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Uttar Pradesh·temple · flowers

People enjoying the dance performance near Mathura, India. Lath mar Holi takes place well before the actual Holi celebration. It takes place at Barsana near Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · flowers

Shopkeeper selling holi colors in Barsana near Mathura. Lath mar Holi takes place well before the actual Holi celebration. It takes place at Barsana near Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · flowers

Performers dancing to celebrate the lathmar holi near Mathura, India. Lath mar Holi takes place well before the actual Holi celebration. It takes place at Barsana near Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

temple · festival

Women hitting men with sticks or laathis as a part of holi celebration and men protecting themselves using metal shields. Lath mar Holi takes place well before the actual Holi celebration.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · village

People eating at the holi stalls near the village of Barsana near Mathura. Lath mar Holi takes place well before the actual Holi celebration. It takes place at Barsana near Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · flowers

People distributing food on the day of holi at the food stalls in Mathura. Lath mar Holi takes place well before the actual Holi celebration. It takes place at Barsana near Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · flowers

Playing holi in Mathura by hitting men with Laathis. Lath mar Holi takes place well before the actual Holi celebration. It takes place at Barsana near Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

temple · festival

This one woman in a green sari (saree) is getting over-enthusiastic in beating this one man, it seems.

Mizoram·temple · village

Not often do we hear of the practice of polygamy being promoted inIndiansociety, but in TlangnuamBaktawng village of Serchhip district, it's quite the opposite.Forget the idea of a man getting married to more than one woman; herea man marry…

temple · hills

Pilgrims by the thousands undertake the pilgrimage to Srivinayak at Sabarimala in south India.

Punjab·temple

The golden temple also known as swarn temple in "hindi". This is the most important shrine for the Sikh people, and is located in Amritsar, Punjab / Panjab, India.This is the seat of the holy book of the Sikh gurus-the Guru Granth Sahib.

ceremony · river

Pashupati is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia for Shiva devotees. The Pashupatinath Temple is the largest Hindu temple and is considered to be the holiest of all Hindu Temples.

temple · hills

Pashupatinath, the Lord of Animals, is among the oldest in the Hindu pantheon of gods and goddesses.

ceremony · temple

People turning prayer wheels in Swayambhunath Temple. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on the lineage texts regarding prayer wheels, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritorious effect as orally reciting the pr…

temple · hills

The Swayambhunath complex consists of a stupa, a variety of shrines and temples, some dating back to the Licchavi period. A Tibetan monastery, museum and library are more recent additions.

temple

Hundreds of pigeons visit the holiest Muslim shrine of Kashmir - the Dargah Sharif every day.

flowers · temple

Flower sale in Delhi on the occasion of All Soul's Day. All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of observance to remember the faithfully departed, a day dedicated to friends, families and loved ones who left for their heavenly abode.

temple · flowers

All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of observance to remember the faithfully departed, a day dedicated to friends, families and loved ones who left for their heavenly abode. It is normally celebrated on november 2nd or 3rd every year.

temple · flowers

All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of observance to remember the faithfully departed, a day dedicated to friends, families and loved ones who left for their heavenly abode. It is normally celebrated on november 2nd or 3rd every year.

temple · flowers

This is how much they miss those who were taken away. Cemetery lit up by candles on All Soul's Day in Delhi on the evening of 2nd of november 2011.

temple · flowers

This is how much they miss those who were taken away. Cemetery lit up by candles on All Soul's Day in Delhi on the evening of 2nd of november 2011.

temple · flowers

This is how much they miss those who were taken away. Cemetery lit up by candles on All Soul's Day in Delhi on the evening of 2nd of november 2011.

temple · flowers

Remembering the dead souls on All Soul's Day. All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of observance to remember the faithfully departed, a day dedicated to friends, families and loved ones who left for their heavenly abode.