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Hindus in Haridwar, India gear up for mass religious festival Kumbh Mela, with some people bathing by the riverside as construction workers make preparations. IMAGES
Hindu pilgrims brace the cold to take a dip in the Ganges in India before sunrise on the day of the Kumbh Mela -- a religious festival that attracts millions each time it is held. Despite India having the second largest number of coronavirus infections in the world -- and more than 150,000 deaths -- that has not stopped devout Hindus from making the pilgrimage. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of Hindus take a dip in an Indian river during a festival, believing it will cleanse them of their sins. Yiming Woo reports.
Kolkata, Oct 6 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Hindu devotees on Wednesday took a dip in the river Ganges, considered holy in the religion, to mark the beginning of the festival to worship the goddess Durga, especially popular in India's eastern Bengal province.In Bengal this ritual - known as Mahalaya - has a special importance as it marks the beginning of their biggest festival Durga Puja.Bengalis of all ages, social standing and genders thronged to the banks of Ganges early Monday to offer prayers and bathe in the river to pay their respects to their ancestors. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: HINDU DEVOTEES TAKE PART IN THE 'TARPAN' RITUAL DURING MAHALAYA PRAYERS FOR PITRU PAKSHA, ON THE BANK OF THE GANGES AMID OF COVID CRISIS IN KOLKATA, EASTERN INDIA.
Karbala, Sep 27 (EFE/EPA).- Millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims on Monday gathered to celebrate the Arbaeen religious festival in the central Iraqi city of Karbala amid tight security measures.The solemn event marks the end of the 40-day mourning period after the death anniversary of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the battle of Karbala in AD 680. (Camera: AHMED JALIL). SHOT LIST: THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONY OF ARBAIN NEAR THE TOMB OF IMAM HUSSAIN AT THE HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, SOUTHERN IRAQ.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Rajat Gupta) Hindus have remained this Monday at the gates of the Birla temple in New Delhi without being able to access the sanctuary during the Janmashtami festival, due to restrictions to stop the contagion of coronavirus. FOOTAGE OF HINDU PRAYING AT THE DOORS OF THE BIRLA TEMPLE IN NEW DELHI, INDIA DURING THE JANMASHTAMI FESTIVAL.