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Hindu Worship and Rituals

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

Ornate religious statues

Hindu Goddess Durga puja ceremony, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/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...

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Inside the Pura Tirta Empul, the water temple located in the village of Manukayu.

the Ram Manidir Temple

A sculptor gives final touch to a lord Ganesh idol at a workshop in Lalbaug for Ganesh ganpati festival, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Richly illuminated decoration of Dagduseth Halwai Ganapati Ganapati Festival at Pune Maharashtra India Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Reclining Buddha and other statues, Karon Beach, Buddhist Temple, Phuket Island, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Devotees bring lotus flowers and light candles and pray. (Editorial Use Only)

India, Allahabad. People chanting at Hindu Temple. (Editorial Usage Only)

People pouring water on a Buddha, asking for good fortune at their planetary post at the 2,500 years old Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon), the largest city in Myanmar.

Hindu Tempel, Maheswarnath Mandir, Triolet, indischer Ozean, Insel, Mauritius, Afrika mcpins *** Hindu Temple, Maheswarnath Mandir, Triolet, Indian Ocean, Island, Mauritius, Africa mcpins mcpins

Cao Dai ceremony inside the Tay Ninh Holy See in Tay Ninh, Vietnam.

hindu sanyasi, india NO MR Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Mauritius, Hindu worshippers on the bank of the holy lake Grand Bassin

Buddhistisches Gebet Young woman praying at a statue of Buddha LicenseRF ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 7325282 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Woman lighting lamps for the evening aarathy ceremony at Goverdan ecovillage, Maharashtra, India

India, Karnataka State, Pattadakal City, (W.H.),Nandi, Virupaksha Temple

Hindu Goddess Durga puja ceremony, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox -

Pilgrims gathered and meditating in a tent, Allahabad Kumbh Mela, world's largest religious gathering, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Local people celebrating the Magha Puja full moon festival at the Wat Suan Dok Lanna temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Priests perform the Aarathi, Lord Subrahmanya or Muruga in Arupatthumoovar festival, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Sikh temple ritual, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Rang mahal, vrindavan, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka; Colombo, Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, buddhist temple,

Man and woman on stage, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Flower seller showing flower garland Tamil Nadu India August-2009 NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Sacred City of Anuradhapura, Buddhist man praying at Sri Maha Bodhi in the Mahavihara, The Great Monastery, Sri Lanka, Asia.

Two local priests are pouring milk over the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Siddhagiri Gramjivan museum kaneri math kolhapur maharashtra India copyright: xhemangixnakwe/dinodiaxphotox

Portrait of asian woman traveler wear protective mask germs is praying at Chinese buddhist temple or shrine in Thailand,Prevention of the spread of COVID-19 virus,Chinese New Year

Woman devotee, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia Copyright: JanettexHill 1185-581 Editorial Use Only

TIENDA DE OFRENDAS(FLORES). Location: BAZAR. BENARES. India.

Murugan temple s sannadhi, Palamuthircholai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

The Holy See of the Cao Dai is in the Vietnamese province of Tay Ninh, close to the Cambodian frontier, and this syncretic religion - which counts Victor Hugo, Laozi and Jesus among its saints - has also made some Khmer converts. Vietnam has two indigenous religious sects, both of which were established in the 20th century, and both of which are based firmly in the south of the country. Cao Dai or Supreme Altar’ is a syncretic faith combining aspects of the tam giao with Catholicism and is the larger of the two, with an estimated 2 million followers. Cao Dai is an eclectic amalgam of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Catholicism. The second sect, called Hoa Hao or Peace and Happiness’, is centred on Chau Doc in the Mekong Delta. Its followers practise an ascetic and austere form of Buddhism. The Cao Dai religion was founded in 1919 by a Vietnamese civil servant, Ngo Van Chieu and by the mid-1920s Tay Ninh had developed as the Holy See’ of the new religion, with a hierarchy organise

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

Flowers on shivlinga on mahashivaratri celebration at Keesaragutta Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh India NO PR Copyright: xGanshamxRamchandani/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrim reading in the Tripura Sundari Temple, Matabari, Tripura, Northeast India, India, Asia

China, Hong Kong, Man Mo temple

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Jedi Luang, Inthakhin Ceremony. People With Offerings Of Flowers And Joss Sticks Circimambulating

People praying at the Chinese temple

THE 14TH DALAI LAMA of TIBET speaks during his ILLUMINATING THE PATH teachings in June of 2000 - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

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

Hindu Wedding

Farbe, Malerei, innere, Wand, Monsun, Palast, Sajjan, Garh, Udaipur, Kodiyat, Rajasthan, Kunstwerk, Wandmalerei, Erbe, dekorativ, lebhaft, königlich, traditionell, künstlerisch, Kultur, Architektur, elegant, historisch, Palast, kompliziert, Design, kreati Colour painting on the inner wall of the Monsoon Palace, also known as the Sajjan Garh Palace, Udaipur, Kodiyat, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23317817

