"purification processing"

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26 March 2025

Balinese Hindu devotees carry sacred effigies of Barong and other temple symbols to the sea during the Melasti ceremony at Batu Bolong Beach, Indonesia, a ritual of purification held before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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#12099894

26 February 2025

A Pandit of Indian Tamil descent in Indonesia leads the Shivaratri Night pooja procession, which aims to do good and wash away sins from night to morning on February 26, 2025.

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26 February 2025

A Pandit of Indian Tamil descent in Indonesia leads the Shivaratri Night pooja procession, which aims to do good and wash away sins from night to morning on February 26, 2025.

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#12040651

10 February 2025

A devotee shaves his head as part of a traditional Thaipusam ritual, symbolizing humility, purification, and devotion to Lord Murugan.

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#12012578

3 February 2025

A group of nuns is at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in El Paso Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on February 2, 2025, for Candlemas Day, which celebrates the period that closes the cycle of Christmas festivities within the Catholic Church.

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3 February 2025

A group of nuns is at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in El Paso Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on February 2, 2025, for Candlemas Day, which celebrates the period that closes the cycle of Christmas festivities within the Catholic Church.

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#11910625

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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#11910626

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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#11910627

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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#11910628

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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#11910629

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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#11910631

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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#11910632

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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#11910633

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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#11910634

2 January 2025

Hindu sadhus (holy men) from the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara participate in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the first entry for the Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 2, 2025.

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