The Hindu goddess Durga at Diwali celebration at the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Hindu Gods Ganesh, Shiva and Durga, Mariamman Hindu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elephant statues outside Vatsala Durga Temple, Bhaktapur, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Vatsala Durga Temple, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, UNESCO World Heritage site, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

The 33 meter high statue of the Hindu goddess Maa Durga with a golden lion, at the entrance to the Grand Bassin Temple on the exotic island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Hindu pilgrim performing puja by circumambulating the Kamakhya temple, garlanded for Durga Puja festival, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

The colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia

The colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia

The colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia

The colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia

Hindu pilgrim dressed in saffron and red, visiting the Durga Mandir, one of the most famous temples in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Some of the 64 yoginis in the 9th century hypaethral Yogini Temple, worshipped for assisting goddess Durga, Hirapur, Orissa, India, Asia

One of the 64 yoginis in the 9th century Yogini Temple, worshipped for their assistance to goddess Durga, Hirapur, Orissa, India, Asia

The colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia

Hindu priest doing puja worship, Durga, Hindu Goddess of War, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Choeng Mon Temple, Koh Samui, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Durga Temple, 18th century Nagara style, painted in red ochre, Varanasi (formerly Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Durga Temple, 18th century Nagara style, painted in red ochre, Varanasi (formerly Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Temple priest before the image of the ten armed warrior goddess Durga, Durga Puja Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Durga, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monkey in Temple of Durga, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Bathing a statue of the goddess Durga with milk during Puja in a Hindu temple, Haridwar, India, Asia

Newars, the dominant clan of Kathmandu Valley, playing traditional music. Bhaktapur, Nepal

A brass plate full of offerings to God. Coconut, dried fish, black soya beans, duck eggs, oiled wicks, colour powder, bitten rice, betel nut, hand made rice paper incense, unhusked rice and flowers. Brahmayani Temple, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Butter lamp offerings to the Bagmati River flowing next to Brahmayani Temple. Newar Village Women wears "Haku Patasi" to the Temple. (Haku Patasi is garb worn by Newari woman). Bhaktapur, Nepal

Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Hindu scripture with cymbals, Bhaktapur, Nepal

A Pilgrim reads his Hindu scripture. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

A Pilgrim reads his Hindu scripture. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Stone statues guard Durga temple, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

Boy in front of temple Pura Durga Kutri, Kutri, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Durga temple in the sunlight, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Kapruka Pooja, festival at the Ruvanvelisaya Dagoba, stupa, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Durga Puja festival with Durga surrounded by deities and offerings before the altar.