Devotees arrive at Sangam on the eve of 'Mauni Amavasya' festival during the ongoing 'Magh Mela' in Prayagraj.
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A devotee with his body pierced with pots takes part in a procession in connection with the Thaipusam festival, in Visakhapatanam.
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Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers along the banks of the Hanumante river in Bhaktapur, Nepal. During the festival, devotees recite holy scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Sw...
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Devotees gather at the banks of River Ganga on the occasion of 'Paush Purnima', during the ongoing 'Magh Mela' in Prayagraj.
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Junapithadheeshwar Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Awadheshanand Maharaj, Geeta Manishi Swami Gyananandji Maharaj, Yogguru Swami Ramdev, and others during the inauguration of saint's conf...
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Married women perform rituals near an 'Amla' tree on the occasion of the 'Akshaya Amla Navami', in Jabalpur.
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Devotees offer prayers near an 'Amla' tree on the occasion of the 'Akshaya Amla Navami', in Prayagraj.
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Narayani Sena activists participate in the 'Hindu Dharma Raksha' rally, in Jabalpur.
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Hindu women apply vermilion (Sindoor) to each other on the occasion of 'Sharad Purnima' after taking a holy dip in the water of River Ganga, in Patna.
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Devotees wait for their turn to pay obeisance to Lord Bankey Bihari at Bankey Bihari temple after it reopened for visitors, during Unlock 5, in Vrindavan.
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Devotees offer prayers at the historic Goddess Kali temple during the ongoing Navratri festival, in Jammu.
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Kanwariyas carry metal pots filled with 'holy water' after taking a dip in the Ganges, during 'Manmash' month, in Prayagraj.
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United Hindu Front activists protest demanding a ‘Population Control Bill’ and Uniform Civil Code across the country to be introduced in Parliament, at Mandir Marg in New Delhi...
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Devotee perform rituals in Yamuna river, during the Shravan month, in New Delhi.
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A family performs rituals for the salvation of their ancestors on the occasion of 'Vavubali Tharpanam', at their home in Thiruvananthapuram. The customary rituals performed at desi...
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People perform rituals for salvation of their ancestors on the occasion of 'Aadi Amavasya' at Marina Beach, in Chennai.
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A devotee pays obeisance at Mahabhairab Temple during the holy month of 'Sawan', at Tezpur in Sonitpur district.
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Devotees offer prayers to Lord Kharakhia Baidyanath on occasion of the third 'Somwar' of the holy month of Shravan, in Bhubaneswar.
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Priests offer prayers for salvation of their ancestors on the occasion of ‘Aadi Amavasya' in Coimbatore.
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Devotees wait amid rains to perform 'abhishek' of Lord Shiva at the Kashi Vishwanath temple on the occasion of the third 'Somwar' of the holy month of 'Shravan', in Varanasi.
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