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Women at the Lakshmi Puja Festival celebrating Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of Wealth and Beauty, India

Statue of Hindu deity with pilgrims walking 272 steps up to Batu Caves during Hindu Thaipusam Festival, Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims throwing offerings into holy fire during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival at Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sculpture with small painted and dressed deities ready for offering at festival pujas, Kumartuli district, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Hindu devotees taking part in the sacred ceremony of evening aati, adoration of the holy River Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Finished, painted and dressed deities ready for offering at festival pujas, Kumartuli district, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

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

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, India, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

Offering to the Hindu gods durring the tonsuring (mundan) of a small boy, Saijpur Ras, Gujarat, India, Asia

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

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

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

Indonesia woman walking along road carrying food offerings to temple, on hedr head, during hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

Indonesia woman walking along road carrying food offerings to temple, on hedr head, during hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

School girls make an offering at a Hindu temple in Durbar Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Bamboo to hold, at its top, baskets with offerings, in Panch Ganga Ghat, Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims making a ritual offering and praying, ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims making a ritual offering and praying, ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims making a ritual offering, and praying, ghats in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrim making a ritual offering and praying, ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims making a ritual offering, and praying, ghats in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims making a ritual offering, and praying, ghats in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims making a ritual offering and praying, ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The sons of a dead man pray for a good reincarnation for their father at Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Pilgrim making a milk sacrifice, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Balinese Hinduism, devout young man carrying a silver sacrificial bowl with gifts on his head, Pura Ulun Danu Batur temple, Batur village, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A priest is supporting a praying ritual for the good reincarnation of a dead person at Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Sacrificial tower of rice, Hindu New Year Festival, Pura Besakhi, held every 10 years, at Agung volcano, 2567m, Bali, Republic of Indonesia, Asia

Many hands are holding a plate, pilgrims performing Ganga Pooja, a religious ceremony, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

A female pilgrim at the banks of the river Ganges is praying, offering personal belongings to the holy water, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

A female pilgrim at the banks of the river Ganges is praying, offering the holy water, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Procession of pilgrims with offerings, Thaipusam festival in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, Asia

Local people waiting with roosters for sacrifice, The Khadga Devi Mandir Temple, Darsain Hindu Festival, Bandipur, Tanahun, Nepal, Asia

A female pilgrim praying, offering the holy water, at the banks of the river Ganges, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

A small ritual as part of the praying ritual for the good reincarnation of a dead person, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Bouquets with coconuts as offerings, Chamundi Hill, Mysore, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Priests offering ceremonies and blessings to pilgrims, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

A small ritual as part of the praying ritual for the good reincarnation of a dead person, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

A small ritual as part of the praying ritual for the good reincarnation of a dead person, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Deepaks, little boats made from leaves, to carry good wishes down the river Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia