A school in Jammu and Kashmir’s capital Srinagar is in the eye of a storm after several girl students in abayas, a loose-fitting robe worn by Muslim girls and women, were disallowed from entering the campus on the morning of June 8, Thursday.

The first batch of 600 pilgrims left for Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. 12,000 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir are performing Hajj this year.

The first flight of Kashmiri pilgrims for the Hajj 2023 is about to leave for Jeddah International Airport. 

Hindu devotees attend "Snan Yatra" or the holy bathing ceremony of idols of Hindu deities of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra ahead of Rath Yatra or chariot festival in Kolkata.

On this full-moon day, sixteen days before Ratha- yatra, Lord Jagannatha is bathed. He becomes sick and is confined to rest for fourteen days. He is then offered special care until He comes out for Ratha-yatra. The Snan yatra bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannath has become one of the most popular festivals on the Iskcon calendar over the years since His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad introduced it to the world outside of India. Traditionally this festival has been going on since the time of the carving of the 'Dharu-brahman' Deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balaram, and Lady Subhadra in Sri Purushottam Kshetra (Jagannath Puri) thousands of years ago, commemorating Their sacred appearance for Their devotees – primarily the…

The Feast of Holy Pentecost was celebrated with a special mass which was including kneeling in prayer. The mass officiated by Orthodox Metropolitan Bartholomew Samaras in Aya Fotini Church, a Greek Orthodox Church in Izmir, Turkey.

Devotees distribute buttermilk to the commuters on the occasion of Nirjala Ekadashi, in Bikaner

Shri Shri 108 Shri Akhil Bhartiya Mahamandaleshwar Shri Sarju Das Ji Mahatyagi Maharaj Mahant Ram Jharokha Kailash Dham Organizer Bhoomipujan and flag hoisting ceremony of the 108 Kundiya Mahayagya and Shrimad Ramcharit Manas Mahayagya being held at Ram Jharokha Kailash Dham, in Bikaner on Monday. Bhadracharya Maharaj will participate in the Ram Katha scheduled to be held here from November 19th to 27th.

Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits and devotees today visited the Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple on the auspicious occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami here at Tullamulla Ganderbal. Every year, on this auspicious day, Kheer Bhavani Mela is organized at Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal and devotees from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir visit the holy shrine here. Kheer Bhawani is considered to be the deity of Kashmiri Pandits, who have a lot of recognition there. Over the years, the Kheer Bhawani Mela has become a symbol of communal harmony and brotherhood in Kashmir. The religious sanctity of Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple, built atop a holy spring, has a special spiritual significance among Kashmiri Pandit devotees across the world. The Tulmulla…

The women's IFA Shield tournament is introduced for the first time on 25 May by the Indian Football Association of West Bengal, previously 130 years IFA Shield tournament was only a men's football tournament. The Women's IFA Shield's main purpose is the growth of women's sports in India, starting with two teams between East Bengal Club and Nadia DSA. There, East Bengal Football Club beat Nadia DSA (Nadia District Sports Association) by 8 goals in this Historic first match of the tournament. IFA Shield is one of the oldest football competitions in the world started in 1893. Most of the girls who participate in this tournament are belongs to the Indian indigenous community. The game started at 3.30 pm in the summer heat, there was a cooling break…

View of exterior of The Cathedral of St. Catherine in Kherson. During occupation Russian removed remains of Prince Potemkin and transported them to Russia.

As many as 800 prospective pilgrims took part in the Hajj rituals in preparation for performing the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. Indonesia's haj quota for 1444 H/2023 M is 221,000 people, consisting of 203,320 regular haj quota and 17,680 special haj quota.

A group of members of the Tibetan Woman's Association protested for the release of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, on May 17, 2023 in New Delhi, India. The boy lamawho is second in command in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy, vanished shortly after receiving recognition from the Dalai Lama in 1995 and hasn't been seen since.

According to tradition the Saturday before the first Sunday of May is what is called the "miracle of May" of San Gennaro, with the solemn procession of the bust of the patron saint of Naples and the precious ampoules containing the blood of the Martyr from the Cathedral to the Basilica of Santa Chiara.

