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Cultural Art and Murals from Around the World

A collection of vibrant murals and artwork featuring traditional deities and cultural symbols from various regions, showcasing unique styles and colors.

Antigua, Guatemala, Hand painted, Indigenous, colorful, woven, textiles, fruit basket on the head, corn. (Editorial Use Only)

Vuvuzela for 2010 World Cup, Cape Town, South Africa

Colorful paintings of Buddhist deities in Thiksey Monastery, Thiksey, Leh, Ladakh, India. Colorful paintings of Buddhist deities in Thiksey Monastery, Thiksey, Leh, Ladakh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22016215

Paintings of the former sulatans on the palace of the Sultan of Bamun at Foumban, Cameroon, Africa

February 2018 Raquira This is one of the decorations that make the craft village of Raquira unique, recalling the Inca past of Colombia

Nepal, Kathmandu, Face on mini stupa next to the Great Stupa close-up in foreground, with prayer flags and buildings in background, one with sign for Japanese restaurant.

February 2018 Raquira This is one of the decorations that make the craft village of Raquira unique, recalling the Inca past of Colombia, Ráquira, Colombia

Mural depicting a reclining female deity of the sea protecting fishermen; Chandipur, Baleswar District, Odisha, India

Africa, Benin, Ouidah. Sacred voodoo Forest of Kapasse (aka Foret Sacree), voodoo cult village painted buildings.

Colourful Street Art, Avenue Hidalgo, Atlixco, Pueblos Magicos, Puebla State, Mexico, North America Copyright: RichardxMaschmeyer 801-3774 RECORD DATE NOT STATED

Antigua, Guatemala, Hand painted, Indigenous, colorful, woven, textiles, fruit basket on the head, corn. (Editorial Use Only)

Bright colors of Indian street life. Colorful composition with old blue door and cracked religious painting on grunge wall. South India, Tamil Nadu

Bright colors of Indian street life Bright colors of Indian street life. Colorful composition with old blue door and cracked religious painting on grunge wall. South India, Tamil Nadu Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 6004090

Mexico, Oaxaca, Display of religious folk art icons inside courtyard of gallery along the Alameda near the Iglesia de Santo Domingo and the city's historic Zocalo

Romania. Sapanta, Merry (sometimes called Joy) Cemetery. Death is viewed more positively by a local wood carver, Stan Ioan Patras, who sculpted the first tombstone crosses.

February 2018 Raquira This is one of the decorations that make the craft village of Raquira unique, recalling the history of Colombia

VIETNAM, HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON), WATER-PUPPET SHOW

A rug depicting Egyptian life on sale at Aswan Souq, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Graffiti with dance scene, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Red brick wall with tile designed with impression of god Shiva goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Nepal, Kathmandu. Swayambunath, on a hill west of Kathmandu, and a World Heritage Site, is the oldest sacred building in Nepal.

Peru July 2018 Detail of a moche decoration on a wall of Tucume pyramids. Northern Peru. These pyramids are one of the oldest archeological sites known in the world

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Plaques for sale depicting angels.

Eritrea, Asmara, rear view of three men praying outside on the steps of Nda Mariam Orthodox church, Asmara's Orthodox Cathedral dedicated to St Mary.

INDIA, Rajasthan, Jodhpur: Meherangarh Fort, Indian Wall Art

Painting on wall, Raghurajpufr called artist village, famous for making Patta Chitras, Jagannathpuri, Bhubaneswar, Orissa , India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Vietnam, Hoi An, Cantonese Assembly Hall,

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Lome. Close-up of puppet in Marionnettes du Togo show.

LAOS, VIENTIANE, VAT SISAKET, CLOISTER, NAGA

Kutchi mural work with mirror pieces on wall, Kutch, Gujarat, India Copyright: xPhotochromy/DinodiaxPhotox

Scenes of everyday life, a boat, colourful glass mosaic, Wat Xieng Thong Temple, Luang Phrabang (Unesco World Heritage List, 1995), Laos.

China, Beijing, Chinese modern art of buddha head.

Girl watching mural inside Royal Ghanerao Castle, Rajasthan, India

The worn brass gong outside temple entrance, Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan

Tribal art ; Warli painting ; Maharashtra ; India

Boudhanath Buddhist Stupa (Devanagari), Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Colorful murals in the Zapotec wood carving village of San Martin Tilcajete near Oaxaca, Mexico.

Mexico, Nuevo Leon, Monterrey. Museum of Mexican History. Murals in the Mayan temple of Bonampak, in the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas.

Last Supper, painted on a Rasta home, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Woman sewing by blue wall with painting of ganesh; Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

wooden syncretic saints wooden syncretic saints, Traditional market, Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22071603

Killa, Degana, Rajasthan, India. Mural of a woman on a wall in a village.

Stupa, Swajambunath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia *** IMPORTANT: Editorial Use ***

Sikkim, Gangtok. An artist paints intricate details into a mural at Rumtek Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim. (Editorial Usage Only)

A fresco picturing a Buddha at the Manjusri Monastery, a former Buddhist monastery established in 1733 and destroyed by Mongolian communists in 1937, near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Church steeple with painting, Christ bearer, Christophorus carrying the infant Jesus over the water, Church of St. Pelagius, Weitnau, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Painting of goddess durga at kolkata Calcutta India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Mural of Buddhist figures painted on wall

Chenmizang, the red king of the west, holds a chorten and a snake next to prayer wheel at Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan.

ASIA, Vietnam, Tay Ninh. Caodai Religion. Worshippers in traditional dress

Close-up of a script painted on a stone wall, Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal

Takadanobaba, Japan - 10 March 2025: View of a pedestrian walking through a beam of light against the vibrant, colorful Tezuka Productions mural.

