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Puja with candle in human hand left on water for offering in Ganges River, Varanasi.Shot in daylight with a full frame DSLR camera.Horizontal composition.
varanasi, india. 30th september, 2023: varanasi river bank view, where people comes to take a bath at ganges river bank
holy offerings oil lamp at river shore on religious occasion at morning from different angle
Candle Offering at the Ganges River in Varanasi, India
The image of men praying to ancestors Pinddaan at Vishnupad Gaya Bihar India
Young Indian woman celebrating Karva Chauth at night. Karva Chauth is a one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women four days after purnima (a full moon) in the month of Kartika. On Karva Chauth women, especially in Northern India, who are married fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands.
Ganga Sagar, West Bengal, India, 01_14_2024: Women devotees taking holy bath at Gangasagar. After the bath they perform pujas and other rituals in remembrance of their departed family members/close relatives and they also seek blessings for their departed souls.Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair, held annually, is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip and perform rituals and prayer (puja) with a belief that it will cleanse and purify their souls.\nGangasagar Festival is in Hinduism, held every year at Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. The confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is called the Gangasagar, the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar. The mela is celebrated on 14 or 15 January every year.
Ceremony candle of the water with women in orange dress on the background. Vrindavan, India
Hindu devotees perform the 'Tarpan' ritual as they takes holy deep during Mahalaya prayers, also known as Pitru Paksha, in the banks of Brahmaputra river on October 14, 2023 in Guwahati, Assam, India.  Mahalaya is a day to honor their ancestors and seek their blessings.
Hallahabad. India- january 17 2019: The Prayag Kumbh Mela, also known as Allahabad Kumbh Mela is a mela, or religious gathering, associated with Hinduism and held in the city of Prayagraj, India, at the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Sarasvati river.[1] The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but it is also a celebration of community commerce with numerous fairs, education, religious discourses by saints, mass feedings of monks or the poor, and entertainment spectacle.[2][3] Approximately 50 and 30 million people attended the Allahabad Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2019 and Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 respectively to bathe in the holy river Ganges, making them the largest peaceful gathering events in the world.[4][5]
Hindu devotees perform 'Tarpan', or Pind Daan rituals for the peace of the souls of ancestors, at the bank of Yamuna in New Delhi.
Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India –  May 02, 2023: Group of Hindu people gathered together for evening Aarti or religious offering of River Ganges.
Sacred fire for Puja. Selective focus is used.
Group of people gathering around a bonfire and warming hands in cold winters at home.
evening in Varanasi, ganges waterbanks
Indian woman checking freshly dyed fabric lying to dry in factory near Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia
Allahabad, India - February 08,2013:Hindu pilgrims taking holy dip in the river Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. Kumbh Mela is considered as the largest human gathering in the world.
Hallahabad. India- january 17 2019: The Prayag Kumbh Mela, also known as Allahabad Kumbh Mela is a mela, or religious gathering, associated with Hinduism and held in the city of Prayagraj, India, at the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Sarasvati river.The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but it is also a celebration of community commerce with numerous fairs, education, religious discourses by saints, mass feedings of monks or the poor, and entertainment spectacle.Approximately 50 and 30 million people attended the Allahabad Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2019 and Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 respectively to bathe in the holy river Ganges, making them the largest peaceful gathering events in the world.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - November 2022: Brahmin male taking holy dip in river ganges as hindu ritual during morning.
Haridwar, Haridwar Ganga Aarti – September 17, 2022: Fire lighting ceremony, A large number of people gather on both side of the river Ganga to experience and take part in this amazing ceremony.
Evening view of the Eternal peace flame located at the centre of Lumbini garden, Lumbini, Nepal
View from the Ganges of a morning in Varanasi.
Ganga Sagar, West Bengal, India, 01_13_2024: Devotees are doing evening prayer at Gangasagar, during Gangasagar Mela, in remembrance of their departed family members/close relatives and they also seek blessings for their departed souls. Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair, held annually, is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip and perform rituals and prayer (puja) with a belief that it will cleanse and purify their souls.\nGangasagar Festival is in Hinduism, held every year at Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. The confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is called the Gangasagar, the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar. The mela is celebrated on 14 or 15 January every year.
Close up photo of Indian human hand devoting puja to god while praying. Shot under daylight.
24 parganas south, west Bengal. The Hindu devotees are busy to taking a Holi bath in river Ganga in the morning at Gangasagar.
Religious offering to river Ganges in Haridwar.
07th october 2010 kolkata west bengal india :As per Bengali beliefs, celebrations for Durga Puja begin with Mahalaya. It is the day when Goddess Durga descends on Earth. Another ritual that goes to mark the short life of humans on earth, called Tarpan, is also observed on this day. The objective of performing tarpan is that God, deceased ancestors' souls etc.
Hands of a Sadhu in Varanasi, India
Allahabad: A devotee offer prayer while taking holydip in Sangam, the confluence of River Ganga, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya(the main bathing day) during Magh mela festival in Allahabad on 16-01-2018.
Burning incense in temples is a common practice in many cultures, Lighting candles in temples symbolizes devotion and spiritual reverence, Prayer rolls are played while walking around the stupa in a clockwise direction
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