Ceremonial Religious Scenes

Historical black and white images of religious ceremonies and interiors, capturing the solemnity and rituals associated with faith across cultures.

Bethlehem. Church of the Nativity. (Dark interior lit by sun rays) between 1898 and 1946.

Vintage Photograph. Stained Glass window in the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Tarpon Springs Florida.

Shadow Of Hand Over Head Of Grieving Man At Grave Site

Muslims in Britain- Eid Ul Fitr Celebrations, 1941 A man removes his shoes before entering the tent which is being used in place of Woking Mosque to hold the Eid ul Fitr ceremony. Shoes are not permitted in a Mosque. Woking Mosque itself was not big enough to hold all those wishing to attend the ceremony, so a tent was used instead. The board on the wall of the ten gives notice of where the Jum'a prayers are to be held.

Archbishop Duhig who is being sued for £35, 720 over the preparation of plans and specifications for the Holy Name Cathedral. September 21, 1951.

Protestantiska kyrkogården i Rom, Italien

Anefo photo collection. Nativity scene. December 17, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Bishopsies of Mgr. Simonis in the Laurentius & Elisabeth cathedral. Mgr. Simonis (kneeling) receives the ordination by Cardinal Alfrink. March 20, 1971. Rotterdam, South Holland

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jerusalem. Priest places candles at the altar in the Holy Grafkerk. 1950. Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan

1950S Two Children Praying Kneeling Night

The Spectacular Hindu Festival Dussera Which Passes Peacefully On October 7th Lahore, India -- The festival is in commemoration of the victory of Rama in the great war which he had to fight to win back his wife Sita who has been stolen from him. Effigies of the demon King Ravana and his relatives are burned mist much rejoicing. Though the Hindus make merry over the fall of the Demon King, he is respected by devout members on account of his vast knowledge of Vedas and Shastras (Hindu religious books of immemorable age). October 15, 1955. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

The Christmas Story, Y.M.C.A. tableaux The Home at Nazareth III 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

India. Little Indian in long robes with shoulder and headscarf is standing in front of a stone balustrade

Vintage Photograph. Greek Wedding in St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church at Worcester Massahusettes.

Seville, 1950 (CA.). Holy Week, Good Friday. Our Father Jesus of the Great Power in procession.

Tharandt. Cotta's grave under the 80 oaks

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jerusalem. Side walls (cross-gang) of the Father Noster church inside. Text of the '' our father 'in different languages and different punctuation marks. 1950. Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan

Portrait of Henricus van de Wetering, born 1850, Archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929), died November 18, 1929. Footed out, laid out in the St. Catharinakerk in Utrecht, in office clothing.

Totem poles Kispiox Skeena Valley British Columbia Canada

Rocks Devoted To Religion -- The famous "milk-grotto" at Bethlehem, where the Saint Family staid for some times and where Maria lost a drop of milk. There for the rock has been so named. January 16, 1933.

Trip to Mexico: President Kennedy First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK) attend Mass at the Basilica de Guadalupe, 10:05AM. Two boys wearing robes stand outside the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico.

Anefo photo collection. Cardinal J. de Jong 45 year priest. August 14, 1953

Stone cross without head

Admirality Church (depicted name).Admirality Church (depicted name)

Tekla Andersson on the 60th anniversary. The floor clock is a Stjärnsundsur. Picture with motifs from Långsjön.

Mahatma Gandhi, Mahadev Desai and Harilal Gandhi s daughter-in-law, Saraswati, an her son Shanti at Sevagram Ashram, 1941 NO MR Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

Friary Of St Francis -- In the Friary garden Brother Andrew picks flowers beside a roughly hewn cross set in the ground. August 20, 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Press). ;Friary Of St Francis -- In the Friary garden Brother Andrew picks flowers beside a roughly hewn cross set in the ground.

Skiopty icon image with motifs from the trient.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: Höstesan 1909. Trient 7. No: 31. Text on image: "Judgment 1219".