Nepal, Kathmandu, handicraft shop, tibetan art,

Inside view of harimandir sahib, amritsar, punjab, india, asia Copyright: xRupinderxKhullar/DinodiaxPhotox

Funeral of Indian political leader Amar Naik NO MR Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Ritual of pouring water over Buddha statue, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Tazias being worshiped by Shia muslims during Moharam muharum, bombay mumbai, maharashtra, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Sleeping Lord Vishnu On Snakes At Budanilkantha

Zoroastrian, bombay mumbai, maharashtra, india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

THAILAND PHRAE WAT SAWAN NIWET Cave of Wat Sawan Niwet in City of Phrae and Province of Phrae in North Thailand. Thailand, Phrae, November, 24, 2024. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSxFLUEELERx 23253671

Kathakali performers or mime artists, 38 and 60 years old, make up their faces, Kochi Kathakali Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India, Asia

Asia, India, Sadhu (holy man) at shrine to Hindu god Vishnu

Chariot festival in Karpagavinayagar temple Ganesh at Pillaiyarpatti near Karaikudi Chettinadu Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Offerings on tray, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thiruvannamalai temple, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Evening aarathy ritual at Goverdan ecovillage, Maharashtra, India

Hindu Brahmin priest, Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Murugan temple s sannadhi, Palamuthircholai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Visitors with monk at the Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) statue at Wat Huay Pla Kang Temple in Chiang Rai province of Northern Thailand.

Ekambareshvara Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, Priest in traditional dress performs a ritual with visitors in a temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Tac Say Church, also known as Father Diep Church. Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep was a famous Vietnamese Catholic priest killed in 1946. Faithful praying at his grave. Bac Lieu. Vietnam.

Priest chanting in temple of Baba Baidyanath very famous One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Man setting up lights for a festival at a Sufi shrine, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

India, Ladakh, Spituk, mandala prayers

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, courtyard of Universidad de Leon, skeleton graduate made of beans with marigolds at altar for Day of the Dead, AKA Dia de los Muertos. Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead in connection with the Catholic holy days of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

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.

Thien Quang Co Tu buddhist temple. Buddhist ceremony. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Praying worshippers make offerings to Buddha, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma, Myanmar, Yangon, Asia

Divinity protected Divinity protected for adoration, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 6973994

Bollywood singer Nitin Mukesh before leaving immersion on the final day of the Ganesh festival, in Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

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

India, Varanasi, Dasaswamedh Ghat, religious articles for sale.

Thien Quang buddhist pagoda. Vesak celebration. Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha. Bathing infant Buddha to Purify the heart. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

family Performing ganesha pooja mumbai Maharashtra India Asia MR 364 Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Brahmachari Hindu temple students studying scriptures, Haridwar, India, Asia

Ganesh ganpati idols Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Bhairon Temple, Bhairon Ghati, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

India: A revered Hindu preacher holding at sermon at Balkrishna Temple or Udupi Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi (Udipi), Karnataka, South India, the temple being dedicated to a the young and playful version of (Hindu god) Krishna (Balkrishna).

Offerings, altar, buddhism, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

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

Artist performing in ramleela on dussera dusera festival India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Salman Khan s sister Alvira Khan participates in a procession immersion idol elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Dwarka temple, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Cao Dai temple. Caodaist worshippers at ceremony. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Statue of Sai Baba of Shirdi, the guru and fakir also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, at Ganga Talao, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Nattokottai chettiar nagarathar marriage Chettinad Tamil Nadu India MR 777H Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Bollywood music Bappi Lahiri Sharbani Mukherjee unveiling ceremony North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Maa Durga idol Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Chamayam, a display of Pooram festivel ornaments in Thrissur Trichur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Paintings of hindu gods and goddess Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

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

Bollywood actor Sohail Khan participates procession immersion of an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Tarnetar fair, trinetreshwar temple, gujarat, india Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu Tempel, Maheswarnath Mandir, Triolet, indischer Ozean, Insel, Mauritius, Afrika mcpins *** Hindu Temple, Maheswarnath Mandir, Triolet, Indian Ocean, Island, Mauritius, Africa mcpins mcpins

India. Mumbai. Family Performing Laxmi Pooja (Goddess Of Wealth) During Diwali Festival.

Family performing a pooja

Cornucopia offerings to the deity in Trichurpooram festival, Thrissur or Trichur, Kerala, India, Asia

Woman at Buddhist Karla caves finest examples of ancient rock cut caves built in 3rd 2nd century BC by Buddhist monk Karla Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Vel and Hundial at hilltop Lord Subrahmanya temple, Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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