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15 February 2026

Hindu devotees arrive 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

A Hindu devotee pours milk as she prays inside 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 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 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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#13314114

13 February 2026

Transgender sadhus take part in the holy royal bath in the Ganga River during the Tribeni Kumbh Mela in Tribeni, in the Hooghly district of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, India, on February 13, 2026. The Tribeni Kumbh Mela, also known as the Tribeni Kumbho Mahotsav, is a revived historic Hindu festival observed in the month of Magh, often coinciding with Kumbha Sankranti.

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#13314115

13 February 2026

A transgender sadhu, or ''Kinnar,'' takes a holy dip in the Ganga River during the Tribeni Kumbh Mela in Tribeni, in the Hooghly district of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, India, on February 13, 2026. The Tribeni Kumbh Mela, also known as the Tribeni Kumbho Mahotsav, is a revived historic Hindu festival observed in the month of Magh, often coinciding with Kumbha Sankranti.

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#13314117

13 February 2026

A transgender sadhu, or ''Kinnar,'' takes a holy dip in the Ganga River during the Tribeni Kumbh Mela in Tribeni, in the Hooghly district of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, India, on February 13, 2026. The Tribeni Kumbh Mela, also known as the Tribeni Kumbho Mahotsav, is a revived historic Hindu festival observed in the month of Magh, often coinciding with Kumbha Sankranti.

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13 February 2026

Pilgrims offer prayers after taking a holy dip in the Ganges River during the Tribeni Kumbh Mela in Tribeni, in the Hooghly district of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, India, on February 13, 2026. The Tribeni Kumbh Mela, also known as the Tribeni Kumbho Mahotsav, is a revived historic Hindu festival observed in the month of Magh, often coinciding with Kumbha Sankranti.

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#13314134

13 February 2026

A Naga Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, applies ash after taking a dip in the Ganges River during the Tribeni Kumbh Mela in Tribeni, in the Hooghly district of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, India, on February 13, 2026. The Tribeni Kumbh Mela, also known as the Tribeni Kumbho Mahotsav, is a revived historic Hindu festival observed in the month of Magh, often coinciding with Kumbha Sankranti.

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#13314145

13 February 2026

Pilgrims take a holy dip in the Ganges River during the Tribeni Kumbh Mela in Tribeni, in the Hooghly district of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, India, on February 13, 2026. The Tribeni Kumbh Mela, also known as the Tribeni Kumbho Mahotsav, is a revived historic Hindu festival observed in the month of Magh, often coinciding with Kumbha Sankranti.

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13 February 2026

Pilgrims take a holy dip in the Ganges River during the Tribeni Kumbh Mela in Tribeni, in the Hooghly district of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, India, on February 13, 2026. The Tribeni Kumbh Mela, also known as the Tribeni Kumbho Mahotsav, is a revived historic Hindu festival observed in the month of Magh, often coinciding with Kumbha Sankranti.

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2 February 2026

Indian Hindu devotees take a dip at the holy lake of Pushkar in Pushkar, India, on February 1, 2026, on the occasion of Maghi Purnima, or the full-moon day. Pushkar Lake is an important Hindu pilgrimage spot, with thousands of Hindus coming to take a dip and pray to the deities.

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#13212133

18 January 2026

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip at the 'Sangam', the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, on the auspicious bathing day of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the annual religious 'Magh Mela' festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 18, 2026.

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#13212134

18 January 2026

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip at the 'Sangam', the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, on the auspicious bathing day of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the annual religious 'Magh Mela' festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 18, 2026.

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#13212135

18 January 2026

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip at the 'Sangam', the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, on the auspicious bathing day of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the annual religious 'Magh Mela' festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 18, 2026.

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18 January 2026

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip at the 'Sangam', the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, on the auspicious bathing day of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the annual religious 'Magh Mela' festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 18, 2026.

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