809-7074 - Diwali Puja, Jalaram Prathna Hindu temple, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

809-7073 - Diwali Puja, Jalaram Prathna Hindu temple, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

809-7062 - Puja ceremony, Hindu Brahmin priests, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-6916 - Evening puja at Swaminarayan temple, Kampala, Uganda, Africa

809-6890 - Priest with an arthi (lighted camphor) performing morning puja ceremony, Sri Thendayuthapani Hindu Temple (Chettiars' Temple), Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

1116-39438 - Man bringing an idol to Saraswati Puja at Babu Ghat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

1225-462 - A puja adorned with prayer flags on the Khumbu glacier at Everest Base Camp, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

832-378680 - Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple on Makha Bucha Day or Magha Puja Day, Theravada Buddhists, monks sitting around the Chedi Mahadhammakaya Cetiya, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia *** IMPORTANT: Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple on Makha Bucha Day or Magha Puja Day, Theravada Buddhists, monks sitting around the Chedi Mahadhammakaya Cetiya, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand ***

832-378681 - Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple on Makha Bucha Day or Magha Puja Day, Theravada Buddhists, monks sitting around the Chedi Mahadhammakaya Cetiya, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia *** IMPORTANT: Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple on Makha Bucha Day or Magha Puja Day, Theravada Buddhists, monks sitting around the Chedi Mahadhammakaya Cetiya, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand ***

809-6607 - Buddhist ceremony, Magha Puja, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

809-6626 - Goverdan puja celebration at ISKCON Paris, France, Europe

809-6608 - Buddhist ceremony, Magha Puja, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

809-6625 - Goverdan puja celebration at ISKCON Paris, France, Europe

809-6611 - Offerings, Magha Puja, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

809-6610 - Offerings, Magha Puja, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

809-6539 - Durga Puja celebration in Paris, France, Europe

809-6538 - Durga Puja celebration in Paris, France, Europe

809-6537 - Durga Puja celebration in Paris, France, Europe

809-6536 - Durga Puja celebration in Paris, France, Europe

857-90574 - A Sherpa adding the finishing touches of a Puja, a traditional ceremony to appease the mountain gods for a safe passage for climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest, Nepal

848-884 - Puja Ceremony, Ghat, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

848-885 - Puja Ceremony, Ghat, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

797-11011 - Bangladesh, Dhaka, Durga Puja festival with Durga surrounded by deities and offerings before the altar.

832-372379 - Women at the Hindu morning prayer Puja, Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

832-372415 - Sadhu during a Hindu morning prayer in the Ganges River, Puja, Kumbh or Kumbha Mela, Har Ki Pauri Ghat, a famous bathing ghat at Haridwar or Hardwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, North India, India, Asia

832-372409 - Woman during a morning prayer or puja, putting oil lamp on the Ganges River, ghats, Kashi, Varanasi or Benares, Uttar Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

805-763 - Hindu woman carrying puja offerings to Lord Siva, and others lighting candles in Sivadol Mandir, Sivasagar, Assam, India, Asia

805-761 - Hindu pundit selling rolimoli (puja wrist threads) in the Sivadol temple, built in 1734, Sivasagar, Assam, India, Asia

805-704 - Durga puja deity, made from river mud and decorated on bamboo frame at Brahmaputra riverbank for annual Hindu immersion ceremony, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-698 - Hindu devotees wearing Assamese white and red gamosa scarves, drumming in Durga puja religious procession, Sualkuchi town, Assam, India, Asia

805-703 - Durga puja deity, made from river mud and decorated, being taken to the Brahmaputra riverbank for Durga puja immersion ceremony, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-705 - Durga puja deity, made from river mud and decorated, in the Brahmaputra River at Hindu Durga puja immersion ceremony, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-697 - Men wearing Assamese white and red gamosa scarves and fresh white homespun dhotis in Durga puja religious procession, Sualkuchi, Assam, India, Asia

805-702 - Durga puja deity, made from river mud and decorated, being taken to the Brahmaputra riverbank for Durga puja immersion ceremony, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-659 - Hindu pilgrim performing puja by circumambulating the Kamakhya temple, garlanded for Durga Puja festival, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-663 - Oil and cotton wick diya (puja lamps) in terracotta dishes, at the Bhubaneshwari temple, Nilachal Hill, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-656 - Cycle rickshaw passing row of Ganesh deities made from mud from the Brahmaputra River in preparation for Durga puja celebrations, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-657 - Detail of Durga puja deity made friom river mud and straw for Durga Puja celebrations, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-661 - Terracotta diya (oil lamps) offered as a temple puja by pilgrims and devotees, Kamakhya temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-662 - Hindu pilgrim dressed in red kurta and dhoti performing personal puja at Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

