ceremony

ceremony · music

A proud moment for any Indian! The massed bands of the Indian armed forces - army, navy and air force, performing an old British ritual in front of the Rajpath or Vijay Chowk. Beating of the Tetreat.

ceremony · music

A proud moment for any Indian! The massed bands of the Indian armed forces - army, navy and air force, performing an old British ritual in front of the Rajpath or Vijay Chowk.

ceremony

A proud moment for any Indian! The massed bands of the Indian armed forces - army, navy and air force, performing an old British ritual in front of the Rajpath or Vijay Chowk. Beating of the Tetreat.

ceremony

A proud moment for any Indian! The massed bands of the Indian armed forces - army, navy and air force, performing an old British ritual in front of the Rajpath or Vijay Chowk. Beating of the Tetreat.

ceremony · hills

A proud moment for any Indian! The massed bands of the Indian armed forces - army, navy and air force, performing an old British ritual in front of the Rajpath or Vijay Chowk. Beating of the Tetreat.

ceremony · temple

The Bahá'í House of Worship in Delhi, India, popularly known as the Lotus Temple due to its flowerlike shape, is a Bahá'í House of Worship. It was completed in 1986.

festival · ceremony

Baba doing yoga asanas in Bhoothnath cremation ground. The just concluded Ambubachi mela at the Kamakhya mandir in Assam or Asom state, India. Women dance to cymbal beats while the men hold up a lit-up plate with something on it...

ceremony · temple

The Bahá'í House of Worship in Delhi, India, popularly known as the Lotus Temple due to its flowerlike shape, is a Bahá'í House of Worship. It was completed in 1986.

Jammu and Kashmir·ceremony · temple

Aarti and bhajans sung by devotees in Amarnath. Located in Jammu and Kashmir and situated on Mount Amarnath, the Amarnath caves are one of the most famous shrines in Hinduism.

ceremony · temple

A distracted sadhu listens to his radio intently, with the device stuck to his ear with one hand, even as he conducts a havan or religious ceremony with the other hand...

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Truck loaded with puris in Samohik Vivah, Tonk. Puris as far as the eye can see! Puri by the tractor-load... Food for the visiting families and guests at the 96 couple massed child wedding in Tonk, May 2011.

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A Rajasthani rural wedding taking place near Tonk district. It took place as a part of a community wedding where about a hundred couples tied the knot.

Uttarakhand·river · ceremony

Haridwar aarti in the evening, on the Ganga river, with the masses present... Lower down the river: Gangotri Gaumukh, source of river Ganga and abode of goddess Ganga, is one of the four of the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit in India.

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Is marriage a financial contract? The mother of the groom gives a financial contribution to the newly-wed bridge.

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The practice of child marriage in rural India is deeply rooted in cultural values and grounded in social structures. And despite laws that prohibit child marriage, the practice is still extremely prevalent in many regions.

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Rajasthani child grooms in Alwar and women dancing during the wedding. A traditional child marriage takes place near Alwar in Rajasthan, India. The groom wears a garland of bank notes of Rs. 20 denomination!

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Child Marriage Fire Ceremony takes place near Tonk in Rajasthan, India.

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Little bride crying during wedding, part of a traditional Indian custom which is now banned and illegal in the Indian legal system.

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Hoards of guests showed up in a community marriage in Tonk district of Rajasthan. People here are seen blowing handmade 'pankhas' or fans to beat the summer heat! Child marriage is banned in India but still takes place in some places where…

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Ladies singing folk songs and performing wedding ritual on a young groom in a community wedding near Tonk in Rajasthan. A Rajasthani rural wedding taking place near Tonk district.

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A Rajasthani rural weddind taking place near Tonk district. It took place as a part of a community wedding where about a hundred couples tied the knot.

ceremony · village

A Rajasthani rural wedding taking place near Tonk district. It took place as a part of a community wedding where about a hundred couples tied the knot.

ceremony · hills

Prayer Flags in Ladakh. Prayer flag is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.There are two kinds of prayer flags:…