Interior wall decoration mosaic, Funerary Carriage House, Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Phabang, Laos

India, Orissa, Pushangia village

Easter Orthodox Christian religious celebrations in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Mythological wall painting on ghats, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Viet Nam, Hoi An, Hai Nam Pagoda, fresco

THAILAND BANGKOK CHINA TOWN WAT KOH a Buddha at Wat Samphanthawongsaram Worawihanra or Wat Koh in China Town in the city of Bangkok in Thailand. Thailand, Bangkok, November, 8, 2023 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21528756

Gnawa musician playing on a Sintir, Kasbah of the Udayas, Rabat, Morocco, Africa

Painting Gallery, San Juan La Laguna, Lake Atitlán, San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala, Central America

A stone carved bas relief Apsara (dancing celestial maiden) at Angkor Wat, built in the 11th century by Suryavarman the 2nd, - Cambodia

Jageshwer Shiva temple Banganga 1858 at Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Detail depicting angels on ceiling of Church of Debre Birhan Selassie, Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Kathmandu is an unexpected and extravagant mixture of peoples and religions, child-goddesses, bare-foot porters padding in back alleys, and sacred cows. The Kathmandu most people come to see is the Old City, a tangled network of narrow alleys, stores and temples located around central Durbar Square.

Debre Damo Monastery, Tigray, Ethiopia

Pilgrims in Mecca

Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Wa. Hand-painted sign for Peoples National Convention.

Wooden mask jew street, Cochin Kochi , Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Swabian Fastnacht (carnival), Ravensburg, Allgaeu, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Man selling necklaces on the street. (Editorial Use Only)

Akpodokouin Legba voodoo relief at Bohicon town entrance, Benin.

Stone graves carved out of a rocky cliff with wood-carved effigies of the deceased, called Tau tau, Lemo, Toraja Land, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Image of St. George on his horse killing the dragon

Tanivet, Oaxaca, Mexico, Virtually all the men in this small village have left for the United States to find work. The women who remain have formed an artist coooperative, embroidering the story of their separation. They call themselves Las Hormigas Bordadoras de Tanivet (embroidering ants), A section of a large embroidery shows a migrant at the U.S. border fence praying: God help me cross this wall to arrive in the United States, Central America

France, Reunion Island, St-Pierre, Hindu Temple figure

Ndebele woman outside her traditionally decorated house, South Africa

RUSSIA, KHABAROVSK, COLORFUL STAIN-GLASS WINDOW IN DEPARTMENT STORE, BABUSHKAS

La compañia of Jesus church and the cloister (XVII century),Arequipa city,Peru,South America.

Tanzania, Zanzibar Island, Art And Crafts, Colourful Painting In The Tingatinga Style Named After Edward Saidi Tingatinga Who Developed It.

A dark skinned Indian goddess sitting in a chariot of crows () before a dead body. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Colourful mani stones with monastery of Phuktal in background, Phuktal, Zanskar Range Traverse, Zanskar Range, Zanskar, Ladakh, India

Varanasi, formerly Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tibetan colorful prayer stones with letters. Nepal.

Statue of god Abu hall of gods Mandore Jodhpur Rajasthan India Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Portugal, Algarve, Lagos. Dancer details on traditional woven tablecloth.

Tanzania, Arusha, Dancer welcoming visitors to the Tanzania Cultural Center

Puppet Theatre, Myanmar, Myanmar, Asia

Lak Muang (Lak Mueang) are City pillars found in most cities of Thailand. Usually housed in a shrine which is also believed to house Chao Pho Lak Mueang, the city spirit deity; it is held in high esteem by citizens. It was probably King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I), who erected the first city pillar on April 21, 1782, when he moved his capital from Thonburi to Bangkok. The shrine was actually the first building of his new capital, the Palace and other buildings were created later. Wat Chedi Luang translates literally from the Thai as Monastery of the Great Stupa’. Construction of the temple began at the end of the 14th century when the Lan Na Kingdom was in its prime. King Saen Muang Ma (1385-1401) intended it as the site of a great reliquary to enshrine the ashes of his father, King Ku Na (1355-85). Today it is the the site of the Lak Muang or City Pillar. The annual Inthakin ceremony occurs within the confines of the temple. Chiang Mai (meaning 'new city'), sometimes written as '

Tropical garden, great statues of the Hindu faith. Bali, Indonesia tropical garden or park on an island. Great statues of the Hindu belief and decoration of an interior. Bali, Indonesia

Ecuador, Otavalo. Woven wallhangings displaying scenes of Andean life and culture, handmade by weavers of Peguche and sold at Otavalo Market.

Murals in the woman's enclosures, palanquin, city palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, woman's enclosures, harem, India, Asia

Madonna with a Pistol, allusion to church and mafia, Naples, Banksy, street artist, Naples, Italy, Europe

Wall tombs, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Representation of Mahatma Gandhi with walking stick in a small pavilion on the temple wall, Meenakshi Amman Temple or Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Depiction Of Jesus Christ Made Of Tile On The Wall, St. Barrs, Isle Of Barra, Scotland

Curios and crafts for sale at God's Window near Grasskop. Mpumalanga. South Africa.

Young monk, chanting, Phodang Gompa, Sikkim, India, Asia

Ahamra region, Azoa Maryam round church on the Zeghie peninsula in Lake Tana, Lake Tsana or Lake Dembea, mural painting, Ethiopia, Africa

Catholic man praying.

Mexico - Mayan Riviera

Photos, Painting, Photographer, Artist, Mandalay Division, Myanmar, Asia

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