Cultural Bonfire Rituals

Dramatic night scenes of bonfires during various cultural festivals, highlighting community gatherings and ceremonial practices around fire.

Papua New Guinea, New Britain Island, Rabaul. Traditional Baining Fire Dance.

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Christmas Eve Fia-Faia Festival in Baga.

Large solstice bonfire at night

Cremation ceremony for a passed away Jain nun, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Metal diyas burning, Enchey monastery, Sikkim, India Copyright: xAshaxAdatia/DinodiaxPhotox

Papua New Guinea, New Britain Island, Rabaul. Traditional Baining Fire Dance.

Foguerons, fiestas de Sant Antoni,Sa Pobla, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.

Devotee trying to take heat of sacred fire after evening Aarti Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Buring Fire

Large solstice bonfire celebration outdoors at night

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Devotees carrying the holy aarti during the prayers, Har Ki Pauri literally means Footsteps of the Lord is considered the most sacred Ghat of Haridwar on the banks of river Ganga, Uttaranchal, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Huge bonfire burning wood fire ignited to celebrate Holi festival, Borivali, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Candle Lighting, Chinese New Year festivities, Singapore

People taking heat of sacred fire Aarti temple Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Flames of Holika Dahan fire festival, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Flames of Holika Dahan fire festival, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Fire dance during a Kecak dance performance; Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 15 November 2022: View of rows of earthen lamps glowing warmly, casting a golden hue on the faces of devotees in a moment of spiritual connection.

Valencia, 03/19/2016. Fallas of Valencia, Night of the Cremà. Photo: Mikel Ponce Archdc.

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Tenjin Festival

Traditional sparking fire in Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Holi festival of colors close ups of fire celebration at Dadar, Bombay Mumbai , Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Pagan festival of Walpurgis night

Santa Tecla Festival (september). Detail of "L'Aliga" (Eagle) throwing fire ("Correfoc"). Sitges. Barcelona province. Catalonia. Spain.

India, Jaipur. Fire Breather at Dera Amer.

Baradi, Bangladesh - 06 November 2021: View of a multitude gathered in a solemn ceremony, illuminated by countless flickering candles casting a warm glow against the night.

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Fire torch bearers in Kumbha Bharani festival utsavam at Chettikulangara Bhagavathy temple, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Yagya a fire flame ritual of hindu pooja performating during wedding ceremony

Baradi, Bangladesh - 06 November 2021: View of a gathering illuminated by rows of flickering candles and soft, diffused light, casting an ethereal glow on the temple.

The early season 'pray for snow party' getting things rolling outside of the mountain bar in November.

Turkey, Ephesus, lightened votive candles in the House of the Virgin Mary

Ama women in traditional clothing swimming in the sea holding torches at night celebrating Shirahama Ama Festival, Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Large format sizes available)

Witches' bonfire in Steina

Sacrificial vessel with candles, Fengu, ghost town, China, Asia

The Boeoeg, a doll symbolizing winter, is burned, fire crackers explode inside the Boeoeg, the explosion of the head marks the end of winter, Sechselaeuten, traditional festival, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 15 November 2022: View of a sea of flickering candles illuminating the Adhar Chandra High School grounds, enveloping the crowd in a warm, hazy glow.

Silhouettes of monks from Southover Bonfire Society lit by red flares on United Grand Procession down High Street, Bonfire Night; Lewes, East Sussex, ...

Aerial view of countless lights glow warmly amidst a dense gathering of people, casting a soft, ethereal radiance over the scene, Narayanganj, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Wolfratshausen, People celebrating midsummer festival

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Candles burning at Pushkar Lake.

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Traditional dance performance

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of men holding trays of burning candles, casting a warm, flickering glow against the cool, dark stone walls.

Togo, Nyamassila, Sokode fire dande

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, 76th Custodian of the House of Mewar, presides at annual Hindu Holi Fire Festival at The Zenana Mahal in the Cit...

