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Colorful Festival Decorations

Vibrant displays of lanterns and floral decorations from various cultural festivals, capturing the festive mood and rich colors of celebrations.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh, Cao Dai Holy See, interior of Cao Dai Great Temple

Portugal, Santarem District. Trays Festival, an ancient religious festival, held every four years. Neighborhoods are colorfully decorated with paper flowers and garlands.

Illuminated figures at the Chinese Garden, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

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Prayer Drum. Gandan Monastery, Mongolia's largest functioning monastery, Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar

Russia, Golden Ring city of Uglich located on the banks of the Volga. Russian handicrafts, Russian wooden Santa.

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Purple flower decorations for the Semana Santa Easter celebrations.

Fruit and vegetables at the Thanksgiving altar, Thanksgiving, St. Kilian, Bad Heilbrunn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

A INDIGENOUS INDIAN WOMAN makes hand made DOLLS and sells them during the CERVANTINO FESTIVAL - GUANAJUATO, MEXICO

Easter eggs with paintings of famous people on a blue background, Easter fountain, Schechingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Antigua, Guatemala, flower carpets During Ash Wednesday procession

Clay models of goddess Durga rescuing demon from lions Kumartuli heritage artisan village of Calcutta West Bengal India India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Praying flags in Mati Temple Scenic Area. Zhangye, Gansu Province, China.

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Alfombra decorations from brightly colored sawdust and flowers for Semana Santa celebrations.

Altar decorated for Thanksgiving in Nikolauskirche church, Dehnberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving altar, Maria Himmelfahrt parish church, Bad Toelz, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Variety of akash kandil hanging on diwali deepawali festival Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

Bangkok, Thailand - Outdoor Buddhist shrine with offerings and a small statue.

Jain Devotees pouring milk on head of 58.8 feet monolithic Statue of jain saint Gomateshwara in Mahamastak abhisheka on Vindhyagiri hill, Shravanbelagola , Karnataka , India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Scarecrow

Offerings in Swaminathaswami temple, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Americas, Mexico, Baja California Sur, Loreto. Christmas decor at the Jesuit Mission of Our Lady of Loreto, the oldest and first of the California missions, established 1697.

Spiritual altar, natural stones, shamanism ceremony, yoga

Seville, December 5, 2025. Nativity scene at the Cajasol Foundation. Photo: María Guerra Archsev.

Nats altar during the Yadanagu Nats Festival, Amarapura, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Burma, Asia

Pentecostalism in Latin America -- Padre Marcelo

Easter fountain in Tiefenpoelz near Heiligenstadt, Bamberg district, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Famous colorful ribbons of good luck from Our Lord of Bonfim tied to the door of the church in Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Romania, Maramures Region, Sapanta, The Merry Cemetery with hand carved gravestones with amusing stories about the departed

Easter fountain 2012, Schechingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Saint and virgin statues figurines in mexican market

baby kabir das statue in kabir math, varanasi, uttar pradesh, Asia, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Tree of Life' Candelabrum used during the Mexican Celebration of the Day of the Dead. Made from pottery and wire. Dated 20th Century

THAILAND UBON RATCHATHANI KHONG CHIAM LOY KRATHONG a Krathong at Loy Krathong Festival in Town of Khong Chiam in Province of Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand. Thailand, Khong Chiam, November, 27, 2023 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21389882

Christmas light projections on the Calvary of Plougastel-Daoulas next to the church of Saint Pierre, the projections simulate the original coloured setting of the figures, department of Finistere Penn ar Bed, region of Brittany Breizh, France, Europe

Oaxaca, Mexico - 03 November 2023: View of a vibrant Day of the Dead altar aglow with candlelight, framed by marigolds and photographs, as people gather in reverence.

Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Tübingen-Bebenhausen, scattered Rose petals on the way, Rose Festival in Bebenhausen monastery,

Cau dung Pagoda. To be successful at bonsai cultivation, you must acquire the perseverance and unconditional kindness normally reserved for devout monks. An Giang Province. Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

Children with consecrated catkins on Palm Sunday in Martinsmünster in Fischbachau

Wish gate in temple at Anantnag Jammu and Kashmir India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Antigua, Guatemala: During the observance of Lent the streets are covered with natural, aromatic carpets (alfombras) of flowers, pines, clover and fruits.

BALI April 2024: Pura Ulun Danu Beratan, or Pura Bratan, Bali, Indonesia (the major Shaivite water temple in Bali, located on the shores of Lake Bratan in the mountains near Bedugul)

Tu An buddhist temple. Ancestor altar. Vegetarian offerings for buddhist ceremony.

Murthis (statues) in Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharashtra, India. Krishna and gopis

Day of the Dead Altar

Christmas scene, Blue Hill Cemetery , Christmas decorations, Holidays, Christmas. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Colored tombs colored tombs, celebration of the dead of the dead in the General Cemetery, Saint Thomas Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America

Arrangements of palm leaves and holy pictures, street vending, tradition, customs, Palm Sunday, Church, La Serena, Norte Chico, Northern Chile, Chile, South America

Portugal, Tomar. The girls carry tabuleiros decorated with symbols of the Holy Spirit: a pigeon, the crown, 30 loaves of bread, paper flowers (generally field poppies) and corn. Each tabuleiro (tray) is the same height as the girl who carries it.

