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MS Shot of pilgrims in Kumbh Mela / Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
MS Shot of pilgrims in Kumbh Mela / Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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WS View of pilgrims in Kumbh Mela / Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
WS View of pilgrims in Kumbh Mela / Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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WS Pilgrims boarding in boat at Ganges river / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
WS Pilgrims boarding in boat at Ganges river / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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CLEAN : Ethnic Malaysian Chinese celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year
Ethnic Malaysian-Chinese devotees on Friday celebrated the Lunar New Year which will mark the start of the Year of the Rooster
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CLEAN : Hindu and Buddhist devotees celebrate festival
CLEAN : Hindu and Buddhist devotees celebrate festival
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Millions travel to Mecca for Hajj to pay homage at the Kaaba in the Great Mosque
Title: "Rare Films: Pilgrimage To Mecca" superimposed over people around famous mosque / VS people and camels along road / VS people arriving on camels, and on foot, some with umbrellas / VS people arriving by trucks / VS tent city,...
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CLEAN : Malaysian devotees in Sunning Buddha ritual
CLEAN : Malaysian devotees in Sunning Buddha ritual
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CLEAN : Shiite Ashura rituals in the streets of
CLEAN : Shiite Ashura rituals in the streets of
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CLEAN : Hindu devotees observe old rituals for Bengali New Year
CLEAN : Hindu devotees observe old rituals for Bengali New Year
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CLEAN : Devotees mark Buddha's birthday in Malaysia
Thousands of devotees gather in Malaysian temples to celebrate Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment -- a festival marked on different days across the region, which is also known as Wesak day
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MS SLO MO Pilgrims in boat passing by ghats / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
MS SLO MO Pilgrims in boat passing by ghats / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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WS People at Ganges river / Varanasi, Utter Pradesh, India
WS People at Ganges river / Varanasi, Utter Pradesh, India
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Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Devotees carry an idol on a palanquin amid exploding fire-crackers during a street procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket. During the festival, which begins on the first evening of the ninth...
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Spiked Ball Phuket Vegetarian Festival - Mediums
A mediums with a spiked ball in a trance, dances during a street procession during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Thailand.
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Pierced Mediums at Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Pierced Mediums in a trance, walk in a street procession during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Thailand.
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Pontoon bridges span shallow water as pilgrims cross and banks accommodate myriad activities. 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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Millions of people crowd the banks of the Ganges, and the bridges spanning the river, as they travel to their respective festival destinations. 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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Part of the vast tented expanse of the Kumbh Mela. Crowds of thousands come and go on the banks of the Ganges, crossing bridges, along pathways. 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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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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CU Pilgrims burning joss sticks to pray for good luck during Chinese Lunar New Year at Taoist temple / xi'an, shaanxi, china
CU Pilgrims burning joss sticks to pray for good luck during Chinese Lunar New Year at Taoist temple / xi'an, shaanxi, china
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MS Pilgrims burning candles to praying for good luck during Chinese Lunar New Year at Buddhist temple / xi'an, shaanxi, china
MS Pilgrims burning candles to praying for good luck during Chinese Lunar New Year at Buddhist temple / xi'an, shaanxi, china
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MS Pilgrims burning joss sticks and candles to praying for good luck and burn ghost money to praying for dead relatives during Chinese Lunar New Year at Buddhist temple / xi'an, shaanxi, china
MS Pilgrims burning joss sticks and candles to praying for good luck and burn ghost money to praying for dead relatives during Chinese Lunar New Year at Buddhist temple / xi'an, shaanxi, china