Cultural Heritage in Asia

Portraits of individuals in traditional attire from various Asian cultures, highlighting unique clothing, accessories, and ceremonial events.

Hmong bride wedding dress, originally from China. Bride: Zao yang.

Akha girl with traditional clothing and headdress, portrait, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Ladakh, India, September 4, 2018: Portrait of on old ethnic Indian woman in traditional clothes on festival in Ladakh. Illustrative editorial, Asia

Monks at masked dance festival at Keno Gompa Monastery, Tagong, Tibetan area, Sichuan, China

Portrait of an Akha tribal girl wearing a traditional headpiece, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand

Beautifuk traditional dancer in the opening parade of the Ladakh Festival. The Ladakh Festival is held every year in the first two weeks of September ...

Tribal people at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Buddhists playing the flute at religious festivity, Paro Tshechu, Bhutan

Thailand,Golden Triangle,Chiang Mai,Akha Hilltribe Lady Wearing Traditional Costume

Hmong bride wedding dress, originally from China. Bride: Zao yang.

Young women of the Akha Pala tribe wearing traditional colourful costume, Ban Saenkham Tai, Phongsali Province, Laos, South East Asia, Asia

Women from the Padaung tribe in typical dress and headgear, necklaces, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia

Chippewa Cree teenage girl dressed in traditional dress decorated with cowry shells and beadwork during pow wow, Rocky Boy Reservation, Montana

Thailand, Mae Hong Son, Hmong Tribal children in traditional clothing. (Editorial Usage Only)

Girls of the Akha Pala ethnic group in colourful traditional dress with pink necklaces and coloured turbans with silver coins, market of Pak Nam Noi, Muang Khoua District, Phongsali Province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

A woman wearing traditional dress in front of the Himalaya mountains, Mere Danda, Helambu, Nepal, Asia

Mid adult woman wearing an ornate headdress, Akha Tribe, Chiang Mai, Golden Triangle, Thailand

Myanmar, February 18, 2021: Tribes living in isolated areas of Myanmar. Myanmar, February 18, 2021: Tribes living in isolated areas of Myanmar. High quality photo Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntonxYulikovx 20144577

Kohima, India. 9 December 2022. Members of the Naga community participate during the Hornbill Festival, at Kisama village near Kohima, on December 9, 2022 in Kohima, India. The Hornbill Festival is an annual festival celebrated from 1 to 10 of December in the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland to represents all ethnic groups of Nagaland

Myanmar, Burma, Lake Inle. Two Padaung women belonging to the Karen sub-tribe pray at a Buddhist shrine. Their traditional heavy brass necklaces elongate their necks.

Ladakh, India, September 4, 2018: Portrait of young ethnic Indian man in traditional clothes on festival in Ladakh. Illustrative editorial, Asia

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, workshop Thitsar Hinn, Moekran and Moena from the Padaung tribe emigrated to Ywama to earn a living by weaving Padaung traditional fabrics

Pao woman, Phaung Daw U Pagoda, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Seventeen Hmong bride wedding dress, originally from China. Bride: Anna Saksena

China, Yunnan province, Dali Town. A Bai woman at the San yue jie Third Moon Festival

Vietnamese woman in religious and ceremonial costume, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kohima, India. 9 December 2022. Members of the Naga community participate during the Hornbill Festival, at Kisama village near Kohima, on December 9, 2022 in Kohima, India. The Hornbill Festival is an annual festival celebrated from 1 to 10 of December in the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland to represents all ethnic groups of Nagaland

Tibetan women stand at red painted wall Ganden Monastery Tibet China

Jiarong Tibetan woman in traditional clothing celebrating Pear Flower Festival, Jinchuan, Sichuan Province, China

Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Hmong girl in traditional headdress. (Editorial Use Only)

Portrait of Nepalese monk, dressed-up during 'Duk chu' festival, Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Traditional dancers in the opening parade of the Ladakh Festival. The Ladakh Festival is held every year in the first two weeks of September and celeb...

Traditional dressed woman in the town of Tsochen, West Tibet, Asia

Yimchungru Tribesman During Hornbill Festival, Portrait; Nagaland, India

Mapuche woman, shaman, Bio-Bio region, Chile, South America

Flower Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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

Lisu girl wearing a colourful headdress and the traditional costume of the mountain people, portrait, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Black Miao girls dancing at festival, Kaili, Guizhou Province, China

Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Hmong girls in traditional headdress. (Editorial Use Only)

the Bodnath Stupa

Traditional dressed man on the festival of the tribes in Gerze, Western Tibet, Asia

Guatemala, El Quiche, San Andres De Sacabaja, Quiche Indian Woman Wearing Traditional Colourful Dress With Beaded Necklaces And Elaborate Head-Dress At The San Andres Festival

Tibet, Kham, Litang. Tibetan nomads near Litang. Young girls circumambulating monastery with prayer wheels. (Editorial Use Only)

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

Kunsthandwerker aus den Anden weben ein farbenfrohes Textil in der Nähe von Cusco, Peru Kunsthandwerker aus den Anden weben ein farbenfrohes Textil in der Nähe von Cusco, Peru LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/LaurentxDavoustx 23173918

Costumed and adorned with silver, members of Shui ethnic minority at stadium performance, Duyun, Guizhou Province, China

Pentecostes Festival held annually in May, Ollantaytambo, Peru.

Group of ´Long necked´ Padaung tribe villages, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Myanmar. Burma. Wanpauk village. A Palaung woman of the Tibetan-Myanmar group of tribes. Women commonly display their wealth by wearing broad silver belts.

Cusco, Peru, Local women, one with a baby in her scarf, dressed in traditional clothing pose near the Cusco Cathedral in Cusco, Peru

Group of Kalash women in traditional dress, Bumburet village, Chitral Valley, Pakistan, Asia

The Miao are a linguistically and culturally related group of people recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of the 55 official minority groups. Miao is a Chinese term and does not reflect the self-designations of the component sub-groups, which include (with some variant spellings) Hmong, Hmu, A Hmao, and Kho (Qho) Xiong. The Miao live primarily in southern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong, and Hubei. Some members of the Miao sub-groups, most notably Hmong people, have migrated out of China into Southeast Asia (northern Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand). Following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975, a large group of Hmong refugees resettled in several Western nations (United States, France, Australia, and elsewhere.).

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

Pilgrims in Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, China

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Simao Region, Yueshong Village. Wa women dance in traditional dress (Editorial Usage Only)

Young girl wearing a Akha Nuqui traditional dress in Laos. Before it was worn everyday, and now is only for Festivals. It is common in the Phon Sali Province. Model Released: Model is Chanthala Yang

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

Female monk, temple, Yushu, Qinghai, China, Asia

Akha woman wearing a PhameeAkha costume in Chiang Rai, Thailand, Asia

Yao hill tribe, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims at golden prayer wheels, Tibetan woman in conversation, Xigaze, Tibet, China, Asia

Usa. Arizona. Chinle Navajo Pow-wow

Tsam dance was born during the 8th century. It's one of the most important ritual of Tibetan Buddhism. Erdenezuu monastery, Uvurkhangai province, Mongolia, Asia

UZBEKISTAN, SAMARKAND, REGISTAN SQUARE, ULUGBEK MOSQUE, 15TH CENTURY, LOCAL WOMAN

Tibet, Kham, Litang. Portrait of a nomadic woman in her yurt. (Editorial Use Only)

Tibetan pilgrim hanging prayer flags for the upcoming ceremony on Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibetan, China, Asia

Miao people in traditional costume, Kaili area, Guizhou Province, China

Woman at a batak dance show in Samosir Lake Toba Sumatra Indonesia

Pow-wow dancers wearing traditional costumes watch the presentation.

Woman of the Hmong ethnic group sewing with an old mechanical sewing machine, Lao Cai province, northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

China, Shandong Province, Qufu City. International Confucius Cultural Festival, birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator.

Thailand. Chiang Rai Region. Padong Hill Tribe Villager With Neck-Stretching Jewelry

Buddhist men with gowns are climbing up the stairs to the Paro Tsong, Bhutan

TRONGSA, BHUTAN - JANUARY 6, 2017: Bhutanese people in traditional clothes watching the annual Tsechu of Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan Bhutanese people in traditional clothes watching the annual Tsechu of Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan Bhutan *** TRONGSA, BHUTAN 6. JANUAR 2017 Bhutaner in traditioneller Kleidung beobachten das jährliche Tsechu von Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan Bhutaner in traditioneller Kleidung beobachten das jährliche Tsechu von Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan Bhutan Copyright: xx RECORD DATE NOT STATED

Picturesque rituals and flower offerings on the steps of Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango, Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Central America

CHINA, TIBET, LHASA, JOKHANG TEMPLE, TIBETAN WOMAN, PORTRAIT

England, London, Banglatown, Bengali New Year Festival, Boishakhi Mela Parade, Child in Bengali Costume

Novice monk in the Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung Monastery, near Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

A Mongolian woman exhibits traditional dress and headwear during a Naadam festival held before the last day of field training exercises for Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 9. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise exchanging knowledge in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The exercise focuses on interagency coordination within Mongolia, as well as foreign humanitarian assistance during a large-scale natural disaster. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

China, Guizhou Province, Sugao village, Long Horn Miao lunar new year festival

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival, female dancer in traditional attire. (Editorial Use Only)

Portrait of a female Buddhist devotee, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a young Bhutanese girl standing in traditional attire, her gaze fixed beyond the ornately carved window frame of Tashichho Dzong.

Myanmar, Burma, Pan-lo. A woman of the small Ann tribe in traditional attire with blackened teeth. The Ann blacken their teeth to ward off evil spirits.

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a monk meticulously preparing a vibrant, intricately carved mask, its colors a stark contrast against the muted tones of the Dzong's interior.

Musicians at the Barong and Kris dance, which tells a battle between good and evil spirit, in Batubulan, Bali Indonesia.

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

Mapuche Indians performing a dance, San Pedro de Atacama, Region de Antofagasta, Chile, South America

Streetscene in New Delhi.

Ladies sitting at table, Lo Manthang, Nepal.

Zuni Rainbow Dance, Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico

China, Gansu, Xiahe, Buddhist Monks Orchestra Playing In Courtyard Of Labrabg Monastery

Ladakh, India, September 4, 2018: Portrait of young smiling Indian woman in traditional clothes on festival in Ladakh. Illustrative editorial, Asia

Young Toraja girl in traditional costume at funeral ceremony, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Celebes, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Hmong girl in traditional headdress. (Editorial Use Only)

Tibetan women in traditional clothing at Horse Race Festival, Litang, western Sichuan, China

Muser Hill Tribe Folklore, Northern Thailand

Tzotzil Maya Women And Children By The Church Of San Lorenzo, Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico

Kohima, India. 9 December 2022. Members of the Naga community participate during the Hornbill Festival, at Kisama village near Kohima, on December 9, 2022 in Kohima, India. The Hornbill Festival is an annual festival celebrated from 1 to 10 of December in the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland to represents all ethnic groups of Nagaland

Ladakh, India, August 29, 2018: Portrait of an indigenous girl in traditional costume in Ladakh, India. Illustrative editorial, Asia

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