Cultural Children and Monks

Images of children in traditional attire and young monks in Bhutan and Central America, showcasing vibrant clothing, cultural festivities, and spiritual themes.

Central America, Guatemala, Aguas Calientes (located just outside of Antigua). Local school children in colorful traditional everyday attire. Performing folk dance.

Central America, Guatemala, Aguas Calientes (located just outside of Antigua). Local school children in colorful traditional everyday attire. Performing folk dance.

A Young Girl In A Blue Robe At The National Memorial Chorten, Thimphu Thimphu District Bhutan

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Children watching the happenings of a temple festival at Jakar Dzong, Himalayas, Kingdom of Bhutan

Portrait of a young buddhist monk, Bhutan

Monk waiting for alms outside a temple during Tot festival, Vietnam.

Young boy Buddhist monk, Gasa , North West Bhutan

Au Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.In northern Laos, enclosed in the mountains, the peaceful city of Luang Prabang has prospered for centuries within the peninsula formed by the confluence of the Mekong River and the Nam Khan River. Before being overtaken by Vientiane, it was the capital of the powerful Kingdom of Lane Xang (Kingdom of the Million Elephants). Its colonial architecture and majestic temples have earned it a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.

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Little monk curiously looking around the corner in the Gangte Goempa, Bhutan, Asia

Myanmar Burma BAGO portrait of a young monk in his red toga

Monk at Wat Si Chum, Phra Kitti Sumaytho.

Religious induction Ceremony. Shwedagon Pagoda. Yangon. Myanmar.

Bang Tong Luang, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young monks playing, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, South East Asia, Asia

Palamng women and children out of traditional clothes Burma

Nun resting after the lunch Burma

Mongolia, Erdene Zuu Monastery; Kharkhorin, Student Lamas

Zha Xi Lang Jia Rimpoche's nieces, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Chakma tribe, Diyun, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Young girl wearing the Bhutanese national dress for females, at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong.

Wixarika or Wixaritari (Huichol) community in the municipality of Mezquitic, town of San Miguel Huaixtita located in the Sierra Norte of the state of Jalisco, the Huicholes are one of the ethnic groups originating from the west of the country that has best preserved their traditions, their rituals and their way of life. San Miguel, Jalisco; Mexico

Central America, Guatemala, Western Highlands. Colonial church of San Andres Semetabaj.

Young buddhist monk drinking, Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery / Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor, woman praying at Bayon buddhist temple

Ojibwe mother and daughter dressed in traditional ribbon dresses with a large basket of corn inside a bark covered longhouse (MR)

Ecuador, Corpus Christi, Winter solstice festival.

Asia, Bhutan. Young monks chanting in the Temple of the Divine Madman.

Close Up Of Hands In Prayer Position During Kuningan Festival; Bali, Indonesia

Young nun Area of the lake Inle Myanmar

Indonesia, Sumatra, Bukittinggi, girl in traditional dress,

Wixarika or Wixaritari (Huichol) community in the municipality of Mezquitic, town of San Miguel Huaixtita located in the Sierra Norte of the state of Jalisco, the Huicholes are one of the ethnic groups originating from the west of the country that has best preserved their traditions, their rituals and their way of life. San Miguel, Jalisco, Mexico

A young mexican boy, wearing a poncho, gets ready to perform at a Christmas Church performance in Mexico.

Novice monks and their cook at Hemis Monastery in India.

Mongolia, Ulan Bator. Young Lama pouring tea for pilgrims at Ganden Monastery.

Maya People By The Shores Of Lake Atitlan On Easter Sunday, Panajachel, Solol

Little Monks in a Buddhist Monastery, Nepal

Indonesia, Bali. Balinese friends wearing traditional clothing, attending at temple ceremony.

Muslim children arrives to offer the Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a Mosque, on March 22, 2024 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Friday prayers, also known as Salat al-Jumu'ah, are a congregational prayer (Salat) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer.

Bali Aga girls, Tenganan, Bali, Indonesia.

Hindu boy

Santa Catarina Palopo, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

Asia, Bhutan, Paro. Young monks in circle look down and smile at Paro Dzong monastery.

Myanmar. Bagan. Htilominlo Temple. Young boy playing in a mat.

Asia, China, Guizhou Province, Guyang Area, Gulong Village, Lusheng Festival, Miao minority

Young girl wearing the Bhutanese national dress for females, at Wangdue Phodrang.

Meskel ceremony in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Myanmar,Bagan,Young Monks Crossing Road

Monks in school at Gesar Sum Monastery

Indonesia, Bali, Bedulu. Hindus pronam at Pura Samuan Tiga temple.

A young monk at the blue palace in Bhutan

Young Buddhist monk playing with a packet Muktinath Nepal

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a child in traditional Bhutanese dress, bathed in soft light against a dark backdrop, gazing upwards with hopeful eyes.

Young Tibetan girl wear a feast ornament Area of Kham

Pilgrims celebrating Meskel Festival, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Indonesia, Sumatra, West Lampung. Two young Muslim girls in white hijab.

Khampa crowd at the Monlam Chenmo (Cham dances), Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan, China

Buddhist young nun, begging novice, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Novice monks holding alms wok, waiting in line for food, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Thailand,Ayutthaya,Ayutthaya Historical Park,Young Monks

Burma, Shan State, Junior monk reading a book; Lashio

Yanomami Shaman.

A monk holding a wash bin in Lingshi, Bhutan.

Thailand, Bangkok, Rose Garden, Thai Greeting, Wai

Tibetan girls wearing traditional costumes holding good luck scarves, Tibetan Khatags, waiting for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Upper Dharamsala, McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Myanmar, Yangon, Initiate Monk During Ritual Head Shaving.

Female devotees share Sindur, red holy powder with each other at the Lakshmi narayan temple for the good of the family on the occasion of Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali new year in Agartala. Tripura, India.

Nepal, Mustang, High Ranking Lama Performing Hair Cutting Ceremony.

A young Ethiopian girl at the Church of Saint George during Timkat, the Orthodox Tewahedo celebration of Epiphany, celebrated on January 19th; Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Lancetillo - La Parroquia, Franja Transversal del Norte , departamento de Quiché, Guatemala.

Asia, Myanmar, Monywa, Buddhist nuns

Young burmese woman, Dhammayangyi Temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hill Tribes Village, Thailand

Mexico, Oaxaca City. December12, is Virgen of Guadalupe Day in Mexico. Here in Oaxaca, churchgoers attend church in Llano Park, while children dress as young 'indios' and have picture taken in fancy dioramas. Many booths sell religious memorabilia. Some children like it more than others.

Young monk rinsing his head after shaving Nyaungshwe

mercado del centro historico, Chichicastenango ,municipio del departamento de El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

Monastic life in a cambodian buddhist pagoda.

Funeral ceremony in a Buddhist family. Prayers for the deceased. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Guatemala, Santa Maria de Jesus, Logos of global symbols contrast with local culture on schoolgirls' backpacks.

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of vibrant walls and shadowed corridors frame figures in traditional dress, creating a striking contrast of light and cultural depth.

Young girl stands behind her mothers 108 braids & beautiful coral & turquoise hair piece - Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet

A young monk drinking milk from a wooden bowl in Bhutan

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

Metal worker makes repousse peice for the Buddhist Monastery of Tagong (Lhagang) - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Young men attending the masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.

Muslims donating charity, Eid Al Fitr festival, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipio del departamento de Quiché, Guatemala, America Central.

Myanmar, Kyaiktiyo, Novice monk receiving alms.

Children praying, Gelora Kasih orphanage, Kabanjahe, Batak region, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bali, Indonesia, Close-up portrait of little girl with an umbrella in an outdoor temple. (Editorial Use Only)

Cao Dai temple. Caodaist ceremony. SInging bowl. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Cao Dai temple. Caodaist ceremony. SInging bowl. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Hindu pilgrims queue to visit Vishwanatha Temple (Birla Temple) during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, India

Young Apsara dancer in a dancing school of Phnom Penh Cambodia

Nuns queuing for a meal, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Lancetillo, La Parroquia, Franja Transversal del Norte, departamento de Quiche, Guatemala, Central America

Myanmar, Bagan, Lacquerware Maker

Asia Thailand, Khon Kaen, Chinese thanks giving offerings at the Chinese Buddhist festival. (Editorial Usage Only)

Hand drummers at the Grand Entrance ceremony entering into the Beaver Dome. Tsuut 'ina Nations Powwow. Alberta Canada

Time of prayer, Sikh community, Sikhdharma Gurdwara Singh Sabha Association, Novellara, Reggio Emilia province, Italy

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