"Female hindu devotees"

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15 February 2026

An Indian female paramilitary soldier stands guard as Hindu devotees line up waiting for their turn to offer prayers at the Shankaracharya Temple on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on February 15, 2026. Hindus celebrate the Maha Shivaratri festival in honor of Lord Shiva with ritual bathing of Shivalingams and prayers. According to one of the most popular legends, Shivaratri is the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati.

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15 February 2026

An Indian female paramilitary soldier stands guard as Hindu devotees line up waiting for their turn to offer prayers at the Shankaracharya Temple on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on February 15, 2026. Hindus celebrate the Maha Shivaratri festival in honor of Lord Shiva with ritual bathing of Shivalingams and prayers. According to one of the most popular legends, Shivaratri is the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati.

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2 October 2025

Female devotees smear the idol of Goddess Durga with vermillion and offer sweets before her immersion into the Ganges River, as seen on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Married female devotees smear each other with vermillion and offer sweets to the idol of the Goddess ahead of her immersion in the river Ganges on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025.

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30 September 2025

Devotees worship a young girl during Kumari Puja on Ashtami at Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, marking the divine essence of Goddess Durga.

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30 September 2025

Devotees worship a young girl during Kumari Puja on Ashtami at Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, marking the divine essence of Goddess Durga.

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