Ancient Ritual Sites

Images of subterranean spaces with stone altars and carvings, suggesting religious or ritual significance, featuring earthy tones and rough textures.

Maya, Honduras, Copan, Temple 26, Barbara Fash, Ray Bobine
Maya, Honduras, Copan, Temple 26, Barbara Fash, Ray Bobine
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One of the Stations of the Cross, Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, Cundinamarca department, Savannah of Bogota, Colombia, South America
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Shrine At Iglesia Parroquial De San Sebastian De Soreasu, Loyola Azpeitia Gipuzkoa Spain
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Cemetery at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Sipan Island, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia. (Editorial Use Only)
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Peruvian mummy at Chauchilla inca cemetery in Nazca region , PerA
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Small shrine
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Melted candle wax and gold leaves pasted on wall of shrine of ruined monasteries, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox
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Chichen Itza nun grouping Las Monjas Mayan nunnery Mexico Yucatan
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Pilgrims at an ancient rockhewn church
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in philipphines the typical hanging cemetery in the mountain cliff
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EMPLAZAMIENTO DE LA HUELLA DE JESUS EN LA MEZQUITA DE LA ASCENSION. Location: IGLESIA DE LA ASCENSION. JERUSALEM. ISRAEL.
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Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor housed in The Museum of the Terracotta Warriors Pit 1. Opened in 1979 near Xian City, Shaanxi Province, China
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Man climbing on a rope to reach Debre Damo monastery; Tigray Region, Ethiopia
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Medieval, ruined castle, St. Hilarion Castle, popularly known as the Castle of 1000 Chambers, located in Northern Cyprus not far from Kyrenia, Girne on a rocky hilltop, life of the people in the Middle Ages, museum in the castle ruins
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Tibet, Shalu Monastery, passage, dark, light
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Central America, Honduras, Copan (aka Xukpi in Maya). Inside Jaguar Temple.
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CHINA, LUOYANG LONGMEN GROTTOES, BUDDHIST STATUES CARVED INTO ROCK CLIFFS, PEOPLE SELLING SNACKS
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La Creación Del Hombre, Sculpture By Carlos Enrique Rodríguez, With The Main Altar In The Salt Cathedral (Salt Mine) In Zipaquira Near Bogota, Colombia
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Monks at Agias Triados monastery, Meteora, Greece
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USA, Alaska, Fairbanks. Chena Indian Village, trappers cabin
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Ethiopian Orthodox Christian boys read scripture by candle light in the archway entrance to the old St. Mary of Zion cathedral, Aksum, Northern Ethiopia.
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Clinton, Tennessee, Irwin's Chapel, a log church at the Museum of Appalachia, a collection of pioneer buildings and artifacts.
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Monument for the Fallen and Murdered in the East, commemorating all the victims of the Soviets. The bronze cast monument includes a piece of a railway track and a wagon similar to those used by the Soviets for deportations. Die Bronze gegossen Kreuze sind Teil des Denkmals fuer die Ermordeten und Gefallenen im Osten. Das Denkmal erinnert an die Gulags und die dort ermordeten Kriegsgefangener in Katyn. Das Denkmal enthaelt ein Stueck von einem Gleis und einen Wagen aehnlich denen, die von den Sowjets fuer Ab
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Batu Cave is a Hindu sanctuary and place of pilgrimage.
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Stone shiva lingam in Hindu temple,.
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Liscannor, Co Clare, Ireland, St. Brigid's Well
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Ancient well. The water is drawn from underground springs and some of these wells are still in use today. Jianshui. Yunnan Province. China
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Georgia, Vardzia. Remnants of 12th century cave city, monastery interior
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Wales, Flintshire, Holywell. St Winifredes Well, a holy well which is the oldest continuously operating pilgrimage site in Great Britain.
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antigua gruta sagrada maya, Los Cerritos, Lancetillo, La Parroquia, zona Reyna, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.
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Small temple of village deity, Dilwara, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox
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St. Mary's Grotto, Ojcow Park, Poland, Europe
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Africa, Ethiopia, Lalibela Rock-hewn St. George's Church
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Magnificent cross glows with spiritual light in famous underground Catedral de Sal Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, Colombia Illuminated cross representing stations of the cross, illustrate the events of Jesus last journey glows with spiritual light in the underground Catedral de Sal Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, Colombia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/www.artushfoto.eux 21157385
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Ojibwa (Native American) woman mends clothing in wigwam (tent) at Fort William Historical Park in Ontario, Canada
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Indonesia, Toraja, Stone Burial Ground Surrounded By Trees With Man In The Foreground.
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The spectacular cave tomb of Lombok Parinding which has housed the dead of Tana Toraja since 700 years. The tomb is famous for its ancient, ornate coffins, called Erong, and exposed skulls and bones
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Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, L'Anse Aux Meadows. Archaeological site, discovered in 1960, is the only known Norse village in North America. Longhouse replica, everyday life.
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Grotte von Massabielle Die Grotte von Massabielle im Heiligen Bezirk im Marienwallfahrtsort Lourdes, Pyrenäen, Frankreich, Europa The grotto of Massabielle at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pyrí ní es, France, Europe *** Grotto of Massabielle The grotto of Massabielle in the sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pyrenees, France, Europe The grotto of Massabielle at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pyrí ní es, France, Europe
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Italy, Apulia, Monte Sant Angelo, San Michele Arcangelo Sanctuary, the Holy Cave
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Greece , Greek Islands, Samos, Spiliani, in natural cave Panaghia orthodox chapel
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Buddha StatuesYungang CavesNear DatongChina
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Prächtiges Kreuz erstrahlt in spirituellem Licht in der berühmten unterirdischen Catedral de Sal Salzkathedrale von Zipaquira, Kolumbien Illuminated cross representing stations of the cross, illustrate the events of Jesus last journey glows with spiritual light in the underground Catedral de Sal Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, Colombia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/www.artushfoto.eux 22742660
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Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tana Toraja region. Tau tau, effigies of departed nobles, guard cave tombs at Tampangallo village.
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the Shalu monastery in Tibet,
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Mausoleo de Revash, burial place of the Chachapoya culture in the steep rock face, Luya province, Amazonas region, Peru, South America
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Cherokee woman dressed in deerskin clothing stands in front of a traditional summer house at the Cherokee National Museum Indian Village, Tahlequay, OK.
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In September 2018, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, announced the discovery of an 18th dynasty tomb, in Draa Abul-Naga, a burial site for noblemen on the left bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. the tomb contains mummies believed to be a goldsmith called Amenemhat, who lived sometime between 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C. The burial chamber has a niche at one end, which holds a statue of Amenemhat who sits on a chair next to his wife, Amenhotep. The Eighteenth Dynasty dates back to the 13th century BC, a period noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, including Tutankhamen and Ramses II. The chamber has two burial shafts. In one, archaeologists found sarcophagi and remains dating from the later 21st and 22nd Dynasties. Those included the remains of a woman and her two grown children. She showed signs of bacterial bone disease and cavities. The other shaft contains funerary masks and statues depicting the goldsmith's family. The tomb hoses deteriorated mummies with their skul
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Dali, Yunnan Province, China, Asia,
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USA, Alaska, Fairbanks. Chena Indian Village, trappers cabin
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Pilgrims at the Biete Ghiorgis (House of St. George), one of the rock hewn churches in Lalibela (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Ethiopia
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Italy, Lazio, Rome, Aventine Hill, church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Bocca della Verita.