Indian Deepawali diwali festival, lanterns hanging in balcony of home, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Christmas nativity crib sets Christmas nativity crib sets Copyright: xZoonar.com/ASxphotographyx 8337677

A Chinese New Year's lantern decorates a street lanp in Macau, China

Córdoba, 12/26/2023. Bethlehem of the Hermitage of Joy. Photo: Valerio Merino. Archcor.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Flowers, photos, and other offerings on a makeshift shrine or altar.

Nativity scene. Christmas crib. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Erntedankfest in einer katholischen Kirche *** Harvest Festival in a Catholic Church 1060904248

Production of a carpet of flowers for Corpus Christi, Mazo, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Erntedankfest in einer katholischen Kirche *** Harvest Festival in a Catholic Church 1060904243

Caribbean children cemetery catholic angel saints figures colorful Mexico

tumbas de colores, celebracion del dia de muertos en el Cementerio General, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Thailand, Phuket. Wat Chalong (aka Chalong Temple), Phuket's largest & most ornate Buddhist monastery. Roof top views of temple garden.

Christmas Decoration, Piazza San Pietro, Rome, Italy Night scene christmas decoration at san pietro square, Rome, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 12490525

A forest guard spraying water on butterflies, during the "Butterfly Festival" organised by the forest department of Tripura at Heritage Park, in Agartala. Tripura, India.

light projection of an angel in St. Michael s Cave in Gibraltar Gibraltar, United Kingdom - 27 April, 2024: light projection of an angel in St. Michael s Cave in Gibraltar Copyright: xZoonar.com/NandoxLardix 21656810

Iglesia de la Caridad of Cartagena church fest flowers at spain

workshop of masks and giants, church of the convent of La Merced, Ultrabarroco guatemalteco, century XVI, Antigua Guatemala, department of Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

Nazarenes with Christ in the background

Naples Campania Italy. Statues figurines of the Christmas Nativity Scene in the artisan workshops of Via San Gregorio Armeno

Spain, Canary Islands, Gran Canaria Island, Arguineguin, port religious shrine with boat motif

floral skirt of Santa Marta in Villajoyosa

baby kabir das statue in kabir math, varanasi, uttar pradesh, Asia, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Candle on the large advent wreath at the Christmas market, Town Hall Square, Vienna, Austria

South America, Peru, Cuzco's patron, El Senor de los Temblores, Lord of the Earthquakes. Each year he is festooned with the scarlet petals of the Nuc'chu flower.

Cloth tied on tree in Srikalahasti temple, Andhra Pradesh India, Sri Kalahasti is also considered a Navagraha Sthala, dedicated to Rahu and Kethu

New year banners surround a shrine in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portugal, Tomar, Santarem District. Festa dos Tabuleiros (Trays Festival), held every four years. Girls carrying tabuleiros on their heads. The tabuleiro is made of 30 stacked pieces of bread. (Editorial Use Only)

Krishna with calves, Go Karana Lila, Murthis statues in Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: Godong 809-9035

A Christmas scene, a church, created by lights for festive atmosphere

Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Festival Of India, chariot

Ice sculptures in the Glacier paradise, Little paradise, Zermatt, Switzerland, Europe

kite festival at kolkata India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Kek Lok buddhist temple, landscape, malaysia

evening wedding family dinner in the forest with light bulbs and candles

At the beginning of the street parade, a display of the tequileros decorated with symbols of the Holy Spirit, a pigeon, the crown, 30 loaves of bread, paper flowers and corn. Each tray is the same height as the girl who carries it.

huge floral wedding bouquet arrangement on display in a church

Traditional Japan

Phallus on the shrine in Sukhotai, Thailand

Illuminated figures at the Chinese Garden, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

The sacrifice objects set to pay respect god

Portugal, Azores, Sao Miguel Island, Ponta Delgada. Festa Santo Christo dos Milagres festival lilies

Detroit, Michigan, Residents of Detroit's Mexican-American community celebrate the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), placing messages to the dead on an ofrenda (altar). The ofrenda honored the first Latinos who made the journey to Detroit to work in the automotive and agriculture industries.

Traditional Chinese Lanterns at Chinatown in Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates Traditional Chinese Lanterns at Chinatown in Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates Copyright: xZoonar.com/RituxJethanix 21507400

Bhutan, Punakha. Sopsokha village, famous for fertility and phallus symbols, said to repel evil eye and malicious gossip. Typical painted wooden phallic souvenirs.

Spain, Murcia region, Totana, Santa Eulalia Monastery

Former mourning on the Memorial Day

Rund 13.000 handbemalte Eier zählt der Osterbrunnen in Schechingen im Ostalbkreis. Damit zählt er zu den größten und schönsten in ganz Ostwürttemberg. Rund 50.000 Besucher bewundern Jahr für Jahr den geschmückten Dorfbrunnen. Zu sehen ist der Osterbrunnen bis zum 27. April 2025. // 11.04.2025: Schechingen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland, Europa *** The Easter fountain in Schechingen in the Ostalbkreis district has around 13,000 hand-painted eggs, making it one of the largest and most beautiful in the whole of East Württemberg Around 50,000 visitors admire the decorated village fountain every year The Easter fountain can be seen until April 27, 2025 11 04 2025 Schechingen, Baden Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Central America, Nicaragua, Granada. Cathedral of Granada Funeral Carriage.

Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, King Kamehameha statue draped with leis for Kamehameha Day

Group of People Standing Outside Church

Naples Campania Italy. Hand crafted Christmas Nativity Scene in the artisan workshops of Via San Gregorio Armeno

Caribbean children cemetery catholic angel saints figures colorful Mexico

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