Fire eater, fire-breather, temple festival in Pulinkudi, Kerala state, India, Asia

Puja Ceremony, Ghat, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Baradi, Bangladesh - 06 November 2021: View of a sea of devotees illuminated by countless flickering candles, their warm glow contrasting with the cool night air.

Water-drawing ceremony

Tamsweg: Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators in Lungau, Salzburg, Austria Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Eternal flames, Chimaira, Kemer, Lycia, Province of Antalya, Turkey, Asia

Witches' bonfire in Steina

bonfire of coconuts lord ayyappa temple of sabarimala, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Tibet, Kham, Litang. Tibetan nomad girl in Dibang Valley. Tibetan nomad woman with her tents and camp. (Editorial Use Only)

Gathering Around Fire Basket on Icy Evening

Visitors at Bihari Temple during Holi festival, Vrindaban, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Vietnamese man preparing a goat for a feast, coat being removed, Mai Chau, a village where ethnic minorities live, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem

Aerial view of rows of people sitting with lit candles creating a warm glow, illuminating the area in a sea of light, Narayanganj, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Nandgaon, India - 01 March 2023: Aerial view of people celebrating the holy colour festival at Shri And Baba Temple, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of devotees gathered in a haze of golden light, their faces illuminated by the warm glow of candles, creating an ethereal atmosphere.

Tamsweg: Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators in Lungau, Salzburg, Austria Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Hands of people holding candles during Indian Independence Day celebration

Hands of people holding candles during Indian Independence Day celebration

The 'Hajrha Bhasan' ritual is part of the rural Bengal Gajan festival where at midnight (1:27 AM) a devoted monk would try to escape by jumping to the Jalangi river without safety according to the ritual and the rest of the monks would catch him and take him along the banks of the river and run straight to his destination in the split second. Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 10 November 2018: View of countless flickering candles casting a warm, ethereal glow upon devotees in a solemn and reflective gathering.

Figures place lanterns on pond. Indian Landscapes, na, India. Architect: na , 2020.

Lighting Candles

Easter vigil. Paris. France.

priest perform Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ganga River at Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Dussera dusera festival, Ravan statue burning in Ramleela, India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Togo, Nyamassila, Sokode fire dande

Ceremony of the Holy Light Jerusalem

Aztec pyramid, Castillo Teayo, Veracruz, Mexico

Monks lighting khom loy lanterns for Loi Krathong festival.

Walkers with torches at night, torchlight walk in winter, Germany, Europe

SPAIN - Berguedá (district) - Catalonia - Barcelona. Berga, "La Patum" festivity; "maces"

Ethnic drums used in religious festival in Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais near the fire so that the leather stretch and adjust the sound of the instrument

Kotoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo-shu sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple is renowned for its "Great Buddha", a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one of the most famous icons of Japan.

Pygmies of the Bakola people celebrating with song and dance, at night, Manaya, South Region, Cameroon, Africa

Man emitting fire from his mouth, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India MR 786T Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

The Lanter Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Traditional fire dance at sunset at a resort in Somoa; Apia, Samoa

brother with torch, passing of a processional brotherhood, Holy Week procession, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Kecak dance at Uluwatu Temple, Bali island, Indonesia (Large format sizes available)

Scotland, Shetland Islands, Lerwick, the night torch procession

Fire on Kleiner Penegal mountain above Kaltern, Sacred Heart-Fire, with the flag of Tyrol, province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

Ama women in traditional clothing swimming in the sea holding torches at night celebrating Shirahama Ama Festival, Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Large format sizes available)

Krampus Procession. Laives. Italy

Or also May Fire at the Marienschacht

Burning evil at Losar new year, Tongren, Qinghai, China, Asia

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 10 November 2018: View of a mesmerising crowd amidst a golden haze, gathered around a large tree, bathed in warm, ethereal light.

Fire coming out of a monument

Brandishing swords, battle between Moors and Christians, patron saint festival, Pollença, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe.

Man dressed as a priest walking in procession for East Hoathly Bonfire Night; East Sussex, England

Ama women in traditional clothing swimming in the sea holding torches at night celebrating Shirahama Ama Festival, Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Large format sizes available)

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