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Festival Processions and Celebrations

Vibrant scenes from various cultural festivals featuring crowds, colorful decorations, traditional attire, and religious processions celebrating deities across different locations.

Navaratri dandiya garba Festival Procession of Ma Ambadevi Bhavani Devi from Kalwa to Tembhi Naka Thane Maharashtra India NO MR NO PR Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox
Navaratri dandiya garba Festival Procession of Ma Ambadevi Bhavani Devi from Kalwa to Tembhi Naka Thane Maharashtra India NO MR NO PR Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox
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Goddess procession during Arupathumoovar festival in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, AsiaDevotees worshipping Lord Kapaleswara mounted on chariot, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxWoman in sari with offerings to the goddess on the main festival day at the big procession Theer, temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, EuropeThaipusam Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, AsiaNavaratri dandiya garba Festival Procession of Ma Ambadevi Bhavani Devi from Kalwa to Tembhi Naka Thane Maharashtra India NO MR NO PR Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotoxRath yatra, Puri, Orissa, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotoxDecorated clay horses in puravi eduppu festival Venthanpatti Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu India August-2009 Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxDurga Puja, ceremonial immersion of goddess in river Ganga, Howrah, West Bengal, India Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotoxChariot festival Palakad Palakkad Kerala India Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotoxTemple Chariot festival in Kapaleeswarar temple at Mylapore in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, AsiaDevotee fulfilling vow in Thaipusam festival Kerala India NOMR Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotoxWomen dress as Hindu Goddess Durga, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotoxwomen following the chariot on the route to the nattukotai chettiar temple, george town penang malaysiaJagannathpuri temple devoted to god Krishna, Baldev and Subhadra, Puri, Orissa, India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotoxlord ganesh immersion girgaon chaupati in mumbai at maharashtra India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotoxMalaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves, Thaipusam Hindu Festival, people, kavadi bearers,Hindu saint naga baba Shivdasgiri warping penis with trishul rod in Varanasi on Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707A Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotoxRath yatra Rathyatra car festival the journey of Jagannath, puri, orissa, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotoxDevotees carrying statues of god at Subrahmanya Swami temple, Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxUrchava deity procession during Arupathumoovar festival, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, AsiaA god possessed man beating himself with whip. Mariamman festival at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, AsiaThe Goddess on a procession along with priests during a festival in a temple, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaJagannath rath yatra, puri, orissa, india, asia Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotoxImmersion of goddess durga, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotoxProcession of Kala kolam bull motif in Anthimahakalan vela at Chelakkara in Thrissur District, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxRitual spraying of water on Kallazhagar Vishnu mounted on golden horse in Chitra festival Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxAarthi performed to urchava deity during Vinayak Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple in Pillaiyarpatti near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asialord ganesh immersion in mumbai at maharashtra India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotoxChariot festival in Kaalamegha Perumal temple at Thirumogur near Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxRamghat, kumbh mela, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotoxBalinese celebrate with a festive parade at the Sanur Village Festival in BaliGrand Bassin-sacred Hindu site Maha Shivaratri temple Mauritius AfricaChariot procession during Karthigai Deepam festival in Arunachaleshwara temple dedicated to lord Shiva Chola Thiruvannamalai Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxHindu temple festival with many elephants, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, AsiaSaint Tukaram sitting on big size eagle in vari procession at Pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotoxIdol Of Goddess Durga, Durga Pooja Dassera Vijayadasami Festival, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaPalki Dance holi festival Sadvali Devrukh Konkan Maharashtra India South East Asia Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotoxGod possessed man; Mahasivaratri festival at poochiyur near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, AsiaDecorated Bulls, Oachira Festivals, Oachira, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxView of people on Kuta Beach for Nyepi, Balinese New Year Celebrations, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, South East Asia, AsiaNavaratri dandiya garba Festival ; Procession of Ma Ambadevi ; Bhavani Devi from Kalwa to Tembhi Naka ; Thane ; Maharashtra ; India ; NO MR ; NO PRPundalik Temple Solapur Pandarpur Maharashtra India AsiaOfferings to the deity in Pooram festival Thrissur Trichur, Kerala, South India, India, AsiaGanesh ganpati Festival, Immersion of Elephant headed God Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxPilgrims at Har ki pauri, Brahma Kund, Haridwar, Uttaranchal Uttarakhand, India APRIL-2009 Copyright: xPhotochromy/DinodiaxPhotoxMen human pyramid breaking Dahi Handi, Janmashtami festival, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -Young priest performing Ganga Pooja at Dasaswamedh ghat on banks of holy Ganga river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotoxTemple Chariot festival in Kapaleeswarar temple