Pongal festival marking the end of harvest and lasting four days. Women painting decorative pattern on ground outside home.4 Asia Asian Bharat Female Woman Girl Lady Inde Indian Intiya Religion

Pongal Festival. Four day festival to mark the end of harvest. Painted welcome signs and decorative patterns on narrow street. 4 Asia Asian Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion

Sivaratri Festival crowds praying and bathing in the River Ganges.Shiva Ratri Asia Asian Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion Religious

Sivaratri Festival crowds beside the River Ganges.Asia Asian Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion Religious

Pilgrims bathing in the River ganges during the Ganga Sagar Festival.

View over the reaching hands of a crowd toward brightly decorated cart with two people standing on the top during a festival

Sivaratri Festival crowd bathing in the River Ganges.Shiva Ratri Asia Asian Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion Religious

Crowds of people on the banks of the Ganges during Sivaratri festival.Shiva Ratri Asia Asian Bharat Inde Indian Intiya Religion Religious

Young monks watching Tibetan festival.

Yipeng Loi Krathong Festival Lighting candles on Krathong to be floated on river for luck

Diwali Indian festival of light.

Pagans celebrating the Lammas Day festival in August.