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Kirat community wearing traditional dress, playing traditional musical instrument and celebrating the Sakela Ubhauli festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday May 13, 2023

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.

Samutsakhon, Thailand - December31, 2023 : Thai Buddhists and monks chanting New Year's Eve prayers in the temple, religious and cultural activity for begin good auspicious life to start the new year

Performer wearing a typical sacred animal mask and costume in a traditional Bhutanese tshechu (religious festival). Shallow dof with unrecognizable onlookers in the background.See a lightbox of all my Bhutan images:

Pune, India - September 29, 2023, Ganesh immersion procession, Dhol tasha pathak playing traditional dhol on the streets of pune on the occasion of Ganpati visarjan festival in maharashtrian attire.

Varanasi, India - Feb 07, 2009: Every evening, there will be the Puja ritual for praising the god of Ganga on Ganges River bank. It is also a place cannot be missed for tourists in Varanasi.

LIne of fire oil lamps on the ghat of ganga in rishikesh where people take blessings by passing their hands over the fire in Hinduism

Pemangku (Balinese priest) praying at the yard of a house, during a celebration for the third month baby anniversary. He clasps his hands reciting prayers as the incense burns. Pemankus are low chaste priests, who serve in family ceremonies, temple maintenance and regular offerings. Most have daily jobs, and their own families.

Leh, India - September 08, 2012: Young dancers in traditional Ladakhi Tibetan costumes perform folk dance at the Annual Festival of Ladakh Heritage in Leh, India. September 08, 2012

Manufacturing of religious candles in buddhist temple

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand - August 03 2016: Priests in red robe in the holy city of Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, India during the evening light ceremony called Ganga arthi to worship river Ganga / Ganges.

Maa Durga Pooja during Navratri festival at home in rural India. Traditional Pooja thali to offer prayers in India

LO-MANTANG, NEPAL - MAY 14, 2018 : Old monk in mask perform a religious rite of secrecy of of Tibetan Buddhism during the Tiji festival in capital of the kingdom of Mustang, Nepal.

Hong Kong - February 7, 2023 : Worshippers at the Che Kung Temple in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.

Punakha, Bhutan - March 8, 2014: masked dancers at drupchen festival in the dzong of Punakha, Bhutan. Drupchen festival is taking place yearly in march. In the background are bhutanese spectators, watching the performance.

Jokhang Temple is the most revered and intensely spiritual sacred monastery in Tibet, it's more than 1,300 years old, now included in the UNESCO World Heritage sites as an extension to the Potala Palace.

Burning fireplace during a Hindu baptism ceremony

Prayer flags hanging in abundance near the Namobuddha monastery in Nepal

Kirtipur, Nepal - February 12, 2024 - A Newari Wedding starts with the ritual of, the groom side sending twelve areca nut in a huge silver bowl along with fruits, sweets, gold jewelry, clothes and other cosmetic accessories for the bride which are decorated and displayed in trays in an eye-catching way. The groom and the groom’s mother is absent in this ceremony whereas the bride’s mother starts the ceremony by worshipping lord Ganesh, lord of fire(Agni devta) and other god and goddesses. This ritual is usually performed four days before the wedding on the same day as the bride side’s reception party.

$Holy man, wearing orange turban and t-shirt, holding a large, silver Trishula, wrapped in garlands. He's on a float, along with a young boy, parading at the Royal Bath procession. Photo taken during Kumbh Mela 2019 in Prayagraj (Allahabad), India. \nTrishulas (tridents) have a wide symbolism: is wielded by the god Shiva and is said to have been used to sever the original head of Ganesha. Durga also holds a trishula, as one of her many weapons. The three points represent various trinities, regarding deities, qualities and tenses. \nKumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism, and probably the greatest religious festival in the World. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage sites: the Allahabad (Ganges-Yamuna Sarasvati rivers confluence), Haridwar (Ganges), Nashik (Godavari), and Ujjain (Shipra). The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but it is also a celebration of community commerce with numerous fairs, education, religious discourses by saints, mass feedings of monks or the poor, and entertainment spectacles. Pilgrims believe that bathing in these rivers is a means to cleanse them of their sins and favour a better next incarnation.$

$Gangasagar, West Bengal, India, 01_13_2024: Pilgrims are taking bless from Naga Sadhu at Kapil Muni Temple. Naga Sadhus are Hindu religious monks who are famous for remaining naked and being experts in the art of war. They live in various Akharas whose tradition was started by Adiguru Shankaracharya.\nKapil Muni temple is a Hindu temple located on the Gangasagar in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Hindus and it is believed that Kapil Muni did Tapas here.\nAncient temples were temporarily built temples. According to legend, the first \$

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A Rai women looking at different Nepalese traditional jewelry and accessories

Dipankar buddha Bhaktapur is an annual celebration to praise and honor the Dipankar buddha, only in Bhaktpur.

Hindu devotee celebrating Lord Krishna birthday at Krishan temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday September 06, 2023

Scenic view of Buddha stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal at sunset shot on film

LO-MANTHANG, NEPAL - MAY 14, 2018 : Old monk in mask perform a religious rite of secrecy of of Tibetan Buddhism during the Tiji festival in capital of the kingdom of Mustang, Nepal.

Traditionally dressed thai people are giving food to monks at ceremony of Makha Bucha Day in Sangkhla Buri in northwest of Kanchanaburi province of Thailand in early morning close to sunset. People are wearing mostly traditional clothing and are standing in main street leading down to Mon Bridge and lake. People are waiting to give food donations to monks when they pass along street down to bridge

Howrah, West Bengal, India - 25th October 2020 : Goddess Durga is being worshipped by Hindu priest. Holy panchapradip is being lit during sondhipujo aarti by masked Hindu devotees. Puja in pandemic.

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