual congregation of Muslims in Tongi, the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

child dress as Hindu Goddess Kali Mutharamman temple, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Food distribution, camp for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, Kutupalong, Cox Bazar, Bangladesh, Asia

Three boys with bindi on their foreheads in Meenakshi Amman Temple or Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Mosque committee members are providing mask to Muslim Worshipers who are attending the Friday Zumma prayers at the Hazrat Shahjalal Dorgah Mosque. The number of Coronavirus infection cases and deaths in the country has risen due to negligence and people not adhering to safety precautions. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

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