How did a small town in Bundelkhand become a pilgrimage site for Jains? Deogarh’s Karnali Fort houses a remarkable complex of 31 Jain temples with over 2,000 sculptures from the 8th to the 17th centuries.
1. Kumbh Mela at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, India
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2. Chhath Puja at Howrah Bridge, Kolkata, India
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3. Women in Traditional Dress, Docks of Patna, India
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4. Hindu Religious festival Celebration, India
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5. Evening prayers at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar
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6. Har ki Pauri during Kavad mela, Haridwar
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7. Kanwar Yatra pilgrims, Basukinath Dhaam, Jharkhand
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8. Kanwar Yatra devotees
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9. Kanwar Yatra devotee carrying a kawar
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10. Kawarias-shiva devotees
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11. Gaumukh from the beginning of Ganges River.
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12. Gangotri city, origin of river ganga.
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13. Barani Ghat, Vikaramshila Setu, Bhagalpur
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14. Pura Mahadev temple, Meerut
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15. Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
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16. Kali Paltan Mandir, Meerut
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17. Baba Dham temple Deoghar, Jharkhand
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18. Kawad Yatra devotees to Nav Nath Mahadev temples
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19. Kawarias during Kawad Yatra
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20. Statue of Lord Shiva, Haridwar
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21. Illustartion of Shiva drinking the World-Poison by Nandalal Bose
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22. A 20th century painting of Lord Rama
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23. Pura Mahadev, Meerut
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24. Pura Mahadev temple, Meerut
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25. Main bathing Ghat, at Haridwar, in the 1880s
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26. Har Ki Pauri ghat, Haridwar
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27. Dashara Festival at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar
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28. River Ganga at at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar
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29. Devotees at thr river Ganga
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30. Jagannath Temple Mangal Kalash Yatra in India
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31. Devotees in Sabarimala, Kerala
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32. Amarnath Yatra, Jammu & Kashmir
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33. Shree Badrinath Temple, India
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34. Kedarnathji temple, Kedarnath, Uttarkhand
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35. Kumbh Mela Sangam, Allahabad
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