← Religion & Culture

Cultural Pilgrimages and Rituals

Images depict cultural rituals and community gatherings, featuring shadows and silhouettes of people engaged in spiritual practices, highlighting spirituality and connection.

Purworejo Regency, Indonesia - 31 January 2026: Aerial view of the bustling Kaligesing Goat Market, where farmers trade goats under the harsh sunlight, their shadows a stark contrast on the ground.

Chinese Gospel Church, Toronto, Canada

Kyoto Japan Tourismus Tradition Geschichte Architektur Buddismus 03.03.2025 Kyoto Japan Die einstige japanische Hauptstadt KyÅto liegt auf der Insel HonshÅ. KyÅto ist bekannt für seine zahlreichen buddhistischen Tempel, seine Gärten, Kaiserpaläste, ShintÅ-Schreine und traditionellen Holzhäuser. Kyoto Kyoto Japan *** Kyoto Japan Tourism Tradition History Architecture Buddhism 03 03 2025 Kyoto Japan The former Japanese capital Kyoto is located on the island of Honsho Kyoto is known for its numerous Buddhist temples, its gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses Kyoto Kyoto Japan

Cham community mosque. Muslim boy wearing a kufi. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Kyoto Japan Tourismus Tradition Geschichte Architektur Buddismus 03.03.2025 Kyoto Japan Die einstige japanische Hauptstadt KyÅto liegt auf der Insel HonshÅ. KyÅto ist bekannt für seine zahlreichen buddhistischen Tempel, seine Gärten, Kaiserpaläste, ShintÅ-Schreine und traditionellen Holzhäuser. das historische Geisha-Viertel Gion Rent a Kimono Kyoto Kyoto Japan *** Kyoto Japan Tourism Tradition History Architecture Buddhism 03 03 2025 Kyoto Japan The former Japanese capital Kyoto is located on the island of Honsho Kyoto is known for its numerous Buddhist temples, its gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses the historic geisha quarter Gion Rent a Kimono Kyoto Kyoto Japan

Buddhist laying in prayer; Lhasa, Tibet, Xizang, China

A Mayan Ball Player from aPucxical Keeja team , Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, spreads incense at the first APok Ta PokA World Cup in Piste, Tinum, Yucatan, Mexico

Quan Am Phat Dai buddhist temple. Woman praying. Incense stick. Bac Lieu. Vietnam.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at silver plates with script of Qu'ran while touring Hazrat Sultan Mosque with Chief Imam Serikbay Oraz and translator in Astana, Kazakhstan on November 2, 2015.

Fuhu Si (Crouching Tiger Monastery) was originally built during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), but the present temple buildings date back to 1651. It is the largest temple on the mountain. At 3,099 metres (10,167 ft), Mt. Emei is the highest of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. The patron bodhisattva of Emei is Samantabhadra, known in Chinese as Puxian. 16th and 17th century sources allude to the practice of martial arts in the monasteries of Mount Emei.

Asia, India, Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari (Kanyakumari). A woman worships at the feet of the Thiruvalluvar Statue on an island near Kanniyakumari.

Greece, Macedonia, Vatopedi Monastery, Aghio Oros, Two priests

Shoes people have taken off to enter the Giac Lam Pagoda Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

sculpture at syro Malabar catholic church, palayur, thrissur, kerala, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

UK, England, London, East London Mosque

Crowd is covered with flower as a prank of the arhat clown, Monlam Chenmo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Japan, Tokyo City, Ginza District, Monk

Asia, Southeast Asia, Singapore, two women meditating

KHM - SOCIÉTÉ - TOURISME AUX TEMPLES DE ANGKORAvant de devenir une attraction touristique, la cité dAngkor fut la capitale de lempire Khmer du IXème au XVème siècle. A son apogée, elle comptait un million dhabitant. Btie sur un système hydraulique unique, cest lorsque la cité perd le contrôle de leau que la civilisation connu son déclin.Même si des explorateurs lavait déjà remarquée, les Français revendique en 1860 la « découverte dAngkor », et cela connait un retentissement mondial.Aujourdhui, la beauté légendaire du site attire deux millions de visiteurs par an et ça ne cesse daugmenter. Ce symbole de la civilisation Khmer est omniprésent au Cambodge, drapeau du pays, bières nationales, enseignes, paquets de cigarette.La cité est devenue un véritable parc dattraction ou les rites ancestraux ne servent plus quà donné du contenu aux selfies.KHM - SOCIETY - TOURISM AT THE TEMPLES OF ANGKORBefore becoming a tourist attraction, the city of Angkor was the capital of the K

Long stairway to Batu cave temple , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

New York - United States, Lubavich Jews Orthodox during the children parade, the West Indian American Day Parade & Carnival in Brooklyn, celebrates its 41st anniversary

Asia, Middle East, Turkey, Istanbul. Mosque, washing before prayers

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman visits the Choijin Lama Temple Museum in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on July 24, 2021.

State of Vatican City, Holy See, 2022-04-18. Easter Ceremony and Benediction urbi et orbi in St Peter's Square in the presence of Pope Francis. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Etat de la Cite du Vatican, Saint-Siege, le 2022-04-18. Ceremonie de Paques et benediction urbi et orbi sur la Place Saint-Pierre en presence du Pape Francois. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

First friday prayer at the Paris Great Mosque after COVID-19 lockdown. Anti-bacterial solution at the entrance. Paris, France.

Thailand, Ko Phuket, Phuket. A Ma-Thong (spirit medium) with cheeks with garden shears during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. The Ma-Thong are religious devotees believed to possess supernatural powers and perform acts of self-torture to remove evil spirits and bring the community good luck.

Europe. Italy. Umbria. Province of Perugia. Spello. Infiorate of the Corpus Domini

State of Vatican City, Holy See, 2022-04-17. Easter Ceremony and Benediction urbi et orbi in St Peter's Square in the presence of Pope Francis. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Etat de la Cite du Vatican, Saint-Siege, le 2022-04-17. Ceremonie de Paques et benediction urbi et orbi sur la Place Saint-Pierre en presence du Pape Francois. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Japan,Tokyo,Ginza,Monk Collecting Alms

Pilgrims filling bottles with healing water at spring of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pyrenees, France, Europe

Young Asian backpacker male in face mask standing and checking direction on paper map in hand at beautiful Thai temple, looking at camera and point on map

Sanctuary of Fatima. Portugal. 70's.

A performer dressed as a grapevine tree stands at the gate to the north grounds of the White House during Halloween festivities, Oct. 31, 2009.

Looking through the keyhole at St Peter's Basilica in Rome

Worker cleaning Buddhist statue in front of the Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) statue at Wat Huay Pla Kang Temple in Chiang Rai province of Northern Thailand.

Foreigner Yogi with long beard sit at Vashisht Temple hot springs

China, Beijing. Chinese New Year Spring Festival - piles of money used to throw at a bell for good luck at Baiyun Guan White Cloud Taoist Temple.

Holy water tap at the Lourdes shrine, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe

Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas), Swarte Piet and his helpers are important figures in children's imaginations, as seen here at the Rainbow School (primary school with pre-school) in the small town of Voorschoten near The Hague on St. Nicholas Day

Young Burmese woman praying

Asia, China, Chongqing. Buddhist temple and nunnery, woman offering candles

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Deep Diwali Festival With Young Boys Lighting Oil Lamps On Steps Leading Down To The Ganges River

12/02/2013. Toledo 03-12-13 Flags on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception at the Bisagra Gate. photo Ana Perez Herrera /ARCHDC.

Palm sunday celebration. Paris. France.

Russian Orthodox Priest Father Sergei blesses members of the media at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 59 astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, along with Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch later in the day, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

Simchat Torah celebration at the Premishlan congregation

Pashupatinath, cremation

Romanesque church of Santa María de Siones, Valle de Mena. Merindades. BurgosCastilla y Leon, Spain.

Dearborn, Michigan, A man paints the dome of the Dearborn Mosque. Arab-Americans in the Dearborn, Detroit area constitute the largest Arab population outside the Middle East.

Kunst Kultur Relegion Rituale Architektur Katholizismus 24.03.2024 Regensburg Regensburger Dom Kathedrale des Bistums Regensburg Palmsonntag Bischof Rudolf Voderholzer Segnung mit Myrte Katholizismus Regensburger Domspatzen französischen Gotik prunkvoller Hochaltar aus Silber und vergoldetem Kupfer Prozession Rituale /Symbol Einzug Jesu in Jerusalem und den Beginn seines Leidensweges Regensburg Bayern GER *** Art Culture Relegion Rituals Architecture Catholicism 24 03 2024 Regensburg Regensburg Cathedral Cathedral of the Diocese of Regensburg Palm Sunday Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer Blessing with myrtle Catholicism Regensburger Domspatzen French Gothic magnificent high altar made of silver and gilded copper procession rituals symbol Entry

Public telephone with a hood in retro design, Buddhist Lama Temple in the capital city of Beijing, China, Asia

Uigurs looking for their missed family members after the riots in Kashgar in July 2009, Xinjiang, China, Asia

HONG KONG - PROTEST - RASSEMBLEMENT POUR YULIA Hong Kong, rassemblement en soutien à Yuli, journaliste indonesienne ayant couvert le mouvement pro-democratire qui a ete expulsee de Hong Kong.HONG KONG - PROTEST - RALLY FOR YULIIn Hong Kong, rally in support of Yuli, an Indonesian journalist who covered the pro-democracy movement that was expelled from Hong Kong.

Shrine of Mary with the Child

Rome, Sunday mass in the church of Santa Sofia of the Ukrainian community of Rome. In the photo, some boys are arranging the many parcels to be sent to the war zone.

Sanctuary of Fatima. Portugal. 70's.

Germany, Berlin, 30.10.2022, Sunday afternoon in Mauerpark, fog (crickets) over the park, Serbian Orthodox Church, Europe

Sanctuary of Fatima. Portugal. 70's.

CARROZAS EN PROCESION - FESTIVIDAD DE LA VIRGEN DE LA SANGRE - JUNIO DE 1999. Location: FIESTAS DE LA VIRGEN DE LA SANGRE. Denia. Alicante. SPAIN. ALADINO.

Image of 'Solace in the Wind' statue adorned with raincoat featuring messages of support for Hong Kong protests., 2019, Wellington, by Anonymous. Gift of We are Kiwi Hong Kongers, 2021. CC 0.

Italy, Rome on 2022-04-15. Easter ceremony and torchlight procession at the foot of the hill in the presence of Pope Francis. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Italy, Rome le 2022-04-15. Ceremonie de Paques et procession aux flambeaux au pied du Collisee en presence du Pape Francois. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

FRANCE, PARIS, SACRE COEUR CHURCH, MAN WITH PIGEON

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, close-up on a dress code sign at the entrance of the Great Mosque Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Christian nativity in front of store

Visitors view an interactive artwork showing a spectrum of colours in nature, Jesus Grace Chruch, Weitblickweg, Easter hike, Hohenhaslach, Germany, Europe

maldives, male, friday mosque (hukuru miski), man washing before pray

Kyoto Japan Tourismus Tradition Geschichte Architektur Buddismus 03.03.2025 Nara Japan Japans erste Hauptstadt UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe TÅdai-ji große Buddha-Statue wurde im Jahr 752 geschaffen. Der Daibutsu-den, der sie umgibt, wurde 1709 errichtet. Der Große Buddha ist 14,98 Meter hoch. die heiligen Rehe Japans, die Sika-Hirsche von Nara Kyoto Kyoto Japan *** Kyoto Japan Tourism Tradition History Architecture Buddhism 03 03 2025 Nara Japan Japans first capital UNESCO World Heritage Site TÅdai ji Great Buddha statue was created in 752 The Daibutsu den that surrounds it was erected in 1709 The Great Buddha is 14.98 meters high the sacred deer of Japan, the Sika deer of Nara Kyoto Kyoto Japan

Monastery in Sant Benet, Catalonia, Spain

Muell nach dem Tempelfest auf dem Platz am Hindutempel Sri Kamadchi Ampal, Deutschland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ruhrgebiet, Hamm garbage after the temple festival in the square at the Hindu temple Sri Kamadchi Ampal, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr Area, Hamm BLWS717612 *** Muell to the Temple festival at the Place on Hindu temple Sri Kamadchi Ampal, Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Ruhr area, Hamm Garbage After The Temple Festival in The Square AT The Hindu Temple Sri Kamadchi Ampal, Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Ruhr Area, Hamm BLWS717612 Copyright: xblickwinkel/S.xZiesex

Ein Weihnachtsmann hängt an einer Hausfassade, und dies Ende November in einem buddhistischen Land. // 28.11.2024: Bangkok, Thailand, Asien *** A Santa Claus hangs on a house facade at the end of November in a Buddhist country 28 11 2024 Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Young christians wearing protection masks in France.

of 2