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Devotees step off to bathe from green promontory on the banks of the river Ganges, boats out on the river. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Heron quietly fishing beneath bridge loaded with Kumbh Mela devotees, early morning sun reflected fast flowing river like molten copper. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Early morning sun rises in sky as silhouetted devotees slowly cross pontoon bridge, metallic looking river streams below them. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Two boats move slowly across reflection of evening sun shimmering like copper on wide expanse of river. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Birds waterfowl and pilgrim boats drift about misty expanse of river, oarsmen at work, trees on far bank. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Pink evening sun shimmers down on reflective wide expanse of river with far bank and lone rowing boat in view. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Looking down on three men in a boat who get going early in the morning, clean teeth and set oars to row away. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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In one direction pilgrims slowly cross long pontoon bridge away from densly crowded Kumbh Mela far river bank. Ganges, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Milling crowds of pilgims wade across shallow river, bathe, or cross on pontoon bridges early in the morning, Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Early morning crowds silhouetted against dawn sky as they walk slowly across pontoon bridge. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Block shot ganges flowing gangotri uttarakhand
Block shot ganges flowing gangotri uttarakhand
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MS TS Giant leave filled with flowers floating on Ganges river / Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
MS TS Giant leave filled with flowers floating on Ganges river / Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
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MS Aarti Puja ceremony at Ganges / Varanasi, India
MS Aarti Puja ceremony at Ganges / Varanasi, India
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MS POV View of oil lamp floating on river Ganges / Uttarakhand, India
MS POV View of oil lamp floating on river Ganges / Uttarakhand, India
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MS HA Man bathing in Ganges river / Varanasi, India
MS HA Man bathing in Ganges river / Varanasi, India
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CLEAN : Hindu pilgrims take a holy dip
More than 500,000 Hindu pilgrims and sadhus holy men are expected to gather at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela to take a holy dip in the ocean on the occasion of Makar Sankranti a holy...
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Pilgrims worshipping at riverbank, Ganges River, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Pilgrims worshipping at riverbank, Ganges River, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
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Joao Amorim, Paul Stamets, Ganga White, Sting, Daniel Pinchbeck at the '2012: Time For Change' New York Premiere - Arrivals
Joao Amorim, Paul Stamets, Ganga White, Sting, Daniel Pinchbeck at the '2012: Time For Change' New York Premiere - Arrivals at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Man worshipping at riverbank, Ganges River, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Man worshipping at riverbank, Ganges River, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
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Man worshipping in river ganges, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Man worshipping in river ganges, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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Ganges puja service in Varanasi, India
Puja is a prayer ritual performed by Hindus to honour one or more deities.
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MS TU Aarti Puja prayer ceremony at Ganges / Varanasi, India
MS TU Aarti Puja prayer ceremony at Ganges / Varanasi, India
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CU R/F Illuminated offerings floating on river Ganges at night / Varanasi, India
CU R/F Illuminated offerings floating on river Ganges at night / Varanasi, India
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WS PAN Men digging mud on riverbank and building retaining wall / India
WS PAN Men digging mud on riverbank and building retaining wall / India