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Cultural and Spiritual Journeys

Scenes of individuals in traditional attire exploring historic religious sites and markets, highlighting diverse cultures and spiritual practices.

An old Egyptian man walks through the Al Azhar mosque in Cairo.
An old Egyptian man walks through the Al Azhar mosque in Cairo.
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Baba Avdul in the garden of his tekke, Koshtan, Tepelene, Albania, Europe
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Split second drop of water
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Palestine is a name given to the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The region is also known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land and the Southern Levant. In 1832 Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali's Egypt, but in 1840 Britain intervened and returned control of the Levant to the Ottomans in return for further capitulations. The end of the 19th century saw the beginning of Zionist immigration and the Revival of the Hebrew language. The movement was publicly supported by Great Britain during World War I with the Balfour Declaration of 1917. The British captured Jerusalem a month later, and were formally awarded a mandate in 1922. In 1947, following World War II and the Holocaust, the British Government announced their desire to terminate the Mandate, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the territory into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the proposal but the Arab Higher Committee rejected it; a
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Lucky Handprint Above Door In Berber Village, Matmata, Tunisia. Cave House
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View of a person walking across a wooden bridge with orange pillars, wearing traditional Bhutanese dress, the vibrant colors contrasting the green foliage, Punakha, Bhutan.
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50-year-old Palestinian drummer "Al-Masharati", Nizar Al-Dabbas, plays the drum to wake Muslims up for Suhoor (before dawn) during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
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Jerusalem, Palestine Porte de la Chapelle Saint John of Armenians, near the Holy Sepulcher , 1918 - Near East, Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus - Paul Castelnau (photographic section of the armies) - (January 9 -October 6) (French - Jérusalem , Palestine Porte de la chapelle Saint Jean des Arméniens , près du Saint Sépulcre). Religious habit, costume, Christianity, Orthodox Church, exists in high definition, door, religious architecture, man, Clothing, religion, HD, housing , architecture, human beings, Palestine, Jerusalem, St Jean Chapel (Basilica of St Sépulcre) and Greek monks
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Greek Orthodox priest in traditional robes buying bread from bakery shop in Kerkyra, Corfu Town, Corfu, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe
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Middle East, JordanMany Bedouin prefer living in Petra's ancient caves excavated into hills and cliffs to purpose-built villages that fringe the site.
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Orthodox monk in the rock-hewn church of Mikael Imba, Felsenkirche Mikael Imba, Atzbi, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa
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Buddhist monk in a monastery Nyaungshwe Burma
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Old Town of Doha, veiled woman shopping, Qatar, Qatar, Asia
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Women bowing to each other in entryway.. Postcards, Genre photographs. 1901 - 1907. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Japanese, Etiquette, Kimonos, Bamboo fences, Clothing & dress , Japan, Bowing
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Turkish man with misbaha, prayer chain, Urfa, Turkey, Sanliurfa, Asia
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Poll photo collection. Ramle. View in the Franciscan St. Nicodemus and St. Joseph of Arimathea Hospice: A boy is in the doorway of a gate that gives access to the square for the church of the hospital. January 1, 1963. Israel, Ramla
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(French - Monastir ( actuelle Bitola ) , Macédoine Deux Israëlites).
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The Samaritan pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim
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Arab wearing a traditional white dishdasha robe sitting on a bench with a cup of water, life-size figure, Al-Ahmadiya School Museum, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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The Great Mosque of Xian, founded in 742 CE, is the oldest mosque in China. The original structure was built during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) although much of the present day mosque was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). The mosque is completely Chinese in its construction and architectural style, except for some Arabic lettering and decorations. There are no domes or traditional-style minarets.
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Astronomic watch, statue, prague
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Dog and Monk Monastery Thiksey Leh India
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Muslim Kashmiri MAN PRAYS toward Mecca in AFAN VILLAGE in the HIMALAYAN FOOTHILLS - KASHMIR, INDIA
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Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum (Guérison des lépreux à Capernaum) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum (Guérison des lépreux à Capernaum), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (28.6 x 15.7 cm). This episode reveals Jesus concern for the outcasts of society: in this case, those afflicted with leprosy, a chronic disease. The leper kneels in the center foreground of the image—dramatically making his plea to Jesus with his bandaged arms upraised. Referring to ancient laws regarding the lepers, Tissot writes that the man occupies the center of the road to permit the healthy to pass with ease on either side of the path. In the Gospel text, Jesus later urges the healed man to keep quiet about the specifics of the miracle but to seek the priests, to acknowledge his cure and regain his place in society and in the Temple. European Art 1886-1894
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Mannequins of Zoroastrian priests in the Atashgah Temple or Fire Temple of Baku, a Hindu and Zoroastrian place of worship in Surakhani; Baku, Azerbaij...
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SARA ANNE in THE CHOSEN (2017), directed by DALLAS JENKINS.
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Two monks standing on a roof of Spitok Monastery, Ladakh, India.
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(French - Monastir ( actuelle Bitola ) , Macédoine Un vieil Israëlite , chef de la confrérie des morts).
