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ceremony · fort

Devotees in large number gather every thursday at Feroz Shah Kotla Fort in Delhi to offer prayer to the Djinns and write letters, stick coins to the walls of the mosque, offer milk, sweets, fruits and even meats to the Djinns, all with the…

West Bengal·river · temple

People outside the Kalighat Kali Temple in Kolkata, West Bengal. Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in West Bengal, India dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

West Bengal·river · temple

People outside the Kalighat Kali Temple in Kolkata, West Bengal. Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in West Bengal, India dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

fort · river

People taking a rickshaw ride at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. Men carry large utensils with food, and we see people along with their families gather at the fort to offer prayer to the Djinns......

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Devotees in large number gather every thursday at Feroz Shah Kotla Fort in Delhi to offer prayer to the Djinns and write letters, stick coins to the walls of the mosque, offer milk, sweets, fruits and even meats to the Djinns, all with the…

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Man carving Prayer stone or Mani stone with Buddhist mantras, in order to sell them during 32nd Kalachakra at Bodhgaya in 2012.

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Devotees offer prayer during Kalachakra at Bodhgaya in Bihar. Entire campus is decorated fully with colourfull prayers flags, and we can see butter sculptures and marigold are used for decorating temple area...

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Glimpse of Mahabodhi Temple during Kalachakra, entire area is decorate with colourful prayer flags and flowers...

ceremony · temple

Buddhist devotees offer prayer during Kalachakra at Bodhgaya in Bihar, the entire area is decorated with colourfull prayer flags, some devotees spin prayer wheels as part of their rituals as they walk down Mahabodhi Temple...

ceremony · temple

Devotees spinning prayer wheels as they walk down Mahabodhi Temple. Tibetan Buddhists spin prayer wheels as a form of prayer, to accumulate merit and wisdom.

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Buddhist devotees both young and old offer prayers infront of the colourful prayer flags during Kalachakra at Bodhgaya. Number of devotees throng Bodhgaya for Kalachakra festival to listen the teaching from His Holiness Dalai Lama.

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View of colourful Tibetan prayer flags inscribed with auspicious symbols, invocations, prayers, and mantras 32nd Kalachakra festival in Bodhgaya in 2012.

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Man selling colourful prayer flags in blue, yellow, red, green, white to devotees during 32nd Kalachakra at Bodhgaya in 2012.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony

Out to photograph Hindu dead bodies being cremated along the riverside ghats of Varanasi or Benarus, foreign tourists boat alongside and photograph the spectacle in a macabre sort of 'cremation tourism' that also provides business for the b…

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

Hindu funeral rites takes place at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Boat ride on the sacred river Ganges to see the cremation Ghats and witness the typical Hinduism on the ghats.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · river

Ganga aarti is a spectacular ceremony that takes place everyday at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi at the bank of the holy river Ganga.

Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

Dashashwamedh Ghat illuminates during Ganga aarti in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi / Banaras, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow.

Odisha·festival · ceremony

Devotees seek blessing from Lord Jagannath during Delhi 47th Jagannath Rath Yatra celebration.

Odisha·festival · ceremony

Devotees climb the chariot of Lord Jagannath and offer Coconuts to Lord Jagannath during the Bahuda Jatra, devotees takes the aarti and offer prayer to Lord Jagannath seeking his blessings.

Odisha·festival · ceremony

Priest break coconuts offer to Lord Jagannath during the Bahuda Jatra, devotees climbs the chariot and seek blessings from Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra.

Odisha·festival · ceremony

Devotees gather to seek blessings from Lord Jagannath During the Bahuda Jatra or return journey of Lord Jagannath, devotees offer prayer, fruits, flowers and garland to Lord Jagannath.

West Bengal·ceremony

Man get the mud for making idols in Kumortuli, Kolkata.Incomplete idols line up on the roads for drying.

West Bengal·ceremony

Kumortuli is considered as abode for idol makers as we can see so many idols are in the process of making.