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GNG5283001: National museum of India, Delhi. Vasanatasena/Scene of a courtesan house. Kushana, 2nd century A.D. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Mottled red sandstone. Detail. India. / Bridgeman Images
GNG5283045: National museum of India, Delhi. Vishnu. Chalukya, 7th century A.D. Aihole, Karnataka. Stone. Detail. India. / Bridgeman Images
GNG5283100: Delhi national museum. A royal barge. Model, Orissa. 10th century. India. / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282268: Crowd waiting for the aarthy ceremony on Har-ki-Pauri ghat in Haridwar, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282311: Sadhu in Hardwar railway station during the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282395: Naga sadhus on Har-ki-Pauri ghat about to take a dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya, a no moon day in the traditional Hindu calendarDuring the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, the 'Shahi Snan' (royal bath) is considered a highly auspicious bathing dayAccording to Hindu mythology 4 drops of Amrit, the elixir of immortality, accidentally spilled over from a pitcher while being carried by the celestial bird GarudaThe kumbh mela takes place every 12 years in the 4 cities where the amrit fell, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282396: Naga sadhus on Har-ki-Pauri ghat about to take a dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya, a no moon day in the traditional Hindu calendarDuring the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, the 'Shahi Snan' (royal bath) is considered a highly auspicious bathing dayAccording to Hindu mythology 4 drops of Amrit, the elixir of immortality, accidentally spilled over from a pitcher while being carried by the celestial bird GarudaThe kumbh mela takes place every 12 years in the 4 cities where the amrit fell, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282409: Naga sadhus bathing in the river Ganges on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya, a no moon day in the traditional Hindu calendar. During the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, the 'Shahi Snan' (royal bath) is considered a highly auspicious bathing day. Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282426: Hindu swami in an akhara at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282429: Sadhus sharing a chilum in an akhara at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282462: Western devotee in Pilot Baba camp at Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282474: Thousands of devotees converge in Haridwar to take a dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of Navsamvatsar, a Hindu holiday taking place during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282485: Thousands of devotees converge in Haridwar to take a dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of Navsamvatsar, a Hindu holiday taking place during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5282487: Thousands of devotees converge in Haridwar to take a dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of Navsamvatsar, a Hindu holiday taking place during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, Haridwar, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281486: Hindus surrounding and touching a holy man's feet as a sign of respect Goverdan Inde / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281662: High-caste wearing a brahmin's thread bathing in Kali temple, Kolkatta, Inde / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281685: Detail of the giant statue of Gomateshwara at Shravanabelagola Sravanabelagola Inde / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281703: Ranganathaswami temple sculpted pillars in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Inde / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281767: Sikh bathing his son in Bangla Sahib Gurdwara, New Delhi, Delhi, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281774: Gurdwara Sisganj, Old DelhiThe Khanda (Punjabi: kha ) is one of most important symbols of SikhismIt is a collection of four weapons commonly used by Sikhs at the time of Guru Gobind SinghIn the centre of the insignia is the two-edged sword which symbolises the creative power of GodOne edge of the Sword symbolises divine justice, the other symbolises freedom, and authority governed by moral and spiritual valuesOn the left is the Sword of Spiritual Sovereignty (Piri); On the right is the Sword of Political Sovereignty (Miri) There must always be a balance between the two, and this balance is emphasised by the chakra circle insideIt is the symbol of oneness, unicity of Justice, humanity and immortalityAlmost all Sikh warriors used to wear it in the eighteenth century, and nihangs still do today, Delhi, India / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281784: Sikh father holding his baby in Bangla Sahib Gurdwara, New Delhi, Delhi, India / Bridgeman Images
