ceremony

ceremony · river

Learn about the story behind Chhath! It is early morning on the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi. Women taking dips in the river are Vratins - women who, in the next couple of days, would be fasting and also offering prayers to the Sun god.

West Bengal·festival · ceremony

Durga puja celebration in kolkata | Biggest festival of bengalis | The Best of India Durga Puja is the one of the most famous festival celebrated in West Bengal and particularly in Kolkata, in honor of Goddess Durga during the period of Nav…

ceremony · architecture

Visitors spin prayer wheel at Lamayuru Monastery Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, India.

hills · temple

Gangon Tashi Chodzong (sgang sngon bkra shis chos rdzong), popularly known as Phyang Monastery is situated at a distance of approximately 20 km to the west of Leh, the district capital of Ladakh.

hills · temple

Gangon Tashi Chodzong (sgang sngon bkra shis chos rdzong), popularly known as Phyang Monastery is situated at a distance of approximately 20 km to the west of Leh, the district capital of Ladakh.

hills · temple

Gangon Tashi Chodzong (sgang sngon bkra shis chos rdzong), popularly known as Phyang Monastery is situated at a distance of approximately 20 km to the west of Leh, the district capital of Ladakh.

Ladakh·hills · temple

Gangon Tashi Chodzong (sgang sngon bkra shis chos rdzong), popularly known as Phyang Monastery is situated at a distance of approximately 20 km to the west of Leh, the district capital of Ladakh.

architecture · ceremony

Buddhist prayer flags hung on windows of Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh. Thiksey Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhis…

ceremony · river

Buddhist prayer flags in different colours hung up at Stakna Monastery in Ladakh. A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas.

ceremony · river

Buddhist prayer flags in different colours hung up at Stakna Monastery in Ladakh. A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas.

ceremony · river

Buddhist prayer wheels is the most symbolic religious objects for Buddhist religion. Mediators turn this prayer wheel and during countless rotations of the wheel, they repeat the mantra.

ceremony · river

Buddhist worshipper spins prayer wheel which is the most symbolic religious objects for Buddhists. Mediators turn this prayer wheel and during countless rotations of the wheel, they repeat the mantra.

ceremony · river

Buddhist worshipper spins prayer wheel which is the most symbolic religious objects for Buddhists. Mediators turn this prayer wheel and during countless rotations of the wheel, they repeat the mantra.

ceremony · hills

Chorten or stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.

ceremony · hills

Chorten or stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.

ceremony

Buddhist prayer wheels is the most symbolic religious objects for Buddhist religion. Mediators turn this prayer wheel and during countless rotations of the wheel, they repeat the mantra.

ceremony · hills

One can see courtyard, paintings and prayer flags at Hemis Monastery in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Hemis is the name of the biggest monastery in Ladakh.

ceremony · temple

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. A place considered dreadful by others is home for Aghoris - The Hindu cremation ground.

Uttarakhand·ceremony

Aghori with a skull performing black magic inside his tent, Haridwar. The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals.

ceremony

Aghori babas sitting in their makeshift hut and smoking chillum with other Aghoris. The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals.

Uttarakhand·ceremony

Aghori baba performing all the acts of black magic for his customer in the city of Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh. The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals.

ceremony

The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting skull bowls (which Sh…

ceremony

The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting skull bowls (which Sh…