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Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

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

temple · hills

Archival footage of the Char Dham pilgrim trail in Uttarakhand's Garhwal district of the Himalaya. This is rare footage from olden days when the pilgrim circuit was not as well developed and well before the floods hit the region in 2013.

ceremony · river

The largest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community—Durga Puja would be held within a week. Artisans from different places are busy in making idols for the festival around the clock in around shops.

ceremony · river

The largest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community—Durga Puja would be held within a week. Artisans from different places are busy in making idols for the festival around the clock in around shops.

river · festival

The Godavari Maha Pushkaram, the Hindu tradition associated with worship of River Godavari, got off to a devout start in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with lakhs of pilgrims thronging the Pushkar ghats along the over 1,000-km stretch of the…

festival · river

The Godavari Maha Pushkaram, the Hindu tradition associated with worship of River Godavari, got off to a devout start in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with lakhs of pilgrims thronging the Pushkar ghats along the over 1,000-km stretch of the…

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.

festival · river

Boys dressed up as Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali posing for camera. Fire breather fuel shoot out of his mouth to create a stream or ball of flame. Gangaur is all about honoring the goddess Gauri.

Maharashtra·river · coastline

A peaceful 'visarjan' or immersion of Lord Ganesha idols marked the end to the ten-day long festival today as lakhs of devotees bid adieu to the elephant-headed deity, including the famous 'Lalbaugcha Raja' idol.

ceremony · river

Chhath Puja celebrated on the sixth day after Delhi, is observed mainly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. But as many people from those states have moved to Delhi, it has become an important festival in the national capital.

river · ceremony

Indian devotees carry offerings to Sun God on their heads on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi. Chhath Puja celebrated on the sixth day after Delhi, is observed mainly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

river · ceremony

Indian devotees carry offerings to Sun God on their heads on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi. One can see there is an open kitchen for devotees.

river

Gurdwara Majnu-ka-Tilla is situated on the right bank of river Yamuna, opposite Timarpur Colony beyond the Khyber Pass section of Delhi, India. The birthday of the Khalsa is celebrated here with much festivity on Baisakhi day.

festival · river

Ganpati Visarjan has been gaining tremendous popularity in Delhi over the years. One can see hundreds of devotees thronging all the roads leading to the banks of river Yamuna.

river · wildlife

Huge Ganpati idol is moved with the help of a mechanical crane to the river banks for immersion or visarjan. Devotees chant 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' and dance to the beats of dhol on their way to the river banks for immersion.

ceremony · river

Devotees offer prayers to Lord Ganesha before immersing the idol into the river. Thousands of people gather to bid farewell to their beloved Ganesha on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi.

river · boats

Sant Ravidas Ghat on the banks of the river Ganga is one of the venues of the Ganga Mahotsav festival every year. Sant Ravidas Ghat is the largest ghat on the banks of the Ganga in Varansi.

hills · river

These women are entering into a religious trance phase, thanks to the drumming and the festive atmosphere in the village. They jump with their arms in the air, and lose control of their immediate surroundings and reality.

ceremony · river

Women from Bihar and the Bhojpuri belt called Purvanchal in north India celebrate Chhat Puja, with milk, coconut and banana offerings to the Sun god.

river · lake

Jaisamand Lake is renowned for being the second largest artificial lake in Asia. Located at a distance of 48 kms from the city of Udaipur, Jaisamand Lake is also known as Dhebar.

river · lake

Jaisamand Lake is renowned for being the second largest artificial lake in Asia. Located at a distance of 48 kms from the city of Udaipur, Jaisamand Lake is also known as Dhebar.

industry · river

Cement mixers and other construction equipment, in use in Rajasthan. Afcons is the company that seems to have supplied the equipment and trucks, perhaps for a government contract.

desert · village

The Kuldhara village is located 18 kms to the west of Jaisalmer, Rajathan in the heart of the Thar desert very close to the India-Pakisthan border. The village was established by Kuldhar sub-caste of Paliwal Brahmins 1291.