Tag Archives: India Festivals

Janmashtami Festival Images: Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in India in the month of July or August. According to the Hindu calendar this religious festival is celebrated on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadon. Sri Krishna is considered as the …

Raksha Bandhan Images: Raksha Bandhan in Sanskrit literally means “the tie or knot of protection“. It is an ancient Hindu festival that ritually celebrates the love and duty between brothers and their sisters. The sister performs a Rakhi ceremony, then prays to express her love and her wish for the well being of her brother; in return, the brother ritually …

15 August Images: Independence Day, (स्वतंत्रता दिवस) observed annually on 15 August, is a National Holiday in India commemorating the nation’s independence from the British Empire on 15 August 1947. Independence coincided with the partition of India, in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition was accompanied by …

Games and Sports Images For Students & Kids – India is home to a diverse population playing many different sports across the country. Football is a popular sport in some of the Indian states. The country has won eight Olympic gold medals in field hockey. Kabaddi, an indigenous sport, is popular in rural India, and India has won all the …

Cricket Images For Students And Children: Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard-long pitch with a wicket (a set of three wooden stumps) sited at each end. One team, designated the batting team, attempts to score as many runs as possible, whilst …

Muharram Images: Free Muharram Procession Stock Photos – Muharram is observed by the Muslim community across the world in commemoration of the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Hussain along with his family and followers, who were killed in the Battle of Karbala in AD 680. The Prophet’s son-in-law Ali, and Ali’s elder son Hassan, are also remembered during this …

Jagannath Rath Yatra Images For Students: One of the most-awaited festivals in the Orissa state as well as in India, Jagannath Rath Yatra is an annual event, which is celebrated in the month of June or July. It is dedicated to Lord Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his sister Goddess Subhadra and his elder brother Lord Balabhadra. It is also called Gundicha …

Rohingya Refugees Stock Images For Students: The community claims it is descended from people in precolonial Arakan and colonial Arakan; historically, the region was an independent kingdom between Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Rohingya legislators were elected to the Parliaments of Myanmar until persecution increased in the late-20th century. Rohingya Refugees Stock Images: The Rohingya are an ethnic group, …

World No Child Labour Day Images For Students And Children: Millions of children, every year, are robbed of the childhood they are entitled to, and are compelled to work under harsh and dangerous conditions. In a bid to protest against this and raise awareness, ILO launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002. Here we have collection of images …

World No Tobacco Day Images for Students – In the last couple of decades, major efforts have been taken to reduce tobacco consumption rates around the globe. These efforts are the results of concern over the harmful effect of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke. This year on World No Tobacco Day the World Health Organisation (WHO) is highlighting …