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#6870904

12 July 2021

Temple priests and Hindu devotees carry an idol of Lord Jagannath as a symbolic gesture after the Rath Yatra procession was cancelled amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata, India on July 12, 2021. - According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees.

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#6870944

12 July 2021

Temple priests and Hindu devotees carry an idol of Lord Jagannath as a symbolic gesture after the Rath Yatra procession was cancelled amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata, India on July 12, 2021. - According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees.

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#6870962

12 July 2021

Temple priests and Hindu devotees carry an idol of Lord Jagannath as a symbolic gesture after the Rath Yatra procession was cancelled amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata, India on July 12, 2021. - According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees.

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#6868734

12 July 2021

Large marble sculpture of a Laughing Buddha outside a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 05, 2011.

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#6868736

12 July 2021

Large marble sculpture of a Laughing Buddha outside a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 05, 2011.

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#6868738

12 July 2021

Large marble sculpture of a Laughing Buddha outside a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 05, 2011.

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#3275938

9 October 2018

Beautiful idol of Hindu Goddess Durga,ready for final touch before taken up for worshiping in pandals, during 9 days Navaratri procession in Allahabad on October 9 , 2018 . Among the festivals of the Hindu tradition, Navratri is endowed with a great significance. it is the symbol of victory of good over evil. the nine days festival culminates on the tenth day which is the day of victory and success. this festival also marks the symbolic journey from humanness to divinity thereby reminding people of the real goal of a human. the chief demigoddess adorned on these days is the feminine principle of divinity , therefore all the forms of mother goddess are announcing, worshipped and adorned on these nine days which also includes nine colours nine planets entire universe, these days are called as Shakti, the female energy represents the universe, while Shiva represents conscious or soul . Durga is the ultimate source of power who takes care of entire universe and feeds it. the Navratri festival glorifies the eternal power of Durga and seeks her blessing and protection thus, the festival of Navratri is endowed with a lot of significance in terms of religious, spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural and national dimensions. This festival drives home the message of heralding divinity, realizing the true purpose of life, demonstrating gratitude and sense of charity and several other values. Thus, this is an incredibly wonderful festival in this country .

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#3275936

9 October 2018

Indian artisan give the final touches to an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga ahead of the Durga Puja festival at a workshop in Allahabad on October 9, 2018 . Among the festivals of the Hindu tradition, Navratri is endowed with a great significance. it is the symbol of victory of good over evil. the nine days festival culminates on the tenth day which is the day of victory and success. this festival also marks the symbolic journey from humanness to divinity thereby reminding people of the real goal of a human. the chief demigoddess adorned on these days is the feminine principle of divinity , therefore all the forms of mother goddess are announcing, worshipped and adorned on these nine days which also includes nine colours nine planets entire universe, these days are called as Shakti, the female energy represents the universe, while Shiva represents conscious or soul . Durga is the ultimate source of power who takes care of entire universe and feeds it. the Navratri festival glorifies the eternal power of Durga and seeks her blessing and protection thus, the festival of Navratri is endowed with a lot of significance in terms of religious, spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural and national dimensions. This festival drives home the message of heralding divinity, realizing the true purpose of life, demonstrating gratitude and sense of charity and several other values. Thus, this is an incredibly wonderful festival in this country .

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#273159

4 October 2014

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees immerse an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga into the river Buriganga. The Hindu community ended their four-day-long annual festival Durga Puja, the worship of Hindu Goddess Durga, which symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil, with the immersion of idols of the goddess

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#273163

4 October 2014

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees immerse an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga into the river Buriganga. The Hindu community ended their four-day-long annual festival Durga Puja, the worship of Hindu Goddess Durga, which symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil, with the immersion of idols of the goddess

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#273147

4 October 2014

Hindu children are playing with color in the last day of durga puja. Bangladeshi Hindu devotees put vermillion and color on each other's faces as they dance on the final day of the Durga Puja Festival in Dhaka on October 4 2014. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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#273148

4 October 2014

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees put vermillion and color on each other's faces as they dance on the final day of the Durga Puja Festival in Dhaka on October 4 2014. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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#273149

4 October 2014

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees put vermillion and color on each other's faces as they dance on the final day of the Durga Puja Festival in Dhaka on October 4 2014. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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#273151

4 October 2014

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees put vermillion and color on each other's faces as they dance on the final day of the Durga Puja Festival in Dhaka on October 4 2014. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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#273153

4 October 2014

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees put vermillion and color on each other's faces as they dance on the final day of the Durga Puja Festival in Dhaka on October 4 2014. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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#273155

4 October 2014

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees put vermillion and color on each other's faces as they dance on the final day of the Durga Puja Festival in Dhaka on October 4 2014. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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