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Pujari lights a fire at the 7th century Ajaypal temple site (Shiva temple), near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Taken on the "Black Moon" or "Shiva Moon."
Interior of South City Mall decorated for the Hindu Durga Puja festival, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India. It's the largest mall in East India.
Classic India Pariah street dogs living at the Aloo Baba temple walk in the rocky desert near the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
Ganga Aarti, a nightly prayer to the Ganges River that takes place at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India
Peacocks perch on a huge rock in the desert ar sunrise, near the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkey mother and baby in a magnificent ancient fig tree at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, Rajasthan, India
A girl holds up a ceramic head recovered from an idol immersed in the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Offerings on the banks of the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A girl dresses up to make money from tourists taking her photo at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman prostrates herself every few steps as an exercise in religious asceticism, Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India
A man sculpts large clay Hindu religious idols in Mali Panchghara, Howrah, India. The idols are made from river mud packed onto handmade stray forms, then sculpted, painted, and sold for use in festivals.
A woman prays on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Thousands of Hindus gather along the Ganges River for the culmination of the Kali Murti festival, Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India
Prayers during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A boy casts a magnet into the Hooghly River in hopes of catching some coins left by Hindus praying in the river earlier that day during the Mahalaya festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Offerings on the banks of the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.