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river

Samaria ghat is situated on the bank of river Ganga in Begusarai district of Bihar. The place is considered pious for the Hindu devotees, Simariya Dham is beside the ghat where Kumbh Mela had taken place.

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

Mahatma Prannath Ji mandir was built in 1692 and has Muslim and Hindu architectural styles in its domes and lotus formations. The domes of the temple are made of marble. It consists of 8 small domes and 1 big dome in the center.

Maharashtra·river · temple

Bhimashankar Temple is a Jyotirlinga shrine located 50 km northwest of Khed (alias Rajgurunagar), near Pune, in India. It is located 127 km from Shivajinagar (in Pune) in the Ghat region of the Sahyadri Mountains.

temple · river

Thousands of Hindu devotees gather in and outside Shri Siddheshwar Temple in Maharashtra during a religious festival.

Madhya Pradesh·temple · river

Thousands of devotees in the sleepy town of Khajuraho throng a Shiva temple on the Hindu festival of Shivratri for 'darshan' of their diety amidst chants of 'Har har Mahadev'.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

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

river · hills

Shri Uttar Chidambaram Nataraja Mandir, satara in Maharashtra, established in the year 1985 is a replica of Shree Nataraja temple at Chidambaram in Tamil-Nadu. Built at the holy confluence of rivers Krishna & Venna.

river

Goddess Kali or the God who destroys evil, is prayed to by families of the departed when they come to Nigambodh Ghat crematorium in Delhi, with the highest footfalls having taken place during the Covid19 second wave in north India.

river · temple

Hindu women wearing sarees and men pray at the Kaal Bharoan / Kal Bhairav Temple along the Yamuna river near ITO, in New Delhi.

temple · river

Shankh or conch shells are sounded as pilgrims stream in to the hill-top and save shrine in Himachal Pradesh. Devotees bow and touch the ground to pay obeisance to the man seated on the throne, King or god like.

Uttarakhand·village · dance

The devta of the village is taken out in a procession on a palki or palanquin, and the entire village turns up for the prayer and celebration, at Agoda village en route Dodital Lake in the Uttarakhand Himalaya beyond Uttarkashi town.

Uttarakhand·village · dance

The devta of the village is taken out in a procession on a palki or palanquin, and the entire village turns up for the prayer and celebration, at Agoda village en route Dodital Lake in the Uttarakhand Himalaya beyond Uttarkashi town.

Uttarakhand·river · festival

Hindu Kavaria pilgrims buy plastic containers for 'Ganga Jal' or Ganges river water at the Kavad Mela in Haridwar. Not quite environmentally responsible and given the numbers, the impact is also large.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · river

Statue of Nandi at Kashi Vishwesgwar Mandir. Shri Kashi Vishweshwar Mandir Hindu temple in Wai, Maharashtra Located in: Ganesh temple wai Address: XV3P+4GG, Ganpati Ali, Wai, Maharashtra 412803 This is very old temple of Lord Shiva, the mai…

bazaar · old town

Indian boys prepare Bhaturas and deep fry them at a shop in Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi. Chole bhature is a combination of chole (spicy chick peas) and fried bread called bhatoora (made of maida flour).

river

A waste picker is a person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption.

bazaar · old town

Chandni Chowk, originally meaning moonlit square or market, is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, now in central north Delhi, India.

festival · railway

A bridge over Gandak river leading towards Sonepur in Bihar. See a road to the fairground in Sonepur decorated with advertisement hoardings and banners. Biharis walk towards Sonepur Mela. There are shops of cattle accessories, sweet shops.

Jammu and Kashmir·school · river

School students of Tyndale Biscoe School come out from their school gate after class. A congested road carries buses, taxis, auto rickshaws and other modes of road transport during morning peak hours near the school.

school · dance

Stock footage of Bhutia women's dance from Yangthang school of West Sikkim in India during Sikkim Winter Carnival, 2014. Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

West Bengal·school · river

Shreya Saboo is fourteen years old. She studies in class nine in Modern High School for girls, Kolkata. She says " I have a keen interest in studies, sports, music and art. I am very passionate about the heritage of my country.

Maharashtra·school · hills

Rajlaxmi Adwant is from Nath Valley School, Auranagbad, Mahrashtra. She says " I enjoy reading and writing immensely as English is my favourite subject. I am fourteen years old and my birthday is on 30th January.

bazaar · old town

Begum Zeenat Mahal was the wife of Emperor Bahadur Shah II and de facto Empress of the Mughal Empire on behalf of the Emperor. She married Bahadur Shah II in 1840 and bore him his favourite son, Mirza Jawan Bakht.