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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

An ethnic Chinese Indonesian woman carries incense as an offering to the spirits of her ancestors during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pilgrims Begin Forty Day Trek to Karbala - Iraq

The first procession in Ras Al-Bishara marks the departure of pilgrims on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq on July 18, 2025. The annual pilgrimage, known as Arbaeen if occurring during its traditional period, or in this case a prelude to it, draws millions of Shia Muslims from across Iraq and neighboring countries. Pilgrims walk for hundreds of kilometers to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The journey is not only religious but also deeply symbolic of faith, resilience, and communal solidarity. In Ras Al-Bishara, families, community leaders, and volunteers gather to send off the first groups of walkers, offering food, water, and prayers as part of long-standing traditions of hospitality and devotion. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Japanese Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the press after offering flowers and prayers at a memorial for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a cemetery in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2025, the third anniversary of his assassination in the city.

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Ex-economic security minister at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

TOKYO, Japan, April 22 Kyodo - Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival on April 22, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Ex-economy minister visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura meets the press after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival on April 23, 2025.

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Ex-economic security minister at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival on April 22, 2025.

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Ex-economic security minister at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is pictured after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival on April 22, 2025.

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Lawmakers at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers is seen at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 22, 2025, after offering prayers on the occasion of its three-day spring festival.

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100th day of Princess Yuriko's death

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured after offering prayers for the late Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2025, in a ceremony marking the 100th day of her death. (Pool photo)

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All Souls Day - Dhaka

Devotees light candles around graves during All Souls Day at Wari Cemetery of Holy Cross Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 2, 2024. Christian devotees gather to honor the memory of their loved ones by lighting candles and offering prayers. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Souls Day - Dhaka

Christian devotees gather around graves illuminated by candlelight during All Souls Day at Wari Cemetery of Holy Cross Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 2, 2024. Christian devotees gather to honor the memory of their loved ones by lighting candles and offering prayers. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Souls Day - Dhaka

Crosses and candlelit graves fill Wari Cemetery during All Souls Day celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 2, 2024. Christian devotees gather to honor the memory of their loved ones by lighting candles and offering prayers. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Souls Day - Dhaka

Rows of candles illuminate a grave during All Souls Day at Wari Cemetery of Holy Cross Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 2, 2024. Christian devotees gather to honor the memory of their loved ones by lighting candles and offering prayers. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Souls Day - Dhaka

A cross marks a grave surrounded by candlelight during All Souls Day at Wari Cemetery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 2, 2024. Christian devotees gather to honor the memory of their loved ones by lighting candles and offering prayers. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Souls Day - Dhaka

Lit candles and an image of the Virgin Mary are placed on a grave during All Souls Day celebrations at Wari Cemetery of Holy Cross Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 2, 2024. Christian devotees gather to honor the memory of their loved ones by lighting candles and offering prayers. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Souls Day - Dhaka

A Christian devotee prays at a graveside during All Souls Day at Wari Cemetery of Holy Cross Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 2, 2024. Christian devotees gather to honor the memory of their loved ones by lighting candles and offering prayers. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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6 killed, 1 injured in west Afghanistan mosque shooting

STORY: 6 killed, 1 injured in west Afghanistan mosque shooting SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene after an attack at a mosque 2. various of the funeral at the graveyard STORYLINE: Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. The deadly incident happened after a shooter opened fire on worshippers offering evening prayers in the Shahrak area, Gozara district of the province, Qani posted on his X account. All the victims were civilians, Qani added. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Herat, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-EID AL-FITR-PRAYERS

(240411) -- KATHMANDU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People greet each other while offering Eid al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Holi Fest 2024

30.03.2024. Tallinn. Celebrating Holi, known as the festival of colours in Paavli Culture Factory. The festival celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. The festival sees people smearing bright colours on friends and family and offering prayers. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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Holi Fest 2024

30.03.2024. Tallinn. Celebrating Holi, known as the festival of colours in Paavli Culture Factory. The festival celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. The festival sees people smearing bright colours on friends and family and offering prayers. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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Holi Fest 2024

30.03.2024. Tallinn. Celebrating Holi, known as the festival of colours in Paavli Culture Factory. The festival celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. The festival sees people smearing bright colours on friends and family and offering prayers. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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Holi Fest 2024

