Hindu Aikya Vedi leader KP Sasikala climbs up the 18 sacred steps to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala.

Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam offers prayer at Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala.

Chief Justice of India, Justice Ranjan Gogoi offers prayers at the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala in Tirupati.

Telangana Cheif Minister K Chandersheker Rao offers prayers at Yearly "Pooja" at Earlavally village, Siddipet in Telangana.

BJP's Kerala state general secretary K Surendran being taken into preventive detention near Sabarimala by the state police when he came to visit Sabarimala.

Devotees wait in long queues to wear the 'sacred thread' before their pilgrimage to Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa, at the famous Lord Ayyappa Temple in Chennai.

Devotees queue up to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa temple on the 2nd day of Malayalam month of 'Vrischikom,' in Sabarimala.

Police personnel assist the devotees to climb up the 18 sacred steps of the Lord Ayyappa temple for offering prayers, on the 2nd day of Malayalam month of 'Vrischikom,' in Sabarima...

Sri Lankan devotees play traditional musical instruments during a 'robe offering' ceremony at the Sri Lankan temple, in Bodhgaya.

Devotees throw ghee-filled coconuts in the 'Aachi' (bonfire/sacred fireplace) at Sabarimala Sannidhanam on the first day of Malayalam month of 'Vrischikom,' in Sabarimala. Pilgrims...

The present head of the royal family of erstwhile Travancore, Sree Moolam Tirunal Rama Varma, carries the ceremonial sword and wears the traditional green cap, symbolically leading...

Devotees participate in a procession to observe Soorasamharam festival held at Nagaraja Temple, in Nagercoil.

Devotees participate in a procession to observe Soorasamharam festival held at Subramanyaswamy Temple, in Tiruchendur.

Devotees offer prayers to the Sun god after taking bath on occasion of Chhath puja, at Shri Durgiana Temple in Amritsar.

Carved stones are seen at the Ram Janmabhomi Nyas-run workshop at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya.

Priests offer prayers during the celebration of Annakut Mahotsav at Iskcon temple in Bengaluru.

Devotees witness the rituals being performed at the Lord Jagannath temple to pay homage to the departed souls on the occasion of Diwali, in Puri.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering prayers at Kedarnath Temple, in Uttarakhand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Kedarnath Temple; takes an overview of the progress of reconstruction projects, in Uttarakhand.

A group of elderly women arrive at Sabarimala temple, at Sabarimala.