Vibrant Cultural Festivals

A celebration of South Asian culture featuring traditional attire, jewelry, and dance during various festivals in vibrant, festive settings.

Cambodia, Siem Reap. Apsara dancers.

Cultural festival, Boishakhi Mela, for south asian community, East London, England

Young man impersonating Hindu god Krishna at Janmashtami festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON (Hare Krishna) temple

Musicians / dancers in the role of Hindu deities at Elephant Festival, Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, India. Annual event held at Chaughan Stadium with...

The manipuri community dancing with their traditional dresses. They are celebrating the Jhulan Yatra festival, one of the most important festivals at Shibganj. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Odissi dancers performing at Chandrabhaga beach near Konarak Orissa India MR 400 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Children and married women are dancing, and the women smear each other with vermillion during a ritual called the vermillion game, or "Sindur Khela," on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Agartala, Tripura, India.

Odissi dancers performing at Chandrabhaga beach near Konarak Orissa India MR 400 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Group of colourful dressed women praying during Kumbha Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Indian girls practice the Garba dance steps in preparation for the Navratri festival in Ahmadabad, India on September India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Cambodia, Siem Reap. Apsara dancers.

Barsana Villagers Celebrating Holi In Nandgaon, Taunting Nandgaon Villagers Nandgaon. India.

Bharatnatyam dancer applying alta on her students feet.

Nautch dancing girls with accompanying musicians, India, 1922.Artist: SR Norton

Devotees prepare the nine-year, five-month, and fourteen-day-old Hindu girl Debalina Chakraborty, known as a "Kumari," as she yawns while awaiting worship by priests during Durga Puja at the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashram. Kumari is a young virgin girl worshiped as part of Durga Puja rituals. The festival is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus, who believe that goddess Durga symbolizes the power and triumph of good over evil. Tripura, India.

Cultural festival, Boishakhi Mela, for south asian community, East London, England

06 February 2023 Mumbai, Maharashtra - festival celebrations, people in traditional attire 06 February 2023 Mumbai, Maharashtra - festival celebrations, people in traditional attire. High quality photo Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntonxYulikovx 20036201

Girls of Indian ethnicity at a Hindu Festival in Georgetown, Guyana, South Amerik, South America

Bengali women celebrating Durga puja , Durga Puja

The manipuri community dancing with their traditional dresses. They are celebrating the Jhulan Yatra festival, one of the most important festivals at Shibganj. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Dancers at a performance during the annual dance festival in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Hindu women worship, pathmeda, godham, rajasthan, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Bharatnatyam dancer applying alta on her students palms.

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance at Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736C,736D Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindi Wedding, Trou D' Eau Douce, Mauritius, Africa (MR)

Dancers preparing for a performance for Language Month at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar which was celebrated with an alphabet procession in Sylhet. Dignitaries including brave freedom fighters, journalists, cultural personalities, poets, literary figures and educationists participated in the procession. Sammilita Natya Parishad Sylhet has been organizing Varnamala procession on the first day of February for the last 10 years. The procession was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Sheikh Russell Hasan and Sylhet Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury was the chief guest. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Odissi dancer strike pose re-enacts Indian myths such as Ramayana in front of world heritage Sun temple complex in Konarak, Orissa, India MR 400 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Bengali woman doing a Dhunuchi dance , Durga Puja

Dhaka, Bangladesh - 04 March 2018: View of vibrant dancers adorned with marigolds, their red and gold saris catching the light in a spirited cultural performance outdoors.

Artist in role of ram in ramleela on dussera dusera festival India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

A traditional dance troupe performing in the City Palace of Jaipur, in Rajasthan, India

Hindi Wedding, Trou D' Eau Douce, Mauritius, Africa

Navaratri dandiyas garba Festival, gujarat, india Copyright: xPxMistry/DinodiaxPhotox

Folk musician and lady with ravanhatta on steps of Baba Ramdeo temple in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India MR 704 Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Legong dance performed by Bina Remaja troupe, Ubud palace, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Women worshipping snake Putru or white ant-hill near Adoor Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance in front of bay of Bengal sea, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736D,736C Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Dancers at Marwar Festival, Umaid Bhawan Palace Hotel, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Bengali family practising dance at home on the occasion Durga Puja

Artists gets ready 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.

Women performing pooja of cow on Bachchabaras festival, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Hundreds of children waiting for their performance as they participate in a cultural program in an event ahead of Babasaheb Ambedkars death anniversary on December 3, 2023 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Bhimrao Ambedkar was the father of the Indian Constitution.

