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Rare Red Sprite Lightning - China

This photo taken on August 21, 2025 shows a rare red lightning phenomenon known as "red sprites" captured near Mount Kangrinboqe, a sacred site for followers of Hinduism and Buddhism located at an elevation of 6,656 meters in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Rare 'red sprite' lightning photographed in SW China's Xizang" (Photo by Chang Dongsheng/Xinhua)

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Rare Red Sprite Lightning - China

This photo taken on August 21, 2025 shows a rare red lightning phenomenon known as "red sprites" captured near Mount Kangrinboqe, a sacred site for followers of Hinduism and Buddhism located at an elevation of 6,656 meters in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Rare 'red sprite' lightning photographed in SW China's Xizang" Photo by Zhou Bo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Religion Hinduism

Participants carry cutouts of Jagannath deities while marching in the Rath Yatra procession in Prayagraj, India, on June 29, 2025. Every year, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organizes the Rath Yatra, a festival where devotees pull decorated chariots carrying the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra through the streets. The event attracts thousands of people in cities across India. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Religion Hinduism

Priests stand on the decorated chariot with the idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra as devotees raise their phones to capture the moment during the annual Rath Yatra in Prayagraj, India, on June 29, 2025. Every year, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organizes the Rath Yatra, a festival where devotees pull decorated chariots carrying the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra through the streets. The event attracts thousands of people in cities across India. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Religion Hinduism

Devotees hold up signs as they walk together in the Rath Yatra procession in Prayagraj, India, on June 29, 2025. Every year, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organizes the Rath Yatra, a festival where devotees pull decorated chariots carrying the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra through the streets. The event attracts thousands of people in cities across India. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Religion Hinduism

Women and children crowd around a large oil lamp as they prepare to perform aarti during the Rath Yatra celebrations in Prayagraj, India, on June 29, 2025. Every year, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organizes the Rath Yatra, a festival where devotees pull decorated chariots carrying the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra through the streets. The event attracts thousands of people in cities across India. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Religion Hinduism

Priests stand on the decorated chariot with the idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra as devotees raise their phones to capture the moment during the annual Rath Yatra in Prayagraj, India, on June 29, 2025. Every year, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organizes the Rath Yatra, a festival where devotees pull decorated chariots carrying the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra through the streets. The event attracts thousands of people in cities across India. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL

(240309) -- KATHMANDU, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A devotee receives tika during the Maha Shivaratri festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2024. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL

(240309) -- KATHMANDU, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A sadhu (holy man) is seen during the Maha Shivaratri festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2024. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Pope Francis Visits Mongolia

Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical and interreligious event in the Hun Theatre in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia on September 3, 2023, in which representatives of Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and other Christian confessions took part, on the third day of Pope 4-day visit to Mongolia. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Visits Mongolia

Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical and interreligious event in the Hun Theatre in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia on September 3, 2023, in which representatives of Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and other Christian confessions took part, on the third day of Pope 4-day visit to Mongolia. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Visits Mongolia

Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical and interreligious event in the Hun Theatre in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia on September 3, 2023, in which representatives of Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and other Christian confessions took part, on the third day of Pope 4-day visit to Mongolia. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Visits Mongolia

Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical and interreligious event in the Hun Theatre in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia on September 3, 2023, in which representatives of Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and other Christian confessions took part, on the third day of Pope 4-day visit to Mongolia. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Visits Mongolia

Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical and interreligious event in the Hun Theatre in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia on September 3, 2023, in which representatives of Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and other Christian confessions took part, on the third day of Pope 4-day visit to Mongolia. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Visits Mongolia

Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical and interreligious event in the Hun Theatre in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia on September 3, 2023, in which representatives of Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and other Christian confessions took part, on the third day of Pope 4-day visit to Mongolia. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Visits Mongolia

Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical and interreligious event in the Hun Theatre in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia on September 3, 2023, in which representatives of Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and other Christian confessions took part, on the third day of Pope 4-day visit to Mongolia. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Visits Mongolia

Pope Francis presided over an ecumenical and interreligious event in the Hun Theatre in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia on September 3, 2023, in which representatives of Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Shamanism, and other Christian confessions took part, on the third day of Pope 4-day visit to Mongolia. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL

(230218) -- KATHMANDU, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Devotees are seen at the Pashupatinath Temple during the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 18, 2023. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL

(230218) -- KATHMANDU, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Devotees are seen during the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 18, 2023. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL

(230218) -- KATHMANDU, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A devotee is seen during the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 18, 2023. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Sadhus, the holy personas who have devoted their lives to god Shiva throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu every year prepare cannabis as they camp around Ram Mandir. Thick plume of smoke covers the area just across the Bagmati River that flows through the Pashupatinath Temple, the air in that particular area is really high which takes people to the state of psychosis or on trip.The marijuana which has religious significance in Hinduism which goes higher with arrival of Shivaratri festival when it is consumed as âPrasadâ of Lord Shiva, the revered god in Hindu mythology.

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Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Sadhus, the holy personas who have devoted their lives to god Shiva throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu every year prepare cannabis as they camp around Ram Mandir. Thick plume of smoke covers the area just across the Bagmati River that flows through the Pashupatinath Temple, the air in that particular area is really high which takes people to the state of psychosis or on trip.The marijuana which has religious significance in Hinduism which goes higher with arrival of Shivaratri festival when it is consumed as âPrasadâ of Lord Shiva, the revered god in Hindu mythology.

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Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Sadhus, the holy personas who have devoted their lives to god Shiva throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu every year prepare cannabis as they camp around Ram Mandir. Thick plume of smoke covers the area just across the Bagmati River that flows through the Pashupatinath Temple, the air in that particular area is really high which takes people to the state of psychosis or on trip.The marijuana which has religious significance in Hinduism which goes higher with arrival of Shivaratri festival when it is consumed as âPrasadâ of Lord Shiva, the revered god in Hindu mythology.

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Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Sadhus, the holy personas who have devoted their lives to god Shiva throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu every year prepare cannabis as they camp around Ram Mandir. Thick plume of smoke covers the area just across the Bagmati River that flows through the Pashupatinath Temple, the air in that particular area is really high which takes people to the state of psychosis or on trip.The marijuana which has religious significance in Hinduism which goes higher with arrival of Shivaratri festival when it is consumed as âPrasadâ of Lord Shiva, the revered god in Hindu mythology.

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL

(220301) -- KATHMANDU, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A holy man (Sadhu) is seen during Maha Shivaratri festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL

(220301) -- KATHMANDU, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A devotee offers prayer at Pashupatinath Temple during Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI FESTIVAL

(220301) -- KATHMANDU, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Holy men (Sadhus) are seen during Maha Shivaratri festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI

(220301) -- KATHMANDU, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Holy men (Sadhus) are seen during Maha Shivaratri festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI

(220301) -- KATHMANDU, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Holy men (Sadhus) are seen during Maha Shivaratri festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MAHA SHIVARATRI

(220228) -- KATHMANDU, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man is seen at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 28, 2022, one day ahead of Maha Shivaratri festival. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Indian state of Maharashtra slaps beef ban

A butcher shop owner (R) in Mumbai in the western Indian state of Maharashtra tells a shopper that he has no beef to sell due to the state government's ban on the processing and possession of the meat, as pictured on March 31, 2015. The Hinduism-based ban is spreading in India. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hinduism followers feed cows to accumulate virtues

Cows are seen everywhere in Mumbai, western India, as pictured on April 1, 2015. Followers of the Hindu faith believe they can accumulate virtues by feeding cows. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo