Cultural Dances and Ceremonies

Vibrant depictions of traditional dances and ceremonies from Africa and Asia, showcasing elaborate masks, costumes, and cultural attire in colorful settings.

Colorful Huli Wigman with Yellow Face In Papua New Guinea (MR)

Masked dancer, Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa

Indonesia, BaliBalinese dance

traditional Bali Dance in the town of Ubud on the island Bali in indonesia in southeastasia. ASIA INDONESIA BALI UBUD DANCE TRADITION

Asia, Papua New Guinea, Western Highlands. Portrait of Panga woman

Asia, Papua New Guinea. Mount Hagen cultural show. Man in ceremonial dress

Colorful Huli Wigman with Yellow Face In Papua New Guinea (MR)

Papua New Guinea, Chimbu, Head And Shoulders Portrait Of Man Wearing Traditional Head-Dress Of Red Feathers With Shell Necklaces And Nose Piercing Of White Painted Leaves. Red And Yellow Face Paint Extending Down Nose And At Side Of Eyes And Beard Tipped With Yellow.

Papua New Guinea, native man with bright colored paint, headdress, and necklace NO MODEL RELEASE

China, Tibet , Lhasa, Brightly Dressed Monk Chanting

Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Summer Feast Day Celebration. Tewa tribe. Ceremonial Buffalo dancers.

A Saint James dancer from Chocaman, Veracruz, Mexico.

Nepal, Mustang, traditional thangka festival

Thailand, Loei Province, Dan Sai, Phi Ta Khon Or Spirit Festival. Person Wearing Elaborate Spirit Mask

Hindu priest putting Radhe slogan on his forehead, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Suri woman with painted face, Omo Delta, Ethiopia.

Huli Wigman, Tari valley, Hela Province, Papua New Guinea

Kathakali dancer looking in the tiny mirror.

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer looking serious

A Katakali artist applying makeup, very elaborate process in Kerala Kalamandalam, Cheruthuruthy near Soranur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Man stands draped in a blanket with Native Indian design and holding a mask; Hoonah, Alaska, United States of America

Mask dancers, Hemis Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Batubalan, Kecak dance, fire dance,

Anefo photo collection. Indonesia at the time of the state visit 1971. Dance performance in Bali. September 1, 1971. Bali, Indonesia

Kathakali Dancer Doing Make Up MR.306, India copyright: xmadhusudanxmanek/dinodiaxphotox

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende. Close-up of parade costumes.

Buddhist Mani-Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, attended by Sherpas (Editorial Usage Only)

Asia, Nepal, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Sadhu at Hindu pilgrimage site Pashupatinath

Typical manual mask for a traditional mask festival typical manual mask for a traditional mask festival

young San Juan Indian Pueblo Eagle Dance, Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico

Huastec dancer with wood mask

Himalayan mask, face, deterrence, disguise, indigenous, indigenous people, historical, history, Nepal, Asia

Congolese mask in Bukavu, DRC

Woman dress as Hindu Goddess Kali, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Rangdas witches, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Kathakali character Bali, Perattil, Kerala, India, Asia

Wodaabe man performing for the tribeswomen during the Gerewol Festival, north of Abalak, Niger

Medieval traditional masks used during the Winter Festivities. Grijo de Parada, Tras-os-Montes, Portugal

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Atakpame. Close-up of performer stilt-walking.

Krampuslauf during advent in Munich, an old alpine tradition taking place during Christmas in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Portrait of a Huli man making up Papua New-Guinea

Kavadis holding procession, Festival of Purification, Singapore, Asia

Shaman mask, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia B.C., Canada, North America

Kathakali dancer giving a touch up on his face.

Kathakali dancer smiling.

Kenya, Portrait of young Samburu man in traditional dress; South Horr

Men of the ethnic group of the Bamileke with traditional masks, Dance of Death in honor of a deceased person, Badenkop, West Region, Cameroon, Africa

Swabian-Alemannic carnival, celebrated in South Germany, Switzerland and West Austria before Lent, Leutkirch, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Moors and Christians, Muslim warriors, Pollensa, Sierra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Kathakali dancer giving a touch up on his face.

West Africa, Mali, Dogon Country, Sangha Village, Dogon Dances, Dancers On Stilts Resembling Women

Bhutan, Thimphu. Mask dances are a popular form of entertainment in Thimphu, Bhutan. (Editorial Usage Only)

Nepal, Mustang, traditional thangka festival

Indonesia, Bali. At temple Pura Penataran Sasih in Bali served various temple festivals are held in the 9th Balinese month at the Pura Penataran Sasih in Bali. Offerings of food are made to the Gods in Bali, Indonesia

Decorated figure of god of the Thakali Gauchan clan during Lha Phewa festival meaning the appearance of the gods held every twelve years.Nepal Annapurna Larjung

Mali, Dogon Country, Tereli. A masked dancer wearing coconut shells as breasts performs at the Dogon village of Tereli. Tereli is situated among rocks at the base of the 120-mile-long Bandiagara escarpment.

Asia, Papua New Guinea, Eastern highlands. Simbu men in costume

Man in a colourfully decorated costume with face paint is celebrating at the traditional Sing Sing gathering in the highlands, Paya, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Canada,Ontario,Stoney Creek,Battlefield House,Battle of Stoney Creek War of 1812 re-enactment, portrait of Six Nations Native

Hanuman monkey God 'Holy man'. near Gir Forest National Park. Gujarat. W INDIA.

Pou and Nya Nyeu masks, New Year, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wangchah Wangsa, Naga headhunter, with tattooed face and tribal necklace, and chest tattoo marking him as having taken heads, Nagaland, India, Asia

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Oceania, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Legong dance. (Editorial Usage Only)

West Africa, Mali, Dogon Country, Sangha Village, Dogon Dances, Dancer On Stilts Resembling Women

Japan

Sri Srinivasa Perumal hindu temple. Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony and rituals. Singapore.

Life And Death Festival, Riviera Maya. Mexico

Female sadhu sadhvia impersonating goddess Kali at Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

First Nations culture Nisgaa in ceremonial regalia with head dress, British Columbia, Canada

The make-up of the Kathakali character Nakrathundi is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Wodaabe man performing for the tribeswomen at the time of the Gerewol Festival, near Abalak, Niger

Dani man wearing kotekas (penis gourd) at Baliem Valley Festival, Wamena, Papua, Indonesia (Large format sizes available)

Sudan. A ghoulish scarecrow fashioned from a mummified donkey head stands on the road to the Nile's Sixth Cateract.

Carved wooden walking sticks in the market, Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley of the Incas, near Cusco, Peru CAP/MEL MEL/ Copyright: xMelxLonghurst/CapitalxPicturesx

USA, New Mexico, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo. Traditional, ceremonial buffalo dancer.

The make-up of the Kathakali character Kathalastri is being applied, Perattil, Kerala, India, Asia

Goddess Kali idol, Assam, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Weary boy in cleric's costume during a Halloween parade around the Zocalo (Editorial Usage Only)

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction

Africa, Malawi, The Chewa people, Malawi's largest ethnic group, live on the west side of Lake Malawi. Despite years of missionary influence, they still cling to old beliefs and rituals.

Hindi saddu with face paint, Nepal

Disciplinarian Clown at the Nyingma Cham Dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Kathakali dancer during his final stages of makeup. .

Valladolid Mexico 20 august 2022 Statue of a Mexican man with sombrero smoking a cigar

Balinese traditional ceremony, decorating Borong statues.

Kathakali dancer presenting an facial expression.

Thailand, Loei Province, Dan Sai, Phi Ta Khon Or Spirit Festival. People Wearing Brightly Coloured Spirit Cotumes

Alcalde, New Mexico, United States. American Indian and Hispanic recreation of battle between Colonial Spaniards and Apache Indians.

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer looking serious

Africa, Mali, Dogon Region, Tireli village. Masked dancers on stilts (Editorial Usage Only)

Santa Maria del Tule, Mexico - 03 November 2023: View of a man amidst eerie figures in Day of the Death cementary, their macabre masks contrasting with the man's smile.

Tamil masks and dancers at Dakshina Chitra Museum, a cultural museum, near Chennai

Japan, Tokyo, Meiji Shrine, Autumn Festival

Abstract motion view of colorfully dressed Native American Indian dance, Montana.

Kathakali dancer smiling while dressing up for his performance.

Japan, Tokyo, Noh Drama

Maya warriors in traditional clothing holds a burning torch 1129800179

Shaman mask, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia B.C., Canada, North America

Prelude to the battle. Moors and Christians. Pollensa. Tramuntana mountains. Majorca. Balearic Islands. Spain.

The make-up of the Kathakali character Jayantha is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

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