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Kolkata, Oct 14 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees performed Thursday the Kumari Puja rituals as part of the Durga Puja Hindu festival.During the Kumari Puja, devotees worship a girl aged between six and twelve, symbolizing the Kanya Kumari (virgin) form of the Goddess Durga Devi. Hindu devotees believe that Kanya is a living embodiment of the goddess Durga. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: DEVOTEES PERFORM THE KUMARI PUJA RITUAL AS PART OF THE DURGA PUJA HINDU FESTIVAL, AT NANDI BARI FAR NORTH OF KOLKATA, INDIA.
Mumbai, Sep 10 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees began Friday with the celebrations of the Ganesha Chaturthi festival, which commemorates the birth of the Hindu elephant-headed god.This festival lasts for 10 days and according to tradition, devotees immerse Ganeshas in rivers and seas, especially in the southern and western states of the country.(Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI)SHOT LIST: GANESHA CHATURTHI FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Bangalore, Sep 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees shopped Wednesday in Bangalore's local markets ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi, one of the biggest Hindu festivals celebrated in honor of the god Ganesha for ten days throughout India. During the festival, Ganesha idols are installed and worshiped in temporary public shrines as well as at home. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE SHOPPING AT A MARKET AHEAD OF GANESHA CHATURTHI FESTIVAL IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Kathmandu/Bhopal/Himachal Pradesh/Kolkata/Mumbai , Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).- Hindus in South Asia, particularly India and Nepal, which have a majority population of people of this faith, celebrated Thursday the auspicious festival of Mahashivratri, or the Great Night of Lord Shiva, one of the most important and powerful deities in Hinduism.The faithful mark this day by chanting prayers, fasting and contemplation, and keeping all-night vigils, while holy men and householders alike make pilgrimages to important temples in honor of their beloved God. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA/SANJEEV GUPTA / SANJAY BAID / PIYAL ADHIKARY / DIVYAKANT SOLANKI). SHOT LIST: HINDU DEVOTEES CELEBRATE THE MAHASHIVRATRI FESTIVAL IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL; AND BHOPAL, HIMACHAL PRADESH, KOLKATA, MUMBAI, INDIA,.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Jan 28 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Linh Luong Thai).- Tamil Hindus from Sri Lanka celebrated the Thaipoosam festivity, which commemorates the victory of the god of combat. FOOTAGE OF THE THAIPOOSAM FESTIVAL IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Jammu (India), 24 Oct (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Jaipal Singh) Hindu devotees celebrate in Jammu the Navratri festival, which is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga and represents the feminine power and the victory of good over evil. The faithful pray with the bowls of 'Saakh' representing the goddess Durga before immersing them in the river Tawi on the last day of Navratri in Jammu. This festival is celebrated twice a year, once in spring and once in autumn.FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE FESTIVAL IN JAMMU