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ceremony · village

Chanting and singing traditional wedding songs together, Gujar community women come together for a pre-wedding celebration at the house of Vijay and Rajbala Tanwar in Fatehpur Beri village in South Delhi, to celebrate the wedding of Vaishal…

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Women stand in cold water and pray to sun god: People celebrating Chhath puja in India's early winter

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Hijra or Kinner persons dance along with women from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh along the banks of th Yamuna river in Delhi, on the occasion of Chhat Puja to worship the sun god.

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Juhi Chawla attends award ceremony, in blue, red, green and gold colours, hugs Anupam Kher, and asks aloud: "Where is Sujoy?" Juhi Chawla attends Star Gold Comedy Honors Award Show

ceremony · river

Women devotees head home after a tiring day on the riverbank, celebrating Chatth/ Chhat puja and making offerings to the Purvanchali sun god.

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Bobby Darling on how she become Bobby Jaan from Bobby Darling: I was earlier called Bobby Chand. People scolded me that it sounded like Umrao Jaan.

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In post monsoon cold water, women and men from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar come and pray to the sun god, for Chhat Puja, offering fruit, coconuts and flowers in a thali.

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Bobby Darling on settling down and marriage plans: "Saturday night I was at Enigma. I was a little drunk and saw a beautiful boy of my choice having a drink. I tried to flirt with him. I touched him and got a naughty smile.

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Maharashtra·dance · ceremony

Among the audience is Perizaad Zorabian and her husband who admire the dancers' steps, and meet other wedding guests, as they also watch an Iranian dance at a Parsi wedding in Mumbai.

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Perizaad Zorabian attends a Parsi wedding with her husband.

dance · ceremony

Bengali devotees dance at a Chittaranjan Park Durga Puja in 2022: Dhanuchi Naach in Delhi Bengali devotees dance at CR Park Durga Puja in 2022: Dhanuchi Naach in Delhi

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Arms raised in festive fervour at CR Park Durga puja festivities and celebrations by Bengali community

ceremony · festival

Navratri festival food being served at Chittaranjan Park Durga puja in New Delhi: This must surely be the finest Bengali food available in north India, a festive treat for local Bengali folks in Delhi and non Bengalis alike.

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What fun for these young girls - fun, food, entertainment and respect all in one package. If only this happened more often...

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A long row of young girls being fed with mithai and other goodies on the occasion of Ashtami. A priest, a policeman and a NGO lady walk past them, with their hands folded for the young girls.

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The feet of Kanjak or virgin girls are washed during the Kumari or Kanjak Puja or Ashtami, during the Durga Puja festival in India.

ceremony · music

Puja to Ma Durga by the Bengalis and Oriyas of north India. To the sound of bells, priests and commoners pray to Durga Maa around the holy flame, and with arati / aarti thalis in their hands, praying with their hands together and playing t…

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Before the deity of Durga, Hindu devotees come in to pray and pay obeisance. They get a mauli thread tied on their wrists. Th sacred thread cuts across various Hindu religions ceremonies.

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Be it Ashtami puja, Kanya puja or Kanjak puja, liitle girls are venerated as the 'roop' of Devi Maa during Navratris and Durga Puja. Little girls being worshipped and given offerings during Navratras

ceremony · industry

A Hindu havan in progress, a prayer to the fire god... Prayer to the divine architect: Vishwakarma Puja in India, for architects, workers and workers Vishwakarma Jayanti is a day of celebration for Vishwakarma, a Hindu god, the divine archi…