Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A cleaning worker, holds her child on her lap, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A worker is seen operating trash skimmers, on the river as the Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Children pass by a temporary garbage dump yard which are collected from the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A worker is seen operating trash skimmers, on the river as the Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A police personnel is seen in front of Digital Maha Kumbh Experience centre built for Hindu pilgrims who arrive to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Hindu pilgrims walk past a poster of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as they come to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Maha Kumbh Mela - India

A Hindu pilgrim sleeps on a roadside area, as he arrives to take a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 16, 2025. Millions of devotees throng Prayagraj to take holy dip in the holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pushkar Camel Fair - Rajasthan

Pushkar Camel Fair - Rajasthan

Camel traders light fire to warm themselves early morning at the Pushkar Fair in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan November 18, 2023. Many international and domestic tourists throng to Pushkar to witness one of the most colourful and popular fairs in India. Thousands of animals, mainly camels, are brought to the fair to be sold and traded. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 27, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 27, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 27, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 27, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 27, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Bangladeshi homebound people throng the Komolapur Railway Station to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 26, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Bangladeshi homebound people throng the Komolapur Railway Station to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 26, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Bangladeshi homebound people throng the Komolapur Railway Station to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 26, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Bangladeshi homebound people throng the Komolapur Railway Station to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 26, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Bangladeshi homebound people throng the Komolapur Railway Station to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 26, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Bangladeshi homebound people throng the Komolapur Railway Station to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 26, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Bangladeshi homebound people throng the Komolapur Railway Station to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 26, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Bangladeshi homebound people throng the Komolapur Railway Station to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 26, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Eid al-Adha Holiday - Dakha

Thousands of Bangladeshi people throng the Sadarghat Launch Terminal to go home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2023. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rath Yatra Hindu Festival - India

Rath Yatra Hindu Festival - India

Hindu devotees throng around the chariot as they wait to pull it during the annual Hindu festival "Rath Yatra," or Chariot procession. in Mahesh, 35 kilometers (22 miles) Kolkata.The annual procession of the three idols of lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra is taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots called raths, which are pulled by thousands of devotees. Hooghly, India, June 20, 2023. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Hindu saints camp in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Nepali capital Kathmandu as they arrive the Himalayan Nation for the annual festival of Shivaratri. This year the Shivaratri also called Maha Shivaratri falls on 18th February which is translated as âGreat Night of Shivaâ. In Hindu mythology, Shiva is regarded as the protector and destroyer. Hindu saints are considered the dispel of Lord Shiva; thousands of them throng the temple annually for the festival.

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Hindu saints camp in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Nepali capital Kathmandu as they arrive the Himalayan Nation for the annual festival of Shivaratri. This year the Shivaratri also called Maha Shivaratri falls on 18th February which is translated as âGreat Night of Shivaâ. In Hindu mythology, Shiva is regarded as the protector and destroyer. Hindu saints are considered the dispel of Lord Shiva; thousands of them throng the temple annually for the festival.

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

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.

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Hindu saints camp in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Nepali capital Kathmandu as they arrive the Himalayan Nation for the annual festival of Shivaratri. This year the Shivaratri also called Maha Shivaratri falls on 18th February which is translated as âGreat Night of Shivaâ. In Hindu mythology, Shiva is regarded as the protector and destroyer. Hindu saints are considered the dispel of Lord Shiva; thousands of them throng the temple annually for the festival.

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

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.

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Hindu saints camp in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Nepali capital Kathmandu as they arrive the Himalayan Nation for the annual festival of Shivaratri. This year the Shivaratri also called Maha Shivaratri falls on 18th February which is translated as âGreat Night of Shivaâ. In Hindu mythology, Shiva is regarded as the protector and destroyer. Hindu saints are considered the dispel of Lord Shiva; thousands of them throng the temple annually for the festival.

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

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.

Mahashivaratri Eve at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

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.

Naga Baba reachs Pashupati ahead of Shivaratri

Naga Baba reachs Pashupati ahead of Shivaratri

Naga Baba or saints who barely cover their bodies march towards the Pashupati Temple complex ahead of Maha Shivaratri Festival in capital Kathmandu. Sadhus considered the holy personas in Hindu Mythology throng the infamous Shiva Temple, a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva- the savior. Hundreds of Sadhus arrive from various parts of Nepal and India for Maha Shivaratri- the night of Lord Shiva observed annually in the Himalayan Nation.

Naga Baba reachs Pashupati ahead of Shivaratri

Naga Baba reachs Pashupati ahead of Shivaratri

Naga Baba or saints who barely cover their bodies march towards the Pashupati Temple complex ahead of Maha Shivaratri Festival in capital Kathmandu. Sadhus considered the holy personas in Hindu Mythology throng the infamous Shiva Temple, a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva- the savior. Hundreds of Sadhus arrive from various parts of Nepal and India for Maha Shivaratri- the night of Lord Shiva observed annually in the Himalayan Nation.

Naga Baba reachs Pashupati ahead of Shivaratri

Naga Baba reachs Pashupati ahead of Shivaratri

Naga Baba or saints who barely cover their bodies march towards the Pashupati Temple complex ahead of Maha Shivaratri Festival in capital Kathmandu. Sadhus considered the holy personas in Hindu Mythology throng the infamous Shiva Temple, a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva- the savior. Hundreds of Sadhus arrive from various parts of Nepal and India for Maha Shivaratri- the night of Lord Shiva observed annually in the Himalayan Nation.