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Kolkata, Jan 13 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Hindu pilgrims on Wednesday gather for an annual holy dip in the icy cold waters of an island in eastern India to mark the end of winter solstice, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Hindu devotees every year during this time bathe in what they believe sacred waters of the Ganga Sagar island that marks the point where the Ganges river, considered holy by Hindus, meets the sea.The pilgrims now gather for the Ganga Sagar festival that begins on Jan. 13 at the island, located some 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Kolkata, in the Ganges delta. Ganga Sagar is one of India's most coveted pilgrimages and every year millions of devout Hindus travel to the Gangasagar fair - the largest annual gathering of devotees in India and the second largest overall among Hindus, after the Kumbh Mela - on the Sagar Island, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: GOVERNMENT HEALTH STAFF COLLECT SWAB OF A HINDU PILGRIMS FOR A COVID-19 RAPID TEST AT A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL NEAR THE BAY OF BENGAL AT SAGAR ISLAND, AND PILGRIMS ARRIVING FOR THE SECOND DAY OF GANGA SAGAR FAIR ON SAGAR ISLAND, SOUTH OF KOLKATA, INDIA.
Jammu (India), Nov 3 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Jaipal Singh) .- Indian women decorated their hands with henna and bracelets on Tuesday ahead of the celebration of the Karva Chauth festival in India.FOOTAGE OF THE PREPARATIONS IN JAMMU, INDIA.
Amritsar, Oct 21 (EFE/EPA).- Indian artisans have ramped up the production of clay lamps in preparation of Diwali, one of the largest Hindu festivals, also known as the festival of lights.During Diwali celebrations, candles and clay lamps as well as intricate floral or geometric designs drawn with the help of colors or flower petals will brighten entrances to Indian homes.India will be illuminated as night falls, with important landmarks and monuments, and well as houses, apartment complexes, shops and markets and temples covered in sheaths of fairy lights. (Camera: RAMINDER PAL SINGH).SHOT LIST: CLAY LAMPS PRODUCTION AHEAD OF HINDU FESTIVAL OF DIWALI, IN AMRITSAR, INDIA.
Kolkata, Oct 19 (EFE/EPA).- Indian devotees on Monday prepared to celebrate th annual Hindu Durga Puja festival, which represents female power and the victory of good over evil from Oct. 22 to 26. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: THE PREPARATION OF THE DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
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