30.03.2024. Tallinn. Celebrating Holi, known as the festival of colours in Paavli Culture Factory. The festival celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. The festival sees people smearing bright colours on friends and family and offering prayers. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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Holi Fest 2024

30.03.2024. Tallinn. Celebrating Holi, known as the festival of colours in Paavli Culture Factory. The festival celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. The festival sees people smearing bright colours on friends and family and offering prayers. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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Holi Fest 2024

30.03.2024. Tallinn. Celebrating Holi, known as the festival of colours in Paavli Culture Factory. The festival celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. The festival sees people smearing bright colours on friends and family and offering prayers. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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Holi Fest 2024

30.03.2024. Tallinn. Celebrating Holi, known as the festival of colours in Paavli Culture Factory. The festival celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. The festival sees people smearing bright colours on friends and family and offering prayers. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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2 fire incidents take place in India as country celebrates Holi festival

STORY: 2 fire incidents take place in India as country celebrates Holi festival SHOOTING TIME: March 25, 2024 DATELINE: March 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people celebrating Holi STORYLINE: At least 13 persons received burn injuries when a fire broke out at the famous Mahakaal Temple in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, a local official told Xinhua over the phone. Among the injured were five temple priests offering special prayers on the occasion of the festival of color Holi, celebrated across the country during the day. Latest media reports said the fire was brought under control. The injured were admitted to a local hospital. The temple is situated in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh. In another incident, a fire broke out in Delhi's Alipur area. According to a senior official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), no casualties were reported yet. The fire broke out inside a factory storehouse of refrige

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Muslims Hold Special Prayers Alleviate Dry Winter Spell - India

Kashmiris listen to a sermon by the priest before offering special prayers in the compound of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Special congregational prayers known as "Salatul Istisqa" were organized by Anjuman Aquaf Jamia Masjid for respite from the prevailing dry weather conditions in Kashmir valley. On January 12, 2024, Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan economy minister visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Japan's economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks to reporters after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2023, a day before its autumn festival.

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Japan economy minister visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Japan's economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is pictured after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2023, a day before its autumn festival.

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-EID AL-FITR-PRAYER

(230422) -- COLOMBO, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Muslims greet each other after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 22, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-EID AL-FITR PRAYER

(230422) -- JAKARTA, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 22, 2023 shows Indonesian Muslims offering Eid al-Fitr prayers at Jatinegara of Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-EID AL-FITR-PRAYER

(230422) -- JAKARTA, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 22, 2023 shows people offering Eid al-Fitr prayers at Menteng Park in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Jefri Tarigan/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-EID AL-FITR-PRAYER

(230422) -- JAKARTA, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 22, 2023 shows people offering Eid al-Fitr prayers at Menteng Park in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Jefri Tarigan/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-EID AL-FITR-PRAYER

(230421) -- AMMAN, April 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman takes a selfie after offering the morning prayers during the Eid al-Fitr festival in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2023. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-EID AL-FITR-PRAYER

(230421) -- AMMAN, April 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl distributes sweets after offering the morning prayers during the Eid al-Fitr festival in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2023. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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Japan minister visits Yasukuni shrine

Sanae Takaichi, Japanese minister in charge of economic security, finishes offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 21, 2023.

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Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - A bipartisan group of Japanese lawmakers leave the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2014, after offering prayers en masse during its autumn festival.

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State minister Furuya visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya, state minister in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, leaves the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo after offering prayers on April 20, 2014. Furuya's visit came ahead of the shrine's annual spring festival from April 21.

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Imperial couple visit Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) is pictured after offering prayers at the Geku compound of Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on March 26, 2014. The emperor and Empress Michiko visited the shrine following a ceremony in October 2013, the first in 20 years, to transfer the shrine deity to a new building.

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Imperial couple visit Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito is pictured after offering prayers at the Geku compound of Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on March 26, 2014. The emperor and Empress Michiko visited the shrine following a ceremony in October 2013, the first in 20 years, to transfer the shrine deity to a new building.

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Imperial couple visit Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko is pictured after offering prayers at the Geku compound of Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on March 26, 2014. Emperor Akihito and the empress visited the shrine following a ceremony in October 2013, the first in 20 years, to transfer the shrine deity to a new building.