ceremony

ceremony

Women and a priest perform kanya pujan on Ashtami during Durga Puja in Chittaranjan Park (CR Park), New Delhi. The young girls’ feet are washed as part of the ritual, and red chunris are placed around their necks.

ceremony · bazaar

A large crowd gathers at the Durga Puja premises in Chittaranjan Park (CR Park), New Delhi, where visitors explore food stalls and attend cultural events. A man stands holding a banner seeking help for a cancer patient.

ceremony · festival

The food stalls and children’s fairground at the B Block Durga Puja pandal in C R Park, New Delhi.

ceremony

Ravan Dahan during a nighttime Dussehra celebration at the RK Puram Durga Puja grounds in New Delhi.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · industry

Preparations are underway for Balaka Durgotsav in Sector 61, Noida. Workers cover the tent structures with white fabric and place covers over chairs arranged for the event. Other workers install lights around the venue.

festival · ceremony

A spinning carnival ride attracts children at the Durga Puja fair in CR Park, New Delhi. The ride features small toy airplanes in red, green, blue and yellow, attached to metal arms extending from a central rotating base.

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Preparations for Dussehra are underway in RK Puram, New Delhi, during the Durga Puja festivities. A crane is used to raise a large effigy of Ravana into an upright position.

festival · ceremony

People of different age groups visit the Durga Puja fair in CR Park, New Delhi. Families and other visitors walk around the fair and enjoy the annual festival.

Uttar Pradesh·crafts · ceremony

Workers make decorative foam panels for a Durga Puja pandal at the Balaka Durgotsava Community Centre in Sector 61, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

hills · old town

Landscapes and cultural landmarks across Bhutan, including Phobjikha Valley and Chendebji Chorten.

ceremony

Actor Suniel Shetty talks about the concept of the film Rudraksh, describing it as a modern interpretation inspired by the themes of the ancient epic Ramayana.

ceremony · hills

In a mountainous region of Afghanistan, Muslim worshippers gather for prayer surrounded by rugged peaks and open skies.

Bhutan·hills · ceremony

This old footage captures Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong) in Paro, Bhutan — one of the country’s most important fortress-monasteries and a symbol of Bhutan’s unique blend of governance and spirituality.

Afghanistan·village · ceremony

This archival footage from Afghanistan documents a somber moment in a graveyard on the outskirts of a small town, filmed during the period following the Soviet occupation.

ceremony · village

At Mahabhinishkramana Dwar, Kapilvastu, Nepal, a group of villagers—men, women, and children—gathers within a rural setting surrounded by large, mature trees and an old, abandoned building structure.

Nepal·old town · ceremony

The Museum of Nepali Art and Restaurant in Kathmandu presents a refined blend of culture, heritage, and contemporary design.

Afghanistan·ceremony · architecture

Inside the Masjid at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, a quiet moment of devotion unfolds.

Nepal·temple · old town

This rare archival footage from Lumbini, Nepal—the sacred birthplace of Gautama Buddha—captures an important oral testimony from a local priest (pujari) dressed in traditional Kasaya robes.

Nepal·temple · old town

Step back in time with rare archival footage of the Maya Devi Temple at Lumbini, Nepal—the sacred birthplace of Lord Buddha and a revered UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nepal·temple · ceremony

A Nepalese family prays and carries out a ceremony, sporting large red sindoor tikkas or vermillion on their foreheads, at Pashupatinath temple on Bagmati banks in Kathmandu. Pandit pujari leads the ceremony.

sport · ceremony

Emraan Hashmi: There has been a positive response to the movie Jannat. This is a very commercial and entertaining film, and it is also very topical to cricket.

Thailand·highway · ceremony

The whole B-town in Bangkok to attend the IIF Awards 2008. Vivek Oberoi, Zyad Khan, Designer Vikram Phadnis and Manish Malhotra The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is an annual awards ceremony for Hindi ci…

ceremony · bazaar

Tying down prayer flags and ceremonial flags. This looks like Paro bazaar in the main Paro market area. Laying out prayer flags in Bhutan before a tsechu event, in the 1990's. Hotel Druk is also being prepared for the festive event.