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Hindu Pilgrim offers prayers in the River Ganges in Varanasi, India
devotee praying after bathing in holy river water at morning from flat angle
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, January 19, 2025: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma takes a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj. The 45-day-long Kumbh Mela is the largest gathering of people for a religious purpose in the world and millions of people gather for this auspicious occasion.
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.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - November 2022: Brahmin male taking holy dip in river ganges as hindu ritual during morning.
view from ganges river on crowded kedar ghat in Varanasi old town
Pushkar, India - aug  6, 1996:   pilgrims flock to the ghats of Pushkar Lake for purifying ablutions rituals, in Pushkar  Vintage photo. Historical archive photo.
Varanasi, India - April 8, 2010: Hindu man taking bath for praying in Ganges River, Varanasi, India
Nashik,India-September 14, 2015: Unidentified  devotees takes bath in the river Godavari during the event Maha Kumbh Mela in Nashik, India.
Old woman pouring water of holy river Ganges, Close up view
Indian Devotees take holy dip in the waters of River Ganges on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra Festival in Prayagraj, India.
Group of male devotees are praying before taking the holy dip at the Ganges river during the holy festival of Kumbh Mehla in Prayagraj. The person sitting on the edge is a priest and he is reciting Hinduism mantras from the book that he is holding. They are offering their prayers to Maa Ganga and wishing for their and their families wellbeing.
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
Hindu devotees perform the 'Tarpan' ritual during Mahalaya prayers, also known as Pitru Paksha, at the Brahmaputra river, in Guwahati, India on 2 October 2024.  Mahalaya is observed seven days before the Hindu festival Durga Puja, with devotees offering prayers to pay obeisance to their deceased forefathers.
A colorful crowd of devotees gathers at the sacred Assi Ghat in Varanasi, dressed in vibrant traditional attire, preparing for the holy dip in the River Ganga. The lively atmosphere reflects the deep spiritual devotion, cultural vibrance, and timeless rituals that define India’s holiest city.
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. Tarpaṇa  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.
Allahabad, India - February 08,2013:Unidentified Hindu pilgrims take holy dip in the river Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. Kumbh Mela is considered as the largest human gathering in the world.
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.
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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.
Haridwar, India - August 20, 2009: crowd in the water of Ganges for the rite of the sacred bath at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, 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.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.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.
Varanasi, India - October 9, 2015: Group of people bathing in the Ganges river in Varanasi India.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.
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Kolkata, India - January 14, 2016: India family taking a bath on the water of Ganga during Kumbh Mela. Ganga water not even suitable for bathing, many toxic materials found: Report
Gangasagar, India -January 14,2018 : Unidentified Hindu pilgrims gathered to take a holy bath in the river Ganges on the day of 'Makar Sankranti'  in Gangasagar Islands, West Bengal,India.
Varanasi, India - January 5, 2014: Series of steps on bank of river Ganges leading down to a river where body and soul purification takes place. Man is sitting on steps while other two are washing themselves in river. Two more persons walking on steps.
Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. The pilgrims are taken holy dip and complete their rituals at the confluence of river Ganga and Bay of Bengal.
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