Devotees pray while taking bath in the Krishna River on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival, in Vijayawada.

A priest along with devotees performs 'Abhishek' of Lord Shiva at a temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival, in Surat.

Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (C) during the closing ceremony of ‘Ekal Abhiyan Parivartan Kumbh’ campaign in Lucknow.

Giant Kavadi offering cages are carried by Hindu devotees in a procession during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Thaipusam, which is celebrated in ...

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanath, center, takes a dip with others at the Sangam, the confluence of three sacred rivers - the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythica...

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs Ganga Arti after taking a holy dip on the auspicious day of 'Basant Panchami' during Ganga Yatra, in Prayagraj. UP BJP Chief Swatantra...

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flies a kite on the auspicious day of 'Basant Panchami' during Ganga Yatra, in Prayagraj. UP BJP Chief Swatantra Dev Singh and Minister of Stat...

A sadhu, walks with a calf, as devotees wait to offer prayers and take holy dips at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on Basant Panchami day at the annual traditi...

A priest performs rituals at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on Basant Panchami day at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela Prayagraj.

Makeshift tents are seen from an over bridge on the banks of the Sangam, confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna during the annual month long Hindu religious fair "Magh Mela" in...

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of River Ganga, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival during Magh Mela 2...

Devotees perform rituals after taking a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of River Ganga, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival during Mag...

Devotees from Maharashtra perform 'pind-daan' rituals for the salvation of their ancestors after taking holy dip at Sangam, in Prayagraj.

Refugees who migrated from Sindh province of Pakistan display their passports as they support the Citizenship Amendment Act in Ahmadabad.

Refugees who migrated from Sindh province of Pakistan display their passports as they support the Citizenship Amendment Act in Ahmadabad.

Devotees offer prayers on the occasion of 'Trijata Puja' during the end of Kartik Purnima festival, on the banks of River Ganga, in Prayagraj.

Devotees on the occasion of 'Kartik Poornima' during the Maha Arti at Banganga, Walkeshwar in Mumbai.

Devotees light an earthen lamp as they offer prayers near Krishna river on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, in Vijayawada

Devotees gather to take a holy dip at Ganga river on the occasion of 'Kartik Purnima' in Patna

Women perform traditional black-magic on the bank of River Ganga on the occasion of Kartik Purnima in Patna