"Holy Scriptures"

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30 May 2026

Holy Scriptures are seen at the 16th traditional ''Bajramska Sofra'' event held in celebration of Eid al-Adha on Zmaj Jovina Street in Novi Sad, Serbia, on May 29, 2026.

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10 Jun 2025

A devotee prays to Lord Jagannath, Subhadra, and Balarama during a colorful rally ahead of Jagannath Snan Yatra in Kolkata, India. Snan Yatra is a bathing festival of deities celebrated on the purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. It marks the auspicious birthday of Jagannath according to religious scriptures.

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10 Jun 2025

A devotee prays to Lord Jagannath, Subhadra, and Balarama during a colorful rally ahead of Jagannath Snan Yatra in Kolkata, India. Snan Yatra is a bathing festival of deities celebrated on the purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. It marks the auspicious birthday of Jagannath according to religious scriptures.

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12 Feb 2025

Devotees take a holy bath in the Hanumante River on the final day of the Shree Swasthani Brata Katha, a month-long festival dedicated to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. Throughout this month-long storytelling ritual, tales of Goddess Swasthani, God Shiva, and other deities are narrated while devotees recite sacred scriptures and pray for the well-being of their spouses. The rituals associated with the Swasthani Katha are performed on the banks of rivers at various Hindu shrines across the country.

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12 Feb 2025

Devotees take a holy bath in the Hanumante River on the final day of the Shree Swasthani Brata Katha, a month-long festival dedicated to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. Throughout this month-long storytelling ritual, tales of Goddess Swasthani, God Shiva, and other deities are narrated while devotees recite sacred scriptures and pray for the well-being of their spouses. The rituals associated with the Swasthani Katha are performed on the banks of rivers at various Hindu shrines across the country.

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12 Feb 2025

Devotees take a holy bath in the Hanumante River on the final day of the Shree Swasthani Brata Katha, a month-long festival dedicated to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. Throughout this month-long storytelling ritual, tales of Goddess Swasthani, God Shiva, and other deities are narrated while devotees recite sacred scriptures and pray for the well-being of their spouses. The rituals associated with the Swasthani Katha are performed on the banks of rivers at various Hindu shrines across the country.

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12 Feb 2025

Devotees take a holy bath in the Hanumante River on the final day of the Shree Swasthani Brata Katha, a month-long festival dedicated to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. Throughout this month-long storytelling ritual, tales of Goddess Swasthani, God Shiva, and other deities are narrated while devotees recite sacred scriptures and pray for the well-being of their spouses. The rituals associated with the Swasthani Katha are performed on the banks of rivers at various Hindu shrines across the country.

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24 Feb 2024

Nepalese Hindu devotees are participating in a rolling procession around the Hanumante River during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival, also known as the Swasthani Brata Katha festival, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The festival is dedicated to God Madhav Narayan and Goddess Swasthani, and during this time, Hindu devotees are recreating and reciting folk tales about miraculous feats performed by these deities.

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5 Apr 2023

Students learn Islamic scriptures at the Islamic boarding school Hamalatul Quran Al-Falakiyah during the holy month of Ramadan on April 04, 2023 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Students at the Pesantren, also known as ''Santri'', are separated from their families and spend their days studying Islamic scriptures, reading the Quran, and learning Arabic in addition to other activities which begin with the morning prayer at 4 am till midnight.

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5 Apr 2023

Students learn Islamic scriptures at the Islamic boarding school Hamalatul Quran Al-Falakiyah during the holy month of Ramadan on April 04, 2023 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Students at the Pesantren, also known as ''Santri'', are separated from their families and spend their days studying Islamic scriptures, reading the Quran, and learning Arabic in addition to other activities which begin with the morning prayer at 4 am till midnight.

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5 Apr 2023

Students learn Islamic scriptures at the Islamic boarding school Hamalatul Quran Al-Falakiyah during the holy month of Ramadan on April 04, 2023 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Students at the Pesantren, also known as ''Santri'', are separated from their families and spend their days studying Islamic scriptures, reading the Quran, and learning Arabic in addition to other activities which begin with the morning prayer at 4 am till midnight.

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5 Apr 2023

Students learn Islamic scriptures at the Islamic boarding school Hamalatul Quran Al-Falakiyah during the holy month of Ramadan on April 04, 2023 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Students at the Pesantren, also known as ''Santri'', are separated from their families and spend their days studying Islamic scriptures, reading the Quran, and learning Arabic in addition to other activities which begin with the morning prayer at 4 am till midnight.

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5 Apr 2023

Students learn Islamic scriptures at the Islamic boarding school Hamalatul Quran Al-Falakiyah during the holy month of Ramadan on April 04, 2023 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Students at the Pesantren, also known as ''Santri'', are separated from their families and spend their days studying Islamic scriptures, reading the Quran, and learning Arabic in addition to other activities which begin with the morning prayer at 4 am till midnight.

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5 Apr 2023

Students learn Islamic scriptures at the Islamic boarding school Hamalatul Quran Al-Falakiyah during the holy month of Ramadan on April 04, 2023 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Students at the Pesantren, also known as ''Santri'', are separated from their families and spend their days studying Islamic scriptures, reading the Quran, and learning Arabic in addition to other activities which begin with the morning prayer at 4 am till midnight.

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5 Apr 2023

Students learn Islamic scriptures at the Islamic boarding school Hamalatul Quran Al-Falakiyah during the holy month of Ramadan on April 04, 2023 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Students at the Pesantren, also known as ''Santri'', are separated from their families and spend their days studying Islamic scriptures, reading the Quran, and learning Arabic in addition to other activities which begin with the morning prayer at 4 am till midnight.

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5 Apr 2023

Students learn Islamic scriptures at the Islamic boarding school Hamalatul Quran Al-Falakiyah during the holy month of Ramadan on April 04, 2023 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Students at the Pesantren, also known as ''Santri'', are separated from their families and spend their days studying Islamic scriptures, reading the Quran, and learning Arabic in addition to other activities which begin with the morning prayer at 4 am till midnight.

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