Traditional Religious Ceremonies

Images depict various religious rituals and ceremonies in India and Nepal, featuring colorful attire, sacred objects, and a spiritual atmosphere.

Arti or ritual worship to the Mother Ganges River, Varanasi, formerly Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ceremony at Swayambhunath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal.

naga sadhu, Kumbh fair mela, allahabad, india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Jain sadhus pouring water on miniature statue of jain saint Gomateshwara in Shravanbelagola , Karnataka , India NO MR

Devotees performing pooja in main shrine of Shiva Linga in Shri Saptakoteshwar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva renovated in 1668 under instruction from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Heritage monument Goa India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, A pundit performs a puja for a bereaved family at Kedar Ghat.

India, Rajasthan, Udaipur, Puja Meaning Respect Offering Or Prayers Forming Part Of A Memorial Service For A Recently Deceased Man.

Arti or ritual worship to the Mother Ganges River, Varanasi, formerly Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, A pundit performs a puja for a bereaved family at Kedar Ghat.

Mathura Temple Priest Reading The Mahabharata . Mathurai. India.

Nepal, Kathmandu, religion

Indonesia, Bali, Kechak dance ceremony

Two men, a boy and a pandit or priest are performing Dashkriya or Asthi Visarjan, a ritual which is performed 10 days after the death of a family member, Nasik, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Small temple in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, Asia

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

Woman and prayer wheels, Golden Temple, Patan, Nepal, Asia

South East Asia, Thailand, Bangkok, Monks places offering at Buddha statue feet. Wat Indrawahim

Thaipusam festival in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, Asia

Brahmin applying tilak to devotee, Trimbakeshwar, Nasik, Maharashtra, India NO MR Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu saint naga baba Shivdasgiri in Varanasi on Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707A Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Couple performing shiva pooja sitting on steps Madurai Tamil Nadu India August-2009 NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

men seated In front of priest, varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, india Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian Priest Sadhu Yogic Paanch Agni Tapa, Kumbh Mela, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, A bereaved family participate in a puja for a deceased relative on the ghats.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Bangali Tola. Selling offerings of flowers and candles. (Editorial Use Only)

Ritual, Narayan Bali, Chanond, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

A man doing pooja on road, India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees worshipping Lord Dhandayuthapani Swami on the hill top, Palani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest, Ranakpur temple complex, most important testimony of Jain architecture in India, Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Two Jain pilgrims are pouring water over a small statue at 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

A devotee offers 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.

Indian potter at work: throwing the potter's wheel and shaping ceramic vessel and clay ware: pot, jar in pottery workshop. Experienced master. Handwork craft from Shilpagram, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Rituals; shradha memorial ceremony for dead relatives in Agni Theertham shore at Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu, India, Asia

Old lady in front of bell and sleeping dog at Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal

India, Varanasi, Dasaswamedh Ghat, religious articles for sale

Kolornagerkavu-Mandir, a small temple hidden in the forest near Perratil, next to Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Brahmin waiting gauri idol lord Shiva carved Color Colors deities deity figure figures figurine figurines god goddess goddesses gods Hindu Hinduism idols India man men occupation occupations One Outdoor people Place Places religion religious Rural sculpture sculptures sitting statue statues statuette statuettes stone Temple Temples Vertical DPA-AUM AUM-404494 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese wedding ceremony.

Celebration in the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

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.

Man doing his morning praying to the goddesses, Nasik, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Hindu man performing a puja, Svayambhunath, Nepal, Asia

Kolam auspicious art of decorating courtyards of temples, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Man looking up to the gilded Buddha statue, 32 m high, Wat Intharawihan, Banglamphu, Bangkok, Thailand

Male devotee with coin offering, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia Copyright: JanettexHill 1185-587 Editorial Use Only

Maha Rudra Homam yagam performed in Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. one of the five Pancha Bootha Sthalams, Asia

Pongal festival or Sevvai Pongal in Nattarasankottai Village, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

An artisan making wax mould for a bronze sculpture statue at Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

TIRUVANAMALLAI, INDIA, JANUARY 7, 2010: Sadhu, religious ascetic or holy person, sleeping in Hindu temple Arunachaleswar. Tiruvanamallai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Idol of Lord Ganesh and worshipers Ganapati Festival at Mandai Pune Maharashtra India Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

hindu sanyasi, india NO MR Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Brahmin priest splashes holy water on worshippers at Odalan (Hindu temple ceremony) (Editorial Usage Only)

People performing ritual on bank of river NOMR Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest performing a Hindu puja on the bank of the Ganges River; Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Women devotees burning camphor on each steps, Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrim worshipping Panchalinga in cave in Subrahmanya Swami temple, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Shivaratri celebration at the Ganesh temple, Paris, France

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

the Kalika Mandir Temple

Veena making in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

An artisan making wax mould for a bronze sculpture statue at Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Prayagraj, Ardh Kumbh Mela. Two pilgrims dressed in saffron walk out of one of the many venues in the festival city.

