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CLEAN : Stockshots of India's Yamuna river
Streaming through 1,400 kilometres of north India including New Delhi and Agra the Yamuna river considered holy by millions of Hindus is one of the dirtiest rivers in the world
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CLEAN : Hindu devotees observe old rituals for Bengali New Year
CLEAN : Hindu devotees observe old rituals for Bengali New Year
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First results show chief minister of Gujarat re-elected to state assembly
1. Wide shot security outside Election Commission building
2. Mid shot ballot boxes being guarded
3. Various of people carrying ballot boxes
4. Wide shot of ballot counting hall
5. Close up of ballot box being opened
6. Various of...
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MS SLO MO Pilgrims in boat passing by ghats / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
MS SLO MO Pilgrims in boat passing by ghats / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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CU Candle floating in river at night / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
CU Candle floating in river at night / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Deity Vishnu, Hindu, God
View at a statue of the Hindu god Vishnu from India with smoldering incense in the back. It looks like a shrine in a temple.
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Ancient Temple in the Jungle
Ancient temple in Beng Melea Temple, Angkor. Beng Mealea Temple is a temple in the Angkor Wat style located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia.
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Angkor, Baphuon temple, view of the eastern Gopuram
Angkor, Baphuon temple, view of the eastern Gopuram
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Pontoon bridges span shallow water as pilgrims cross and banks accommodate myriad activities. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Millions of people crowd the banks of the Ganges, and the bridges spanning the river, as they travel to their respective festival destinations. Kumbh Mela, India.
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Crowded intersection of pathways divide huge tent city at Kumbh Mela festival. Temporary structures form colourful roofscape. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Part of the vast tented expanse of the Kumbh Mela. Crowds of thousands come and go on the banks of the Ganges, crossing bridges, along pathways. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Vast acreage of tents accommodate the crowds at the Kumbh Mela. Devotees walk, cross bridges over water inlet. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Campfire smoke drifts past as crowds of people in groups sit on ground, resting, organizing, very peaceful at the Kumbh Mela, India.
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Rowing boats transport people in hazy misty distance on silvery river with big ancient fortifications as backdrop. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Devotees step off to bathe from green promontory on the banks of the river Ganges, boats out on the river. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Heron quietly fishing beneath bridge loaded with Kumbh Mela devotees, early morning sun reflected fast flowing river like molten copper. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Early morning sun rises in sky as silhouetted devotees slowly cross pontoon bridge, metallic looking river streams below them. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Birds waterfowl and pilgrim boats drift about misty expanse of river, oarsmen at work, trees on far bank. Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Pink evening sun shimmers down on reflective wide expanse of river with far bank and lone rowing boat in view. India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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In one direction pilgrims slowly cross long pontoon bridge away from densly crowded Kumbh Mela far river bank. Ganges, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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Milling crowds of pilgims wade across shallow river, bathe, or cross on pontoon bridges early in the morning, Kumbh Mela, India
- The Maha Kumbh Mela Festival 2013. The largest gathering of people ever in history. The festival is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be the largest peaceful...
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MS Women distributing food during Indian wedding / Rajasthan, India
MS Women distributing food during Indian wedding / Rajasthan, India
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Senior man swinging her granddaughter at holi festival
Senior man swinging her granddaughter at holi festival