ceremony

river · temple

Devotees gathered at Gangotri to be part of the opening ritual of Gangotri Dham The Gangotri temple was built by the Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, in the 18th century, is situated on the left bank of Bhagirathi.

music · ceremony

Jaagar is a form of ancestor spirit worship practiced in the hills of Uttarakhand, both in Kumaon as well as Garhwal.

temple · river

One of the most sacred destinations to salvation and redemption, the Uttarakhand Char Dham Yatra is meant for the holy devotees round the world.

river · temple

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

ceremony · river

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

river · temple

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

river · temple

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

river · temple

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

river · temple

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

river · temple

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple, as Garhwali women line up with offerings, many with children in their laps. A conch or shankh is sounded to complete the atmosphere of Hindu religiosity.

river · temple

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

temple · river

Hindu religious Puja underway at the Gangotri temple. At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

temple · river

People crowd on the front steps of the Gangotri temple, in an attempt to bid adieu to the idol which is moving down to relatively warmer climes at Mukhba village.

ceremony

Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is taken right after Maghrib time, which is around sunset.

ceremony

Prayer wheel or Mani wheel. The Tibetan term is a contraction: "Mani" itself is a contraction of Sanskrit cintamani; "chos" is Tibetan for Dharma; and "khor" or "khorlo" means chakrano A prayer wheel is a cylindrical wheel on a spindle mad…

Odisha·festival · temple

Ratha yatra, the Festival of Chariot : Chariots of Shri Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Odisha, on the second (dwitiya) day of shukla pakshya (waxing cycle of moon) of Ashadh Maas (3rd month in Lunar Calendar)…

ceremony · politics

Smart phones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph service from 15 July,2013.

ceremony · politics

The Eastern Court of the British served as the current Central Telegraph Office of the BSNL in India.

ceremony · politics

The Central Telegraph Office that ends with a sad demise on the 15th of July,2013. Smart phones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph s…

ceremony · politics

People line up to send their last telegrams to their loved ones, as a memory of a heritage. The Eastern Court of the British served as the current Central Telegraph Office of the BSNL in India.

ceremony · politics

The Eastern Court of the British served as the current Central Telegraph Office of the BSNL in India. This is the 'soon going to be dead' Central Telegraph Office at Janpath in New Delhi.

ceremony · politics

Young men and women line up at the Telegraph office to send their last telegrams to their loved ones, to keep a memory of a heritage that is about to die.

ceremony · politics

Middle aged men and women, who will soon be absorbed in other departments of the BSNL slog during the last days of the telegram. The Eastern Court of the British served as the current Central Telegraph Office of the BSNL in India.