805-660 - Hindu woman in white sari performing puja by lighting diya (candle) in Kamakhya temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

832-300192 - Sherpa at a Puja ceremony for the goddess Miyo Langsangma, Base Camp, 5300m, Mount Everest, Himalaya, Nepal

809-5721 - Musician calling for the puja, Trivalenjury temple, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

1113-94231 - Annual Hindu ceremony for Tamils in Europe at Hamm, largest Hindu temple in Europe, Canal represents the Ganges River, Dravida Temple, Kamadchi, Puja, Hamm, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

733-5664 - Puja ceremony, Everest Base Camp, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

733-5665 - Puja ceremony, Everest Base Camp, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

857-49380 - India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. A portrait of a novice monk of The Drukpa Kagyud Primary School. The school is part of Hemis Buddhist Monastery located 45 kilometers from Leh in Ladakh, Northern India.

857-49365 - India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. A group of novice monks pose for a portrait at The Drukpa Kagyud Primary School. The school is part of Hemis Buddhist Monastery located 45 kilometers from Leh in Ladakh, Northern India.

1196-175 - In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis performing puja at potenization ceremony. Amchis performing rituals during potenization ceremony. India

805-455 - Men on the banks of the River Hugli (River Hooghly) after early morning puja, near village ricefields and banana paddy fields, rural West Bengal, India, Asia

1068-6 - Devotees offering prayer to sun god during "Chat Puja", a religous festival celebrated by the hindus in India, Kolkata, India

805-263 - Vishnaivite holy man sitting cross legged, preparing for morning puja, applying sandalwood tilaks on forehead and arms, wearing simple white dhoti and sacred Hindu string, Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-270 - Women performing morning puja in the crowds gathered on the banks of the holy river Ganges at the Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

809-3905 - Offerings for Puja in a Hindu temple, Haridwar, India, Asia

809-3906 - Bathing a statue of the goddess Durga with milk during Puja in a Hindu temple, Haridwar, India, Asia

805-123 - Devotees waiting to do puja at Diwali, Jagdish temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

805-129 - Women queueing for Diwali temple puja, being approached by a child begging for alms, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

805-130 - Women queueing for Diwali temple puja, buying garlands as offerings for the deity, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

805-161 - Devotees queuing to do puja at dusk at Kankera festival, after Diwali celebrations, Jagdish temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

809-1411 - Hindu puja (celebration) in a Sri Lankan temple, Paris, France, Europe

797-1603 - INDIA Karnataka Sravanabelagola Jain puja at feet of seventeen metre high naked statue of Bahubali the Gomateshvara. One of the oldest and most important Jain pilgrimage centres in India. Shravan Belgola

17-85 - Painting clay based image of Durga, the ten armed warrior goddess, for use in the Durga Puja festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

17-84 - Clay based images of Durga, the ten armed warrior goddess, for use in the Durga Puja festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

17-739 - Clay based images of Durga, the warrior goddess, for use in the Durga Puja festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

17-1772 - Women take to boats on the River Ganges during Surya Puja (Sun Worship Festival), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

17-1768 - Surya Puja (Sun Festival) on the Ganga River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

17-1444 - Making clay based image of Durga, the ten armed warrior goddess, for use in the Durga Puja festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

17-1214 - Temple priest before the image of the ten armed warrior goddess Durga, Durga Puja Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

17-1211 - Dancing before the image of the ten armed warrior goddess Durga, Durga Puja Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

17-1090 - Lakshmi Puja, festival celebrating Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and beauty, India, Asia

17-1083 - Lakshmi Puja, festival celebrating Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and beauty, India, Asia

557-3163 - Daily religious puja procession with local deities in the valley with snowy mountain tops in background, Chitkul, 3460m, Baspa Valley, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

557-3006 - Two pilgrims in white dress making Puja celebration in the Pichola Lake at sunset, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

557-3005 - Three women pilgrims in saris making Puja celebration in the Pichola Lake at sunset, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

17-1086 - Women at the Lakshmi Puja Festival celebrating Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of Wealth and Beauty, India

17-964 - Akash Deep Puja, sky lantern festival on the Ganges (Ganga) River bank, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

17-972 - Akash Deep Puja, sky lantern festival on the Ganges (Ganga) River bank, Varanasi (Benares) Uttar Pradesh State, India

755-69 - Two women making offerings (puja) before dawn by the Bagmati river, outside the Shiva temple during the Hindu festival of Shivaratri, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-92 - Selling flowers, coconuts and other offerings for the morning pooja ceremony carried out by most Hindus in the valley, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

17-234 - Durga Puja festival, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

142-3769 - Magha Puja, Buddhist Lent, Doi Suthep, Chiangmai, North Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

17-1157 - Women performing puja on the river front, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia