Cultural Gatherings and Rituals

Vibrant scenes of cultural gatherings, dances, and rituals from various regions, illustrating community traditions and social interactions.

Gathering of Lisu tribes people, Northern Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gathering of Lisu tribes people, Northern Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chiang Mai, Thailand. People reverencing young monks.

India, Orissa, village dance

A differently abled person climbing uphill to Lord Ayyappa Ayyappan temple, Sabarimala, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu 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.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Nyaungshwe ( YAUNGHWE) city; Inle lake Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia; shan people, Ethnic Minority ; PROCESSION for young men entering a Buddhist monastery

Myanmar Burma PATHEIN 3 young monks are running down

Mawlamyine (Mawlamyaing, Moulmein), primitive road construction, grit scattered at bitumen asphalt, Mon State, Myanmar (Burma)

BALI, PURA TAMAN - March 2024: unidentified Balinese people with traditional dress in Taman Ayun Temple, Bali, Indonesia

Villagers performing traditional sing sing Melanesian tribal dance in in Madang, Papua New Guinea; Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

A funeral ceremony, Bali, Indonesia.

INDONESIA, BALI, SMALL TEMPLE, CEREMONY, WOMAN BRINGING OFFERING

The tradition of offering alms to monks and the way of life of the Mon people in placing the utensils on their heads Indigenous people in Ratchaburi Province, Suan Phueng District, January 9, 2022, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand.

Shwe paw Island monastery, Burma.

Traditional ceremony in a Bahnar ethnic village in the Kontum region. Young women in traditional dress performing a dance performance. Kontum. Vietnam.

Women in a formal funeral procession called Mapassa Tedong at a rante, the ceremonial site for a Torajan funeral, in Sereale, Toraja Land, South Sula...

Mahatma Gandhi walking to evening prayer meeting, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia, May 1944 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

A procession of Buddhist nuns make their way through the temples of Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Villagers performing traditional sing sing Melanesian tribal dance in Mendam Village, Sepik River Delta, Papua New Guinea; Mendem Village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Young monks doing the dishes Monastery Nyaungshwe

Indonesia, Bali, Pura (Temple) Besakih. The 'Mother Temple' for all Hindus on the island is adorned for a ceremony. (Editorial Usage Only)

Indonesia, Bali, Women migrating to temple for Full Moon Ceremony, Temple Gunang Kawi

Boat ceremony celebrating boy becoming monk, Inle Lake, Myanmar

Sutri (old 'chosen' woman) hold hands in a procession at the Siat Sampian (Coconut Leaf War) Festival, Pura (Temple) Samuan Tiga, Ubud, Bali, Lesser S...

Poor Hindu male living in Muslim country ; village Tauta; district Manikgunj ; Bangladesh

Procession annual Malayattur Kurussumudi Perunal festival of Saint Thomas Shrine Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims entering the temple of Besakih Bali Indonesia

Nyaung Shwe, Buddhist nuns with alm bowls collecting alms, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

KHM - MONUMENTS DE PHNOM PENHTemple Wat Phnom à Phnom Penh.KHM - MONUMENTS OF PHNOM PENHWat Phnom temple in Phnom Penh.

Japan, Kansai, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari, shinto shrine, harvest festival,

People celebrating Bihu festival New Year celebration, Assam, India NO MR Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Mexico, Chiapas, Zinacantan. The Tzotzil Mayan women of Zinacantan

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Villagers attending cremation ceremony.

Family performing religious rituals at a temple, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Women in traditional dress carrying basket with offerings on their heads, going to ceremony at royal temple of Pura Taman Ayun, Mengwi, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

The Lahu (Ladhulsi or Kawzhawd) are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia and China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where about 450,000 live in Yunnan province. An estimated 150,000 live in Burma. In Thailand, Lahu are one of the six main hill tribes; their population is estimated at around 100,000. The Tai often refer to them by the exonym 'Mussur' or hunter. About 10,000 live in Laos. They are one of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, where about 1,500 live in Lai Chau province. The Lahu divide themselves into a number of subgroups, such as the Lahu Na (Black Lahu), Lahu Nyi (Red Lahu), Lahu Hpu (White Lahu), Lahu Shi (Yellow Lahu) and the Lahu Shehleh. Where a subgroup name refers to a color, it refers to the traditional color of their dress.

Shiri Shiri Uttar Kamalabari Satra, Hindu Vaishnev, monastery, on Majuli Island, Assam State, northeast India, turbaned man with a knife walking over a wooden boardwalk

A osun devotee drinks water from the Osun river during the annual Osun Osogbo Festival in Osun, Nigeria.

Buddhist monk with tiger, Indochinese tiger or Corbett's tiger (Panthera Tigris corbetti), Thailand

Women with offerings going to the Hindu temple Ubud, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Asia

Gamelan musicians Brass percussion, Bali, Indonesia.

mercado del centro historico, y antiguas gradas del templo maya, Chichicastenango ,municipio del departamento de El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

INDONESIA, BALI, WOMAN WITH OFFERING ON THE WAY TO TEMPLE

A funeral ceremony, Bali, Indonesia.

Liberaton of Aghasur, Murthis (statues) in Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Local Dancers women performing a traditional dance. Date:

Villagers participate in a community fishing event on the occasion of Bhogali Bihu Festival at Goroimari Lake in Panbari village, in Kamrup district of Assam in India on January 13, 2022. Bhogali Bihu or Magh Bihu is celebrated during the month of January which marks the end of the harvest season

Tzutjil Maya People In The Santiago Ap

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu 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.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Toda's Youngman take pride and pleasure in the lifting of a large globular stone and resting it on the shoulder for some time at Kinnakorai, Nilgiris, Ooty Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Solomon Islands, Owa Raha (aka Santa Ana), village of Gupuna aka Ghupuna. Traditional folkloric performance of woman's conch dance. Women blowing huge conch shells that have been handed down from generation to generation.

Procession of monks during a funeral near Mae Sot, Thailand

Devout Balinese descend stairs, split gate, Candi bentar, mother temple Besakih, Pura Agung Besakih Penetaran, Banjar Besakih, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Balinese villagers entering to temple.

Sacred grove dedicated to deities in Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Parade in a ceremony with women carrying offerings on their head; Bali

Village with mosque near mount in Sumatra, Indonesia

Machatu Mamangam festival, Wadakanchery, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, near Ubud. Balinese villagers entering temple.

Bali Hinduism, devout people praying in front of shrine in Taman Beji Griya Waterfall, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia

Northern Laos: A Buddhist monk repairs the roof of the Wat Xieng Thong temple in Luang Brabang City

Painted sacred stones, Toktok.Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia.

villagers, sikkim, india Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Annapurna

Traditional Hindu temple; Bali Island, Indonesia

Mauritius, Ganga Talao, Grand Bassin. Hindu family make an offering.

Pilgrims walking around Boudnath Stupa, turning prayer wheels, Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia

Asia, China, Yunnan, Simao Region. Native dance by Wa minority women & Wa minority man; Yueshong Village (Editorial Usage Only)

Tesoro Chiquito, La Taña, Franja Transversal del Norte , departamento de Quiché, Guatemala.

Students of a religious school walking through the fog, La Parroquia, Lancetillo, Zona Reina, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

Kayan Lahwi women at the Kay Htein Bo village celebration. This traditionnal celebration is held once a year in April in most every Kayan village, Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Villagers preparing sarcophagus (where corpse is cremated) for cremation ceremony.

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

Balinese dancers performing the Kejak Dance, Bali, 1998.

Superstition offerings, Sheetla Temple, Sitla Estate, Nainital, Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India, Asia India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox -

Girls performing a traditional dance, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Pygmy Baaka wearing finery for a ceremony Cameroon

Change of authorities in the Wixarica Community. San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán, Jalisco. Mexico.

Tribal dance performance at Sneha school set up in 2003 by young activists to educate chakma tribe children, Diyun, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

A novice (monk) is watching a volleyball game in a village near Phonsavan (originally known as Muang Phouan), the capital of Xiangkhouang province in Laos.

Murthis (statues) in Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharashtra, India.

Procession to the Lo'ko Mata rock tombs high up in the mountains of Tana Toraja. The funeral ceremony is an important part of the death cult of the Torajan people on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi

Guatemala: Chichicastenango, Fiesta de Santiago, July

Monks live in the rainforest at Tiger Cave Temple, Wat Tham Sua, Krabi, Thailand,

BALI - March 2024: Balinese women and men carry offerings on their head to celebrate at Tanah Lot, Bali, Indonesia

Bangladesh, Aricha, View Over Rice Fields Towards Crowds Gathered Around Old Hindu Temple At Sunset.

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese wedding ceremony.

AUGUST SUN (2003) -Original title: IRA MADIYAMA-, directed by PRASANNA VITHANAGE.

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. People attending the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession. (Editorial Use Only)

Locals eating together in the temple of Phnom Sasear, near Kampot, Cambodia, Asia

Five young monks in a boat, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, South East Asia, Asia

tumbas de colores, celebracion del dia de muertos en el Cementerio General, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, República de Guatemala, América Central.

misa de refugiados Ixiles, La Taña, Franja Transversal del Norte , departamento de Quiché, Guatemala.

Audience watching the Snake boat race during Onam festival in Payippad near Haripad, Kerala, India, Asia

Burmese women selling vegetables at food market in front of Buddhist temples in Myanmar, Burma

San Antonio Palopo, Solola, Guatemala. Women in traditional dress outside a church in a village on Lake Atitlan.

Bali, Indonesia. Pura Batu Karu, one of the largest temples in Bali, is outside Denpasar and offers a quiet, secluded place to worship. A priest quietly goes about cleaning up the grounds

Shoe drop, rock temple, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

Muslims who live in the villages of Merapi slope in the region of Yogyakarta and Klaten, Centre Java, did the Eid prayer in Klangon open space, located about 4-5 km from the crater of Mount Merapi. The people maintained health guidelines during the prayers as safety measures against the coronavirus which is still not under control in the country. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Visitors at religious festivity, Paro Tshechu, Bhutan

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