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Buddhist monk stands with red umbrella in the entrance of Mingun Pagoda, Mingun, Myanmar, Asia
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Greek Orthodox priest in traditional robes in street scene in Kerkyra, Corfu Town, Corfu, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe
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Italy, Umbria, Umbertide. Nun walking in front of church
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Traditional Wedding,, Scanno, L´Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy.
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Pakistan, Religion, Shani Muslim Village Wedding Ceremony With Groom In White Robes And Male Villagers Sitting On Ground
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Mohammed Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara, Portrait, Prokudin-Gorskii Collection, 1911
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Woman wearing traditional clothes walking down the path from Shashur Gompa monastery, Keylong, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
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Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina A dancer evolving at the entrance to the "large road" connecting the central gopura of the outer enclosure to the first level of the Sanctuary-Montagne , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Angkor , Cambodge , Indochine Une danseuse évoluant à l' entrée de la «grande chaussée» reliant le gopura central de l' enceinte extérieure au premier niveau du sanctuaire-montagne). Woman, dance, spectacle costume, costume, temple, tower, makeup, portrait, Human beings, art, clothing, Indochina
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India
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Sultanahmet Camii Blue Mosque man preparing to wash feet before worship.Turkey Istanbul
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Fes el Bali. Fez.Ciudad Imperial.Marruecos.Africa.
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Belgium, Bruges, Pageant of the Golden Tree, festival, monk with a horse,
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Muslim in prison
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Monks and construction site, Tshurpu Convent near Lhasa, Tibet
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Iran, Baluchi, Boys Seated On Carpet At Koranic School Being Instructed In The Scriptures.
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Pilgrim prostrating, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Palm Sunday, 1937 Abyssinian procession Jerusalem, Israel
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Woman praying inside Ismail Samani mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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Sleeping guard and hieroglyphics in the Temple of Edfu, ancient Egyptian temple on west bank of the Nile, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Italy, South Tirol, Trentino, Alto Adige, Vinschgau, Mals, Burgeis, cloister Marienberg, Benedictine abbey, abbot Markus Spanier
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Pontifical Swiss Guard, Vatican city, Rome, Italy.
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Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife, El Monasterio Nativity Tableau.
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Evzones guards in front of Greek Parliament building, Syntagma square, Athens, Greece, Europe
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Ireland, County Cork, Cork City, Cork City Gaol, jail museum, statue of Prisosner Mary-Ann Twohig and baby
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Elderly man in traditional Ladakhi clothes, Spituk Monastery (Gompa), Leh district, Ladakh, India, Asia
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Greek Orthodox Priest in door way of bakers, Symi Island, Dodecanese Islands, Greece
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Tonkin, Indochina the threshing of rice after the harvest in front of the dap-cu pagoda , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Tonkin , Indochine Le battage du riz après la moisson devant la pagode de Dap-Cu). Buddhism, rice, costume, agriculture , breeding, pagoda, child, rural architecture, hairstyle , headgear, court, religious architecture, Religion, clothing, economic activity, human beings, habitat , architecture, Indochina, tonkin, threshing: rice threshing
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old vintage Drawing of Mahatma Gandhi in prison in South Africa, 1908 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -
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Changping, China Ming Shisanling ("Thirteen Ming Tombs") , 1913 - China - Stéphane Passet (French - Changping , Chine Ming Shisanling ( « Treize Tombeaux des Ming » )). Statue, woman, mont , mountain, political figure, cemetery, funeral architecture, sculpture, emperor, medium age, religious architecture, Human beings, personality, housing , architecture, art, Pet Chili, Beijing, Mings Tomb, Civil Mandarin of the Mings aisle
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Apothecary of Diotaiuti, Imola, reenactment
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India, Punjab, Amritsar, Golden Temple. Barefooted Sikh Man Praying In Front Of Shrine With Garland Of Marigold Flowers Lying Across Marble Steps.
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Ethic Uigyurs are a Turkic peoples from East Turkestan, invaded in 1951 by China and now called Xinjiang (Sinkiang).
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Western Wall, Wailing Wall, Kotel, Al-Buraq Wall, Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
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ENTIERRO. Location: EXTERIOR. Drusi. ISRAEL.
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National flags adjorn the streets for Worker´s Day, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa
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Mandalay, Burma - August 24: Buddhist Burmese monks are walking hike at Mandalay, Burmar on August 24, 2017
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Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa. Portrait of female Christian pilgrim performing cleansing ritual before worshipping during Orthodox Christmas. (Editorial Use Only)
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Asia, India, Darjeeling. Buddhist monks at Ghoom Monastery are dwarfed by their enormous, ornately-decorated brass horns, in Darjeeling, India. (Editorial Usage Only)
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Man selling bird feed, surrounded by pigeons, in front of the Yeni Cami or New Mosque, Eminoenue, Istanbul, European side, Istanbul Province, Turkey, European side, Europe
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PEREGRINOS EN LA MEZQUITA DE TALAK SANGAY. Location: EXTERIOR. MINDANAO. PHILIPPINES.
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italy, sicily, custonaci, living nativity scenes, making sauce