Skiopter icon with motifs from Dinan.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: RESAN1908 XIV. St. Michel 7. Dinan 1.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Qingming ceremony in Medan. Crying Chinese woman at a grave, for her all kinds of food (O.A. Mie) and cups. April 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Yoga class for business management students of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute of Management Development known SMD-IMD, Mysore, Karnataka, India Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox

Anefo photo collection. Mgr. Bekkers died, the bishop laid out in Tilburg. May 9, 1966. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

blur in iran inside the old antique mosque with glass and mirror traditional islam architecture

The Coronation Stone Stolen -- An official of Westminster Abbey is seen inspecting the Coronation chair in the Abbey, this morning, Dec. 27. The stone used to rest below the seat. Note the splintered left edge of the seat. This damage was caused when the stone was prised from beneath the seat. Just above the tail of the gilded lion (left) have been scratched the initials 'J.F.S'. The Coronation stone was stolen early on chair in Westminster Abbey, where it had rested for 650 years. The stone, of yellow sandstone and weighing over four hundred weights, was brought to England by King Edward I, who seized it from the Abbey of scone, near Perth, Scotland. December 27, 1950. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Her Krishna Festival in Vondelpark. July 29, 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Vondelpark

Anefo photo collection. Dolle Mina's as sperm cells dressed at building Papal Muntius in The Hague T.g.v. 6th birthday encydiek "Humanae Vitae". July 29, 1974. The Hague, South Holland

1930S Elderly Senior Japanese Man In Kimono Walking Amidst Sculpture & Buddha Statue In Kobe Curio Shop Japan

Outside a famous church Vicar sits for fundsIn the pouring rein and with a brazier to keep him warm, the Rev. L.M. Charles-Edwards, vicar of the famous church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, situated at the centre of the Empire - Trafalgar Square, London - sits outside his church from early morning to late at night for the St. Martin's Day Appeal to raise funds for the church. St. Martin-in-the Fields, which is the King's Parish church, is well-known all over the world. Services have been broadcast from there to the Empire. By the end of the year it is hoped to raise £5,000 towards the church and its welfare work. November 10, 1950.

Vaijayanti Mala, Indian film actress, India - MODEL RELEASE NOT AVAILABLE Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Brunico, unveiling of the Wehrmann in iron. Feast of the Tyrolean Volksdichter Brother Willram. .

Angels (Alida and Pam), Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Vintage Photograph. Composite photo of Jesus Christ statue with light rays coming from arms standing over family walking through archway

Gift of a Litime Here, Bufano brushes off a wooden tortoise and penguin group, directly in front of him is a new steel beak for a pelican on display in north beach place in San Francisco, Vandals broke the old one. In the center is a huge beaten copper head of st. Francis, a wooden St; Francis is in the right foreground. In left foreground is a piece of driftwood which was shaped like a harp. So Bufano worked on it a little and strung it with coiled copper, the tall figures in the rear are part of an 18-piece crucifixion group. Christ, with lowered head and outspread arms is made from a single oak tree trunk and two limbs, the virgin and Mary Magdalene are at Bufano's left. The thieves are behind him, some of his mosaics are also visible. April 2, 1955. (Photo by United Press)

Anefo photo collection. deceased singer Johnny Jordaan laid Amsterdam. Mourning services, singers, death. January 11, 1989. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Seville, 04/18/1930. Holy Week, Good Friday. King Alfonso XIII talks with two Nazarenes from La Carretería. To the right, standing, the Infanta María Luisa and the Duchess of San Carlos.

Poll photo collection. Pariser Bilder the street life of Paris. Priest ignites the Easter fire on the Bordes of the Madeleine. 1965. France, Paris

Anefo photo collection. Mission exhibition Houtrusthallen The Hague. September 13, 1957. The Hague, South Holland

Crucifix on the gravestones in a cemetery

Maori Guide at Waikite Geyser, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand. June 1, 1940. (Photo by New Zealand Government Publicity Photo).

Details Of Nighttime Worship Celebrations Taking Place In The Rock-Hewn Churches During Orthodox Easter; Lalibela, Ethiopia

Buddhas made from stone

Vintage Photograph. Little girl praying before bed. Frame 1

Totem pole. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection , Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Totem poles,Alaska,1910-1920, Women,Alaska,1910-1920, United States,Alaska

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Buitenzorg (with Article 2). Celebration Queen Wilhelmina birthday. Procession. Dokar of the Semplak District. August 31, 1948. Bogor, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Bhairavnath shitala lane, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

1920S 1930S Benares India Man In Turban Seated By Statue Of Nandi Scared Hindu God Bull Religion Hinduism

$Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit from Prof. Carl Romme to Semarang. Mgr. A. SOOGJAPRANATA S.J., Apostolic vicar of Semarang, prof. Mr. C. P. M. Romme at his visit to Semarang. The bishop and the leader of the Catholic Second Chamber fraction in conversation in the garden of the episcopal palace in Semarang .. January 17, 1946. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang$

urn at Donskoe cemetery in Moscow

Anefo photo collection. Twelve Chileans in hunger strike in Amsterdam church "De Duif", some chileans in the church. 28 February 1981

Poll photo collection. Rome: visit to the Vatican City. The tomb of Pope Pius X in the crypt under the Sint-Pietersbasiliek. December 1937. Italy, Rome, Vatican City

Nuns (file 1) 1959 - Prior - Religion. April 01, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror);Nuns (file 1) 1959 - Prior - Religion.

Anefo photo collection. Passion play tiles. June 21, 1946. Limburg, Tegelen

Scottish Clans -- Nova Scotia. July 18, 1949. (Photo by Cowles Syndicate).

Kalanag (Right) intones magic incantations and the rope stands up straight in the air, defying the laws of gravity. Amazing! of course, if you look closely you'll note that the "rope" standing up is not the same texture as the rope on the ground. October 24, 1952. (Photo by United Press).

Vintage Photograph. Composite of globe with statue of jesus in center over crowd of people

Two Romans Contemplate the Fate of Restrained Slave c.1961

Myanmar (Burma), Yangon, monks in Heho Monastery

Skioptic image with motifs from the back of the Cathedral of Erfurt. St. Mary.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: the journey 1908. Erfurt 8. 16. Text on image: "The judgment. Back".

Progress On The Guildford Cathedral.Whilst devastation is going on elsewhere, work is progressing rapidly on the new Guildford Cathedral.A picture in the Childrens' Chapel of the new Guildford Cathedral, where work is progressing rapidly. November 6, 1940. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Gromnik church of St. Marcin portraits of the founders of Garlicki unknown

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Museum Bataviaasch Society for Arts and Sciences. Showcase with suit and mask of the Barong, the Balinese king of the spirits. November 23, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Sacred Heart Church Amsterdam daubed to the ceremony of G. K. van het Reve. "Donkey Church" mounted on the wall. October 27, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Man carrying covered Torah scroll and looking up

Greece. Keryas. Monk. 1932

Mahatma Gandhi telephoning from the office hut at Sevagram Ashram, 1938 NO MR Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

blur in south africa old church in city center of durban and religion building

Strong, Rev. G.J.

Han van Meegeren painting Jesus Among the Doctors, Anonymous

Poll photo collection. Rebuilding a nunnate. Mother superior with shelf shoulder. 1940. France

Nuns (file 1) 1959 - Prior - Religion. May 13, 1935.;Nuns (file 1) 1959 - Prior - Religion.

Enlarged Hopi ceremonial katcina doll stands guard at gate to Indian Village. December 11, 1950. (Photo by Cowles Syndicate).

Anefo photo collection. Hunger strike Iranians continued Lukaskerk admission policy; iraniers church. September 30, 1985

Francis Burmann, Ultraj. / France: FB: & Abr: Heidani Nepos, S.S. Theolog. Dxt. & Profess: / churches Coudumensis, BRIANA, ECIUSANA, and Amstelaedamensis Shepherd, / university Trajectinae professor, / while he worked with 24 years, / died in the eighth day 22 September 1719. / doctrine equal to the Avoid, piety / Nor the merits, the sky, but the brevity of the smaller. / P. Burmannus, brother.

08/31/1914. The destruction of Termonde. Partial appearance of the Ruins of a convent of Termonde, in which only an image of the Virgin remained intact.

GDR, Berlin, 24.05.1988, holy bath in the Orthodox community Adass Yisroel, in Tucholskystrasse 40

Church-Lisbon, Portugal, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

The Stone of Destiny Returned Brought to Arbroath Abbey - The stone Destiny lies on the High Altar at Arbroath Abbey, covered in the Scottish Standard.The famous Stone of Destiny of Stone of Scone, which was stolen from beneath the seat of the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day last, has been returned by three unknown men at Arbroath Abbey (where the declaration of Scottish independence was signed in 1320) The stone, draped in the Scottish flag of St. Andrew was placed on the high altar. April 12, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Church wedding (EV007777_H)

buddhist monk, dalai lama, India, Asia Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

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