India, West Bengal, Sagar Island, Pilgrims at the three day Sagar bathing festival which takes place at island at the mouth of the Hooghly at the point where the Ganges joins the sea.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Magh Mela Festival pilgrims on the banks of the River Ganges.

India, Kerala, Man in Festival Parade wearing large floral head dress.

India, West Bengal, Sagar, Sagar Festival pilgrims elderly woman wearing red and yellow sari praying in water in foreground.

India, Tamil Nadu, General, Pongal Festival. Four day festival to mark the end of harvest. Pongal is a mixture or rice sugar dahl and milk symbolic of prosperity and abundance.

India, Religion, Hindu, Women and children at Diwali Festival celebrations.

India, West Bengal, Sagar Island, Pilgrims with offerings at three day Sagar bathing festival at island in the mouth of the Hooghly considered to be the point where the Ganges joins the sea.

India, West Bengal, Sagar Island, Women pilgrims at three day Sagar bathing festival at island in mouth of the Hooghly considered to be the point where the Ganges joins the sea.

India, West Bengal, Calcutta, Young girl covered in coloured water and powder or gulal during Holi Festival celebrations.

India, West Bengal, Ganga Sagar, Pilgrims bathing and praying in water during three day festival at Sagar Island in the mouth of the Hooghly thought to be the point where the Ganges joins the sea.

Spain, Andalucia, Seville, A procession as part of the Corpus Christi festival about to enter the cathedral with the Giralda in the background.

Spain, Andalucia, Seville, A procession as part of the Corpus Christi festival about to enter the cathedral with the Giralda in the background.