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Kolkata, India - October 14, 2023 : Unknown People crowd at early morning in the shore of River Ganga to take part in the Hindu ritual called 'Tarpana' at Ahiritola ghat, North Kolkata in Mahalaya. \nTarpaṇa  is a term in the Vedic practice that refers to an offering made to divine entities. It refers to the act of offering as well as the substance used in the offering. Tilatarpana is a specific form of tarpana involving libations offered to the pitri (deceased ancestors) using water and sesame seeds during Pitru Paksha or as a death rite.
India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi. People bathing in the Ganges.
November 16, 2010. Varanasi, India.\nIt is located next to the Ganges river, which is considered sacred by the Hindus, and has hosted people from all over the country to worship here for thousands of years. Along the river are Ghats where Hindus take their sacred baths.
A crowd of individuals on the steps of a riverbank engaging in traditional rituals and activities, displaying vibrant culture and sacred traditions while interacting with water in a holy setting.
Nashik,India-September 14, 2015: Unidentified  devotees takes bath in the river Godavari during the event Maha Kumbh Mela in Nashik, India.
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.
Varanasi, India - November 3, 2024: indian people standing on steps of ghat at ganges river in Varanasi, two children splashing in the water
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - November 2022: Brahmin male taking holy dip in river ganges as hindu ritual during morning.
Hindu Pilgrim offers prayers in the River Ganges in Varanasi, India
India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi. People bathing in the Ganges.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India march 03.2023 people taking ritual bath in the holy river Ganges in
Varanasi, India - April 8, 2010: Hindu man taking bath for praying in Ganges River, Varanasi, India
devotee praying after bathing in holy river water at morning from flat angle
Varanasi, India - October 4, 2015: Pilgrims bathing in Dasaswamedh Ghat Varanasi. The river is considered holy by Hindus. It is venerated as Goddess Ganga and bathing in their waters is considered a ritual that offers respect to the Goddess and internal purification. If this ritual is done in Varanasi it is even more powerful as this is the holiest city of the Jain and Hindu religion.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - January 2024: Portrait of unidentified brahmin male taking the holy dip in river ganges to perform hindu rituals and worship lord shiv and goddess ganga.
Hindu devotees ritually bathing on the ghats of the Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi. A man on the steps of a ghat washes in the Ganges river.
Varanasi, India - February 11, 2011: Pollution in the river Ganges continues unabated, despite being the holiest of all rivers for most Indians. The river continues to act as the dump yard of all wastage including industrial wastes. Though each subsequent government earmarks millions of dollars for cleaning the river, noting is being being on the ground and the money goes into corruption.
A view of Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, a religious city in Uttarakhand, in which the clock tower and devotees are visible. different angles. Haridwar. Uttarakhand. India. Asia. 03-25-2025
Varanasi, India - April 8, 2010: Senior old man with white hair and beard standing on concrete platform and washing orange clothes in Ganges River, Varanasi, India
Crowd of Hindu Sanatan People taking Holi Bath on the Bank of Ganges river in Varanasi during Auspicious Kumbha Mela. Benaras Uttar Pradesh India South Asia Pacific January 5th 2024
Sunrise in Varanasi brings the ritual morning prayer and washing. Varanasi is one of the holiest cities on the Ganges, the holy river. Many pilgrims come to cleanse their bodies and souls in preparation for the afterlife.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - November 2022: Brahmin male taking holy dip in river ganges as hindu ritual during morning.
Varanasi, India - October 5, 2015: Women pilgrims bathing in the Ganges river in the morning at sunrise. This is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and also the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism and so the most important pilgrimage place for hindus. Many ghats, embankments made in steps, are placed in one of the river sides and it is where pilgrims perform ritual ablutions.
India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi. A woman in a colorful sari on the steps of a ghat washes in the Ganges river.
A Flock of Common Black Headed Gulls, playing on the waters of River Ganges in Varanasi. The famous Ghats of Varanasi are seen at a distance. The picture is bathed in the orange glow of early morning sun light.
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