at Mylapore in Chennai; Madras, Tamil NaduA man tying a piece of cloth to close the mouth, Vaikasi Visakam festival at Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, AsiaGroup of people performing Mudiyettu dance in a temple, Bhadrakali Temple, Kerala, IndiaGanesh festival in ParisIndia: At Balakrishna (Balkrishna) Temple in Udipi (Udupi) Karnataka, drummers accompany a procession in which a statue of the young Krishna (Bala-Krishna = the Boy/Infant Krishna) is paraded around the temple premises on a golden chariot.Devotees immersing Durga model in river Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotoxDevotees carrying the holy Palkhi of lord Kalbhairav during the Kalbhairav fair at the Gadhinglaj taluka in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotoxColourful Theyyam being led through an areca palm plantation, near Kasargod, North Kerala, South India, AsiaDurga Puja, immersion of maa durga, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xVinayxParelkar/DinodiaxPhotoxGanesh immersion in mumbai at maharashtra India, Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotoxGanpati immersion, jodhpur, rajasthan, india, asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotoxPulikali Tiger Dance procession, Onam festival, Thrissur, Kerala, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -Costume characters with flaming torches in crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, IndiaHigh angle view of devotees around a chariot, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaVedic school students rounding Ponnambalam Kanaka Sabha corridor in Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, AsiaEngland,London,Ealing,Shri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman Temple,Chariot Festival ParticipantsTheyyam dancers and drummers, Theyyam, Calicut, also known as Kozhikode, Kerala, southern India, India, AsiaFarmers celebrating Pongal festival Harvest Festival at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxHigh-angle view over the Holy Tuesday Procession leaving the chapel El Calvario near Antigua during Holy Week 2017, Antigua, Guatemala, Central Americ...Man worshipping the field, representation of a 9 grain field at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. Pooja Puja, AsiaCharriot festival processionHindu temple Sri Kamadchi Ampal, interior view at the temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, EuropePooram festival at Chinakathoor Chinakathoor Pooram near Palakkad Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxGovinda in yellow white uniform forming human pyramid, Dahikala festival, Dadar, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotoxChariot festival people pulling rope of rath Palakad Palakkad Kerala India Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotoxWoman tongue pierced with trident near Mutharamman temple, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotoxWoman tongue pierced with trident near Mutharamman temple, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotoxHoly man with sealed mouth and load on his shoulders, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, AsiaElephant culture of Indiachinnamasta temple, rajrappa, jharkhand, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotoxRamghat, Kumbh Mela, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, AsiaPorters carrying Durga model, Kumartuli, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotoxProstitute in yellama festival Kamathipura Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotoxChariot festival during Arudra Dharsan in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, AsiaKolam or Rangoli in front of Kapaleeswarar temple during festival in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asiachild dress as Hindu God goddess, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotoxA god possessed man beating himself with whip. Mariamman festival at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, AsiaThe image of Man dressed as God Ganesha and village man in Dasara Dussera Dusera Festival at Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asiaidol of lord ganesh elephant headed god, Ganesh ganpati Festival, mumbai bombay, maharashtra, india Copyright: xMahendraxPatil/DinodiaxPhotoxIndia: Giant warrior figures, with a man hidden inside each, take part in a procession during a festival around Balkrishna Temple or Udupi Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi (Udipi), Karnataka, South India. The men usually advance their figures with quick, swirling movements, occasionally halting to re-adjust their setup. They look out from their figures through a round opening in the figures lower chest area. The temple is dedicated to the young and playful version of (Hindu god) Krishna called Balkrishna (Boy Krishna).Indian Priests Sadhus With Garlands, Ujjain Kumbh Mela Festival, IndiaDevotees carrying an effigy of the Goddess Saraswati to the Hoogly River on the day of the Saraswati Festival. Saraswati is regarded as the Goddess of learning, knowledge and the arts. Goddess Saraswati is the wife of Lord Brahma and possesses the powers of speech, wisdom and learning.Chariot festival at Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India. Biggest chariot in IndiaRath Yatra at Puri Orissa India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotoxGangaur festival, jaipur, rajasthan, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotoxWoman with Kavadi, Tirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotoxProcession of Ash smeared Naga Sadhu in Varanasi at Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotoxPriest pouring hot milk ritual, Karaha Pujan, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotoxDurga puja deity, made from river mud and decorated, being taken to the Brahmaputra riverbank for Durga puja immersion ceremony, Guwahati, Assam, Indi...Jagannath rath yatra, puri, orissa, india, asia Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotoxStudents of vedic school in Thillai Nataraja temple corridor in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, AsiaMan with iron spear pierced in his tongue and wearing Rudraksha garlands, Vaikasi Visakam festival at Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, AsiaRajasthani woman with kalash on head in mangal kalash yatra Jodhpur Rajasthan India NO MR Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox