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ceremony · festival

Devotees praying to Goddess Durga on this auspicious occasion of Durga festival that represents the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil Mahishasura.

ceremony · festival

Devotees praying to Goddess Durga on this auspicious occasion of Durga Puja festival that represents the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil Mahishasura.

Maharashtra·festival · river

The Kumbh Mela is considered as the largest peaceful human gathering in the world. When Jupiter and the Sun fall in the zodiac sign of Leo, the Kumbh Mela comes to Trimbakeshwar near Nashik in Maharashtra, once, every twelve years.

ceremony · festival

Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement. Priest plays conch shell during arti and others playing drums.

Maharashtra·festival · river

The Kumbh Mela is considered as the largest peaceful human gathering in the world. When Jupiter and the Sun fall in the zodiac sign of Leo, the Kumbh Mela comes to Trimbakeshwar near Nashik in Maharashtra, once, every twelve years.

ceremony · festival

Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement. Priest plays conch shell during arti and others playing drums.

ceremony · festival

Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement. Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India.

ceremony · festival

Priests performing religious rituals on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja. Devotees worshiping the Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm and excitement.

ceremony · festival

Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Thousand gathered for the Allahabad Kumbh mela, India. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Sea of devotees gathered during the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, India. Now don't go and flag this video down for nudity! This is a serious religious practice from India and a publicly-attended spectacle too, and, as documentary filmmakers from I…

Mizoram·dance · festival

Assam rifle ground in Aizawl filled with people to celebrate Chapchar Kut, the spring festival of the Mizos. Chapchar Kut is one of the oldest festivals of Mizoram and has a great cultural significance.

livestock · festival

Hundreds gather to watch Horse dance during as competition at the annual Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan, India.

architecture · river

Wow-what a crowd surges over that bridge on the Ganges! This is a view seen only during the famous Indian festival the Kumbh Mela.

festival · crafts

Mass Chhiehlam dance being performed by crowd during the Anthurium festival, Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

Rajasthan·livestock · festival

Varieties of Rajasthani handicrafts sold at stalls set up at Pushkar mela, Rajasthan. The Pushkar Fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) or locally Pushkar ka Mela, is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the stat…

festival · dance

Mizoram, the land of the beautiful Mizo people, is one of the seven sister states of North-east India.

festival · river

Millions of Hindu pilgrims cleanse their sins taking a holy dip in river ganges. And pilgrims are seen offering prayers and reading holy books on the ghats of river Ganges.

festival

Jonbeel Mela is a three-day community fair held the weekend of Magh Bihu at a historic place known as Dayang Belguri at Joonbeel. It is 5 km from Jagiroad in Marigaon district of Assam and 32 km from Guwahati.

festival · temple

Devotees gather to play Holi with Lord Krishna at Banke Bihari Temple in Vrinadavan, India. Holi celebration begins with lighting up of bonfire on the Holi eve.

dance · festival

Mass crowd dancing Chheihlam as local singer sing along at Chapchar Kut festival 2013. Chapchar kut festival is celebrated in a grand way in, Aizwal - Mizoram.

festival · river

Hindus from all walks of life gather for ritual bathing, believing that their sins will be washed away. The bathing is followed by spiritual purification and blessings for one's soul.