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance at Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736C,736D Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Leleda and Nakrathundi on stage at a Kathakali performance in Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Thai classical dancers and musicians at Makha Bucha Buddhist celebrations where relics of Buddha are enshrined at the Royal Park Rajapruek, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736D,736C Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Murugan Hindu Temple, tamil people, Montreal, Canada

Couple dress up like radha krishna, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

bihu dance, india Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance at statues of Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736C,736D Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Yakshagana, Mahishamardini epic, traditional folk dance by Sri Chandrasekara Navada troupe near Mangalore in Coastal Karnataka, India, Asia

Cultural festival, Boishakhi Mela, for south asian community, East London, England

Yakshagana, Mahishamardini epic, traditional folk dance by Sri Chandrasekara Navada troupe near Mangalore in Coastal Karnataka, India, Asia

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

Folk, Talkatora Dance Festival, Punjab, India Copyright: xJaishankarxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Women dancers, Indian traditional dance festival, Mamallapuram Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

A young girl in traditional dress with a red tika on her forehead, Bhairahawa, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Women celebrating Onam festival, Kerala, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Children performing group dances in festive program, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Cultural festival, Boishakhi Mela, for south asian community, East London, England

Mother holding a tray of diyas while her daughter looks on , Diwali

Gopis playing holi statue, prem mandir, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Women performing traditional folk dance Lavani, Maharashtra, India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Celebrations during the immersion festival of lord Ganesh ganpati elephant headed god NO MR ; Pune ; Maharashtra ; India

Rajasthani ladies looking through jharoka Rajasthan India MR 769D769C Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Women performing traditional Dandiya dance, India

VDA200242 : South Asian Indian family with father, mother, son and daughter sitting praying to lord Ganesha wearing traditional dress kurta, pajama, pink and orange color dress, pink dress, MR # 698, 699, 700, 701

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

Odissi dancers strike pose re-enacts Indian myths such as Ramayana in front of world heritage Sun temple complex in Konarak, Orissa, India MR 400 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Lady in colourful traditional dress looking through wooden jharoka Jaisalmer Rajasthan India MR 772C Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Bharatanatyam, dance drama, classical dance of Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

goddess sita giving hanuman her bangle

Folk dancers dancing Deval Mandore Jodhpur Rajasthan India NOMR Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Group of children offering Prayers (Goddess Laxmi, goddess of wealth ) during Diwali celebrations

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Women praying in temple. Singapore.

Family performing a pooja

India, Gujarat. Garba Folk Dance

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance in front of bay of Bengal sea, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736D,736C Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Women performing traditional Indian dance on ground for special occasion, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Guwahati, Assam, circa April 2012: Young girls in beautiful sari pose during their performance at Bihu festival in Guwahati, Assam. Documentary editorial

Two street children dressed in the style of Krishna at Diwali festival time, begging for alms from temple visitors, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Dancers performing classical traditional odissi dance at Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736C,736D Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Transgender near kshipra river, kumbh mela, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Laxmi narayan tripathi, kumbh mela, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Children dressed up as lord Krishna in Janmashtami Krishna Jayanthi festival carnival in Iskcon at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

CHENNAI, INDIA - AUGUST 29: Indian (Tamil) Traditional Wedding Ceremony on August 29, 2010 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Mother holding a tray of diyas while her daughter looks on

Girls troupe performing percussions Chenda during Onam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India Copyright: xPxKarunakaran/DinodiaxPhotox

A Wedding Attendant Performs A Traditional Ritual At An Indian Wedding Ceremony With The Bride And Groom Looking On; Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Padini kanya mahavidalaya, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Hindi Wedding, Trou D' Eau Douce, Mauritius, Africa

South Asian Indian family with father mother son and daughter sitting praying to lord Ganesha MR . 698, 699, 700, 701 Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

Puja or Poojan, prayer ritual performed by Hindus to host, honour and worship one or more deities, or to spiritually celebrate an event. Sometimes spelt phonetically as pooja or poojah, it may honour or celebrate the presence of special guest, or their memories after they pass away

Local Hindu temple, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

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

South Indian family decorating during Onam festival

Bihu women holding jaapis

Asia; India. Women in colorful saris. (Editorial Usage Only)

Goddess durga immersion, kolkata, west bengal, india, asia Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Festival Of India, people;

Gangaur Festival, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

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