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Uttarakhand·festival

Haridwar is a very old city mentioned in the accounts of Huien Tsang, the famous 7th century Chinese traveller. It is the site of many religious festivals.

Uttarakhand·bazaar · festival

Religious stalls selling idols, garlands, deepas and flowers in Haridwar. Haridwar is a very old city mentioned in the accounts of Huien Tsang, the famous 7th century Chinese traveller. Haridwar is the site of many religious festivals.

Uttarakhand·ceremony · festival

Devotees and pilgrims bathe during the arati / aarti /arti time, in a controlled segment of the Ganges river as it passes through Haridwar.

Uttarakhand·crafts · festival

A potter working in Haridwar, harvesting clay from the ground and baking his pots and earthen-ware... Pottery are objects made from wet clay later mixed with other materials.

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Few expatraites come to india for celebrating Holi. This brave foreigners come to India all the way from Europe, Northern America and other countries to experience the Festival of Colours.

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This festival starts with Dhanteras and this day is considered as the beginning of financial year. This festival signifies the victory of good over evil. The actual meaning of deepavali is the awareness of the inner light.

Haryana·festival

Deepawali Festival, Delhi, at the Bristol hotel in Gurgaon - India's 24 hour city! Also, drive through the Las Vegas-like strip of Gurgaon's new urban setting, past the Grand Mall and other new constructions...

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Christmas night in New Delhi The Christmas season is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region.

Haryana·festival · crafts

Bahurupia in surajkund mela act like a monkey. Every year from February 1--15, a colorful traditional craft festival of India is held in the precincts of Surajkund. This fair was first started in 1987.

Uttarakhand·festival

Horse-drawn cart in Haridwar. Haridwar is a very old city mentioned in the accounts of Huien Tsang, the famous 7th century Chinese traveller. It is the site of many religious festivals.

Jammu and Kashmir·festival · snow

Crowded Amarnath yatra camp. This is almost a permanent settlement in the high mountains, or at least during tourist / pilgrimage season.

Assam·festival · temple

Sadhu babas relaxing. The Ambubachi Mela is the most important mela celebrated in the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.

Assam·festival · music

Baba singing bhajan in Ambubachi mela. The Ambubachi Mela is the most important mela celebrated in the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.

dance · festival

Assamese women perform Deodhani dance form at Ambubachi Mela 201. Deodhani Nritya is a traditional dance of Assam. It is associated with the worship of the snake goddess Manasa. The word “Deodhani” is derived from two words, i.e.

Assam·festival · temple

The Ambubachi Mela is the most important mela celebrated in the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.

Assam·festival · temple

Time lapse of people relaxing in ambubachi mela. The Ambubachi Mela is the most important mela celebrated in the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.

music · temple

Old baba singing a regional song in Ambubachi mela. The Kamakhya Temple is a Sati Pith temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India.

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...

festival · dance

Ambumachi mela and dances, Assam. One sadhu plays his instrument while another dances with a red cloth in his hands. Showmanship of the Aghodi kind! The just concluded Ambubachi mela at the Kamakhya mandir in Assam or Asom state, India.

festival · temple

A sea of humanity! Watch the people go by... Crowds mill around at the Mela grounds in Asom. Ambumachi mela is the second biggest gathering of Humanity in the world.

temple · festival

Road to Kamakhya Temple during Ambumachi Mela, which is the second biggest gathering of humanity in the world. Also showing - some very camera friendly drunk Indian babas! Aghodi baba is a drunken stupor...

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A man dressed up as Shiva, with the dreadlocks and rudraksha beads. A woman offers incense sticks to the temple gods, while a man dressed as a god 9Shiv?) does his thing. Also seen - a white man in a trance.

festival · temple

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... Men contained in a line with the use of a rope.