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Buddhist Rituals and Novices

Images of Buddhist novices and worshippers in prayer and meditation, showcasing vibrant robes and serene settings in various Asian locations.

Guatemala, Chichicastenango. Mayan woman and child entering the 400 year old Santo Tomas church in Chichicastenango on market day.

temple novice, wieng wai, fang, thailand

Prayer meeting in a Buddhist monastery in Burma

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Ava, Bagaya Kyaung monastery, the bonze Ashin Nanda Thiri aged 9 years

Schoolboy at the morning assembly, a boarding school in Reru near Padum, Zanskar valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia

Bangkok, Thailand. Bhuddist worshippers lighting incense sticks in Thailand

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Ava, Bagaya Kyaung monastery, the bonze Ashin Nanda Thiri aged 9 years

Female monks waiting in a row for food in the early morning, Pyay, Bago Region, Myanmar

Myanmar. Mandalay. Sagaing Hill. Aung Myae Oo Monastic Education School. Young nuns and monks collect water for their classrooms.

Female monks waiting in a row for food in the early morning, Pyay, Bago Region, Myanmar

Guatemala, Chichicastenango. Mayan woman and child entering the 400 year old Santo Tomas church in Chichicastenango on market day.

Children at a mosque in Malaysia

Indian Muslim children arrives to perform the second Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan at a Mosque in Guwahati, India on March 31, 2023

Myanmar. Mandalay. Sagaing Hill. Aung Myae Oo Monastic Education School. Young Buddhist nuns wear the traditional Burmese bag over their shoulders.

Myanmar. Mandalay. Sagaing Hill. Aung Myae Oo Monastic Education School. Young Buddhist nuns in a classroom.

Pilgrims celebrating Meskel Festival, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Myanmar (Burma), Yangon State, Yangon, Kyeegmyintaing Quarter, Htee Dam market, nuns

Christian devotees offer prayers at a church on the occasion of Christmas in Guwahati, Assam, India on 25 December 2023. Christmas is an annual festival that is widely celebrated around the world, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.

Portrait of a nun with face painted white, Mandalay, Myanmar

MEXICAN WOMAN in a mantilla during EASTER PROCESSION starting from TEMPLO DEL ORATORIO - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO

A young devotee at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata. The temple was founded in 1855 by Rani Rashmani.

Portrait of four mischievous nuns, Meiktila, Myanmar Burma, Asia

Devotees taking part Kodungalloor Bharani festival in Kerala, India.

Myanmar, February 18, 2021: Tribes living in isolated areas of Myanmar. Myanmar, February 18, 2021: Tribes living in isolated areas of Myanmar. High quality photo Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntonxYulikovx 20144547

Children praying, Gelora Kasih orphanage, Kabanjahe, Batak region, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

GUWAHATI, INDIA, APRIL 7: Indian Christian during the annual Good Friday procession to re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on April 7, 2023 in Guwahati, India, Asia

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Group Of Skaw Karen Hill Tribe Girls At The Phae Gate

Praying inside a Christian school in Dharavi slum, biggest slum in Mumbai, India. (Photo by: Giulio Paletta/UIG)

India, West Bengal, Meghma, monk boy next to prayer wheel

Study of a book of theology in a Buddhist monastery Burma

Celebrations of Pimai, the Lao New Year, involving ancestors from mythology, with people in Wat Mai in Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia,...

Young Tibetan boy plays on a rock at Amitabha Empowerment Buddhist Ceremony, Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA

Schoolchildren reciting morning prayers, Arawak natives, Santa Mission, Guyana, South America

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a young boy in traditional Bhutanese attire, his face softly illuminated against a stark, shadowed backdrop.

Thailand, Phuket. Wat Chalong (aka Chalong Temple), Phuket's largest & most ornate Buddhist monastery, offerings & prayer at temple.

Buddhist novice monk face Close up face of young novice monk covered with robe, low light with noise setting, Bagan, Myanmar. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 8476972 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Traditional ceremony in a Bahnar ethnic village in the Kontum region. Young girls in traditional dress performing a dance performance. Kontum. Vietnam.

Young girls at the top of a temple of Bagan Myanmar

students visiting the temple, Swayambhu, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrimage center, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Women at Swayambhunath, Monkey Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Religion, QEqchi Indian Girls Holding Candles At Roman Catholic Mass

Vietnam, Sa Dec. Cao Dai Temple, interior

View near base of KL Tower communication tower capital city of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Peninsula Malaysia SE Asia

Buddhist child nuns on their morning begging tour in the old town of Yangon, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Jain nuns in a temple, Palitana temples, Mount Shatrunjaya, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Fenghuang is Chinese for Phoenix and refers to the mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, and (according to Sanchuniathon) the Phoenicians. Legend suggests that two phoenixes on discovering the town hovered overhead for some considerable time before reluctantly flying away. Fenghuang town is a well-preserved ancient town supposedly dating back to 248 BC. It is home to the Miao and Tujia minorities. The distinctive architecture includes Ming and Qing styles.

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on Good Friday.

India, Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari, Cape Comorin, Portrait of a pilgrim at Kanniyakumari, Cape Comorin, .

Myanmar, Mandalay , Giving Early Morning Alms To Young Monks Queuing Up At Side Of Road.

China, Yunnan Province, Yueshong Village. Young girl in traditional costume. (Editorial Usage Only)

Nuns taking their meals at the convent Burma

Meskel ceremony in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Dancers preparing for a performance for Language Month at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar which was celebrated with an alphabet procession in Sylhet. Dignitaries including brave freedom fighters, journalists, cultural personalities, poets, literary figures and educationists participated in the procession. Sammilita Natya Parishad Sylhet has been organizing Varnamala procession on the first day of February for the last 10 years. The procession was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Sheikh Russell Hasan and Sylhet Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury was the chief guest. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Myanmar (aka Burma), Yangon (aka Rangoon). Shwedagon Pagoda, the holiest Buddhist shrine in Myanmar and the most ornate. Nun reading book.

Nun doing shaved at the convent of Nyaung ShweBurma

Woman reading the Bhagavad Gita, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Nuns eating a meal at Mahagandayon Monastery, Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar (Large format sizes available)

Children at the Thangbi Mani monestery in Bhutan

Hindu pilgrim with blue sari at Dashashwamedh Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Muslim children arrives to offer the Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a Mosque, on March 22, 2024 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Friday prayers, also known as Salat al-Jumu'ah, are a congregational prayer (Salat) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer.

Nuns in a nunnery, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Myanmar, Mandalay, Nuns queuing for a meal, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing.

School children praying Namaz before their classes at a School at Mazgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Residents in meditation camp after terrorist attack by deccan mujahedeen in Bombay Mumbai Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Guatemala, Santa Maria de Jesus, Logos of global symbols contrast with local culture on schoolgirls' backpacks.

Nun doing shaved at the convent of Nyaung ShweBurma

Muslim women stand in a queue with their children at a pulse polio drive at Baiganwadi, Govandi, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Muslim children arrives to offer the Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a Mosque, on March 22, 2024 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Friday prayers, also known as Salat al-Jumu'ah, are a congregational prayer (Salat) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer.

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Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Pagoda, Decoration detail depicting Dancer

A lonely Karen woman prays at a Baptist church near Maesot, Thailand

Long-necked Villagers from various tribes on the borders of Thailand Myanmar Laos Tong Luang Village-collection of Eco-Agricultural Villages from around Thailand Chiang Mai Thailand SE Asia

Thailand. A well-tattooed Buddhist monk prays at the Phra Pathom Chedi which has the largest stupa in Thailand.

Woman Dressed In Mourning Helps Carry The Anda (Float) Of The Sorrowful Virgin Mary During A Good Friday Procession In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

A Catholic nun teaching Arabic in Bahzani, a village outside Mosul, Iraq. (Photo by: Giulio Paletta/UIG)

Traditional dressed boy at a church service in Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific

Novitation Ceremony to induct young boys into the Buddhist Monastery, Kachin, Myanmar

Girl in church, Ollantayambo, Peru.

Lancetillo, La Parroquia, zona Reyna, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

Buddhist monks making a sacred Mandala, Gyuto Tantric Monastery, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Priest distributing prasad in Golden temple Amritsar Punjab India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Students of a religious school walking through the fog, La Parroquia, Lancetillo, Zona Reina, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America

Children holding an image of Christ, Christians, Varkala, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Burmese woman giving steamed rice to monks standing in line, Nyaung U, Myanmar

Guatemala, Antiqua, in observance of Lent, the Catholic celebrations leading to Holy Week, images of Jesus and the Holy Virgin are carried from their churches through the city.

Myanmar (AKA Burma), Yangon (AKA Rangoon). Stupa Shewedagon. Novication Ceremony or Shinbyu.

Kosrae, Micronesia (FSM). Micronesian women dressed in white lace singing four part choral harmony during church service in Tafunsak. (Editorial Use Only)

Benin, Mono County, Sahoue-Doutou, Wall Which Represents An Oracle 'Fa', The Traditionnal Healer

Boys And Man Wearing Purple As A Sign Of Mourning, Whilst Having An Ice Cream At The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala,...

Italy, Emilia Romagna, Novellara, Baisakhi festival, women during prayer

Indian Flag Child Celebrating Indian Independence Day on 15th August 2005 Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Pentecostalism in Latin America -- Bolivia

Monks in their dorm at Wat Moha Montry

Novice monk in bagan Myanmar

Thailand,Chiang Mai,Monks Receiving Offerings of Food

Girls standing before a church, Island of Yap, Micronesia

students visiting the temple, Swayambhu, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrimage center, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

MEXICAN ANGEL carrying float leaves TEMPLO DEL ORATORIO DE SAN FELIPE NERI during EASTER PROCESSION - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO

Myanmar, People, Young Women Making Offerings At Buddhist Shrine With Small Seated Buddha Figure Garlanded With Flowers.

Serene golden Buddha statue in a Thai temple.

Russia, Chukotka, Chaplino Village, Chukchi girl performing traditional dance

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