A devotee puts 'tilak' on the forehead of children on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' Festival, in Kolkata.
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Devotees perform rituals on the occasion of Ram Navami at a ancient Ram Mandir at Uttarpara in Hooghly District.
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Devotees perform rituals on the occasion of Ram Navami at a ancient Ram Mandir at Uttarpara in Hooghly District.
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Nepalese people wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus gather for evening rituals at Pashupatinath Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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A devotee performs rituals during the 'Chaiti Chhath' Puja, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, in Ranchi.
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Priests and devotees of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) participate in a 'Narsimha Sudarsan Yajna', a prayer session for relief from the coronavirus pa...
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Devotees without following COVID -19 norms, perform rituals on the occasion of Hindu New Year,in Deoghar district.
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Devotees stand in queue to offer prayers at Alopi Devi temple on the first day of Navratri festival at Prayagraj.
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Devotees perform morning rituals at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on the first day of Navratri festival at Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh.
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Devotees at Bankey Bihari Temple, amid a surge in coronavirus cases countrywide, at Vrindavan in Mathura district.
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Devotees offer prayers on the occasion 'Ekadashi', at Shri Bankey Bihari Temple in Vrindavan.
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Hindu women perform rituals while offering prayers on the occasion of Sheetala Ashtami, at the Sheetala Mata temple in Bhopal.
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Devotees dressed as Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha perform during the 'Fag Mahotsav', at Govind Devji Temple in Jaipur.
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Devotees perform 'Parikrama' on the occasion of 'Rangbhari Ekadashi', in Vrindavan.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat performs rituals before assuming office as CM for the first time, in Dehradun.
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Devotees participate in the annual chariot procession 'Rathotsavam', at Srikalahasti Temple in Chittoor district
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Sadhus meditate while sitting in rings of burning cowdung cakes, at Kumbh Purva Vaishnav Baithak in Vrindavan near Mathura.
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A Devotee performs 'Abhishekam' to Lord Shiva on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri' festival in Ajmer.
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Devotees perform 'Abhishekam' to Lord Shiva on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri' festival at a temple in Prayagraj.
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Devotees perform 'Abhishekam' to Lord Shiva on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri' festival in Varanasi.
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