Hehabhagwant Vishnu temple, Barshi, Solapur, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Myanmar, Mandalay. Monks waiting in line.

Swayambhunath Temple and Buddhist prayer wheels in Kathmandu

Streetscene in New Delhi.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, Women and Children Preying to Buddha Statue

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

Adi Parasakthi devotees at Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Women rounding the Ganesha during worship, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

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

Nepal, Kathmandu, Cremation At Pashupatinath Temple. Men Gathered To Light Funeral Pyre.

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.

Priests celebrating Mass, Temple of the Bats or Goa Lawah, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Nepal, Kathmandu, Durbar Square, Kastha Mandap,

Sadhus sitting on platform of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

A devotee offers 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.

Pilgrims at the Gangasagar Mela. The fair is held where the Ganga river and the Bay of Bengal form a nexus, hence the name Gangasagar Mela. This is the largest fair in West Bengal which is celebrated during mid January every year and is a major attraction to millions of pilgrims from different parts of the country who gather at Gangasagar, the point where the holy river Ganges meets the sea to take a dip and wash away all the earthly sins. Namkhana, West Bengal, India.

The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed. Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Chinese: Jiuhuangye; Peh-oe-ji: Kau-ong-ia; Cantonese: Kow Wong Yeh) is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which is observed primarily in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Hindu fruit juice stall at local rural fair, Sejpur, Gujarat, India, Asia

Asia, Thailand, Chiang Mai (Editorial Usage Only)

A Ganesha statue is painted before the Ganesha Chaturthi festivities, in Ahmedabad, India.

India, Tamil Nadu, Kanchipuram, Devarajaswami Hindu Temple. Cropped Shot Of Woman And Offerings

Asia, Myanmar, Kyaiktiyo is a place of first pilgrimage to the Buddhist religion. The poised on the mountain rock is believed to be in perfect balance for the seven Buddha hats that are in the top stupa. The boulder is literally covered in gold by pilgrims crushed in gold leaf on the rock. The faithful offer the money and food Buddha

Idol makers are doing final touches and preparing the idols of Lord Vishwakarma for sale on the eve of the Vishwakarma Puja (The worship of Lord Vishwakarma) an important festival for the Hindus. It is a celebration of the Hindu god, Vishwakarma, who is regarded as the Lord of creation, the divine architect, and engineer according to the Rig Veda. Agartala, Tripura, India. (Photo by: Majority World/Abhisek Saha/UIG)

An Idol artist preparing a Durga Idol ahead of Durga puja festival. Durga Puja is the main religious and cultural festival for Hindus which is celebrated in Bangladesh with great enthusiasm, colour festivity, and religious attitude. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Devotee worshipping Vel on hilltop at Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Spiritual ceremony of applying the make-up of the Kathakali dancers, Perattil, Kerala, India, Asia

Ladies of a community dancing with earthen pots, ahead of the Durga idol immersion in Kolkata, India.

Ramnavami celebration, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

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

Jain temple, Mumbai, India

Srett side offerings, Udaipur, Rajastan, India

Priest of Rakkayee Amman temple near Noopura Ganga, Palamuthircholai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest is lighting little oil lamps for the evening pooja at Nagaraja Temple in Mannarsala, Kerala, India, Asia

Woman at temple with Linga worship on full moon day, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India

Zebu cattle (Bos primigenius indicus) holy cow, walking past Sadhu or holy man, Varanasi, India

Malaysia, Penang, Thaipusam, Hindu, religious, festival, people, ablutions,

They are known, variously, as sadhus (saints, or 'good ones'), yogis (ascetic practitioners), fakirs (ascetic seeker after the Truth) and sannyasins (wandering mendicants and ascetics). They are the ascetic - and often eccentric - practitioners of an austere form of Hinduism. Sworn to cast off earthly desires, some choose to live as anchorites in the wilderness. Others are of a less retiring disposition, especially in the towns and temples of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. If the Vale of Kathmandu seems to boast more than its share of sadhus and yogis, this is because of the number and importance of Hindu temples in the region. The most important temple of Vishnu in the valley is Changunarayan, and here the visitor will find many Vaishnavite ascetics. Likewise, the most important temple for followers of Shiva is the temple at Pashupatinath. Vishnu, also known as Narayan, can be identified by his four arms holding a sanka (sea shell), a chakra (round weapon), a gada (stick-like weapon) and a

Closeup hands of tourist people offer jasmine rice and food to buddhist monk at early morning at sangkhlaburi district, Kanchanaburi, thailand. Famous travel activity and landmark here.

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