San Gennaro performed the miracle: at 17.03 the archbishop of Naples don Mimmo Battaglia announced the liquefaction of the blood of the patron saint of Naples. The miracle expected on the Saturday before the first Sunday in May is accompanied by a procession that starts from the Cathedral and crosses the ancient center of the city, ending in the Basilica of Santa Chiara.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Assembly Speaker C.P. Joshi, Sports Minister Ashok Chandna during inaugration ceremony of Haldighati Youth Festival at Nathdwara in Rajsamand district.

Devotees are celebrates the Buddha Purnima, Chinese Dragan Dances perform on the stage and Indian flock dance in Kolkata , India , on 5 May 2023 . Buddha Purnima is a traditional holiday celebrated in East Asia to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama or Gautama Buddha who is the founder of Buddhism.

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Buddha Purnima which marks Gautama Buddha's birth anniversary celebrated in India on May 5, 2023. Buddha Purnima is a traditional holiday celebrated in East Asia to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot being welcomed by hindu priest and supporters during his visit to Shrinathji temple at Nathdwara in Rajsamand district.

Inhabitants of the Nahua community of Acatlan, Guerrero, Mexico and neighboring communities perform this May 2nd a journey to the Cerro del Cruzco place where they perform a ceremony that is related to the request for rain and a good agricultural season, during the ceremony you can see dances, processions and decoration of the crosses, but the most outstanding activity is the fight between tigers or tecuanes who have kept this tradition alive for hundreds of years.

Sanctuary of Santa Rita di Cascia, Central Italy, in Umbria, in Cascia in the province of Perugia

Buddhist monk climbs a giant statue of Buddha, to wash and decorate for the upcoming Buddha Purnima near Kolkata City. Buddha Purnima celebrates on May 5.

Sanctuary of San Francesco d'Assisi , Central Italy, in Umbria, in Assisi in the province of Perugia

Charitable foundation held a tradition of exhuming the deceased who had been buried for a very long time Rising out of the grave to clean up human skeletons. And prepare to collect for the merit-making ceremony according to the religious beliefs of Thai people of Chinese descent. at a cemetery, Phahonyothin Road, Saraburi Province (about 90 kilometers north of Bangkok).

The Poy Sang Long is a three-day celebration of Buddhist novice ordination which usually takes place in late March or early April of every year in Thailand’s most northwestern province of Mae Hong Sorn. The festival is the custom and tradition of the Shans or Tai Yai an ethnic Thai tribe who migrated from northern Burma and then inhabited most of Mae Hong Sorn. The Tai Yais have a strong devotion to Buddhism, and to follow their age-old tradition the young boys between the age of 7 and 14 will be ordained as novices for a period to learn the Buddhist doctrines and to gain merit for their parents. It is believed that the tradition is probably to follow in the footsteps of Prince Rahula, the first Buddhist novice who was the Buddha’s own son.…

Leaders and activists of Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqh Jafaria (TNFJ) are holding protest demonstration against demolition of Jannat-ul-Baqi in connection of the Youm-e-Inhedaam-e-Jannat-ul-Baqi Graveyard, held in Rawalpindi

Procession through the streets of the city of Madonna del Carmelo, called "Madonna delle Galline". Welcomed by the faithful with the offering of hens, doves, flower petals. In its passage the dances open to the sound of tammorras.

Manila Philippines, the Muslim community celebrates Eid al-Fitr to pray while waiting for the sunrise and to end a month of fasting

Hundreds of Muslim celebrates Eid in Brooke's Point Palawan

Shawwal is the tenth (10th) month of Islamic calendar, and comes after the completion of the spritual month that is the month of ramadhan. The period of almost 30 days accelerates with the Muslim festival Eid-al-fitr. Shawwal can also be a time for holding on to the goodness which Muslims around the world carry within, Like the punctuality in praying, giving charity, feeding poor. Throughout the world muslims can also b seen practicing their faith with all the goodness.

Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Idgah Bikaner. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

A number of Muslims carry out Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Bogor Botanical Gardens. The government has set Eid Al-Fitr to fall on Saturday (2023/4/22). Fadli Akbar/Pacific Press

Eid al -Fitr is a religious muslim festival celebrated world wide. It marks the end of the month long dawn to sunset fasting of Ramadan. In New Delhi also eid was celebrated with much enjoyment.. In Jamia Masjid in New Delhi Muslim people offered namaj as a part of eid celebrations.

Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the near Kolkata city.

Muslim devotees offer a special morning prayers to start Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Amid Overcast Weather Conditions Eid Prayers Offered Peacefully Across Kashmir Authorities Disallow Prayers At Historic Jamia Masjid; Srinagar, Apr 22 Barring the historic Jamia Masjid Nowhatta, Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were offered by the believers in huge numbers across Jammu and Kashmir amid overcast weather conditions. While the special congregational prayers at many places offered in spacious Eidgahs, prayers at many other places were held inside mosques in the aftermath of the wet prayer grounds in the aftermath of incessant downpour for last several days. Thousands of Muslims, had gathered at Hazratbal and other mosques and shrines across the valley, including at the Dast-e-Geer Sahib and Sayed Yaqoob Shah shrines since early morning…

Indian Muslims offers prayers to start the Eid-al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of their Islamic holy month Ramadan at the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi

Muslim worshippers gather, perform Eid al-Fitr (01 Shawwal 1444) morning prayers at The Foundation of the Islamic Centre of Thailand, the largest mosque in Bangkok Thailand on Saturday April 22, 2023. Eid al-Fitr is the most important in Islam. It's celebrated as the Muslims finished one full month of fasting in the month of Ramadan.

Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Palermo.

Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan. Some Muslims regard this day as the second holiest of Ramadan and spend a large part of the day in worship. In Bangladesh, large numbers will attend prayers and the largest takes place at the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Jamiatul Falah Mosque is the largest mosque in Chittagong, Bangladesh, able to hold 5,000 worshipers. It is located on the south side of WASA Square. To the east of the mosque is a large eidgah that is commonly the location of two of the three largest Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha gatherings in the city.

Indonesian Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayer on the 'sea of sands' at Parangkusumo Beach in Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia on April 21, 2023. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their families which marks the end of Ramadan.

A ceremony held at St. Anthony’s Church – Kochchikade to mark Four years since the tragic Easter Sunday attacks that claimed the lives of more than 270 people. The event was presided over by the Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and included religious leaders, members of the diplomatic community and devotees

On the occasion of four years since the Easter bombings, a march was held under the guidance of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith for remember to bring the justice for all those who lost their lives. The procession proceeded from Katuwapitiya Church to Kochchikade Church. A large number of lives were lost due to the bombings that took place four years ago.

Moon seen in the sky on the eve of Eid-al-Fitr, , in Srinagar, the Summer captial of Indian Administrated Kashmir. Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated across the country on Saturday.

Kashmiri Muslim seen shop ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr at a local market in Srinagar. Markets across the Muslim world witness huge shopping rush in preparation for Eid al-Fitr, a celebration that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Jumat-ul-Vida prayers are traditionally the largest congregation of the year at the grand mosque in Srinagar the Summer captial of Indian Administrated Kashmir and thousands of worshippers attend.

The Muhammadiyah congregation has carried out the Eid al-Fitr 1444 Hijri prayer in the Field while the Indonesian Ministry of Religion government decided through the isbat meeting that the Eid al-Fitr prayer will be held April 22

Muslims of Manila attends the first night prayer before Eid al-Fitr on April 20, 2023 at Quiapo Golden Mosque. There will be no taraweeh prayers on the last night of Ramadan, and for Muslims this evening is regarded as a very blessed night and they believe that it should be spent in nafl (voluntary) salat (prayers) and worship.

Pagani, Salerno, Italy - April 14, 2023: During the days of the feast of the Madonna delle Galline , in the historic center and around the Sanctuary of the Madonna, dances are held to the sound of chestnuts and tammorre. In the alleys of the old town the elderly women prepare the food of the festival : noodles, roasted artichokes and other typical products of the festival. Young people linked to tradition prepare in their homes the so-called "Tosello", small corner of the house with the statue of the Madonna and the products of the earth that are offered to the passage in procession of the statue of the Madonna.