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Guwahati Nuns Mark Solemn Day - India

A devotee lights candles at a cemetery during All Souls’ Day observances in Guwahati, India, November 2, 2025. All Souls’ Day is a Christian holiday dedicated to honoring and praying for the souls of the departed. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chhath Puja Assam - Nepal

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the sun with Hindu devotees making offerings to the setting and rising sun. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chhath Puja Assam - Nepal

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the sun with Hindu devotees making offerings to the setting and rising sun. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

A Hindu devotee carries her luggage on her head, walks towards the Sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

A Hindu devotee crosses a barricade, after she takes a dip, on the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

A Hindu devotee worships after he takes a dip, on the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

A devotee carry an old devotee on his shoulder after taking a dip, on the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

An old Hindu devotee takes a dip, on the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

A Hindu devotee worships after she takes a dip, on the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A Hindu sadhu blesses a devotee, in a camp in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 12 January, 2025. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela, a sacred show of religious piety and ritual bathing that opened on January 13, 2025, is held at the site where the holy Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet, bringing millions to celebrate spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of Maha Kumbh Mela - India

An old Hindu devotee is seen near the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A Hindu devotee worships after she takes a dip, on the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of Maha Kumbh Mela - India

An old Hindu devotee takes a dip, on the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First day of Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A Hindu devotee worships after she takes a dip, on the banks of sangam, on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guru Nanak Jayanti - India

A Devotee eating on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. Guru Nanak Jayanti, celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru. It is one of the most significant days in Sikhism, not only commemorating the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji but also promoting the values of unity, equality, and selfless service, which form the foundation of Sikh philosophy. From date to history here's all you need to know about this day. Kolkata, India, November 16, 2024. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM