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Cultural Portraits of Traditional Figures

Images of men in traditional attire, including turbans and ceremonial garments. The mood is contemplative, showcasing diverse cultural practices in a serene setting.

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Priest carries a tabor (a replica of the Ark of the Covenant) on his head during the annual Timkat Festival of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which celebrates Epiphany.

Palestine is a name given to the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The region is also known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land and the Southern Levant. In 1832 Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali's Egypt, but in 1840 Britain intervened and returned control of the Levant to the Ottomans in return for further capitulations. The end of the 19th century saw the beginning of Zionist immigration and the Revival of the Hebrew language. The movement was publicly supported by Great Britain during World War I with the Balfour Declaration of 1917. The British captured Jerusalem a month later, and were formally awarded a mandate in 1922. In 1947, following World War II and the Holocaust, the British Government announced their desire to terminate the Mandate, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the territory into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the proposal but the Arab Higher Committee rejected it; a

Sikh praying in Gurdwara Sisganj, Old Delhi

A Bedouin man kneels on top of a sand dune in the desert . He wears the traditional Omani long white cloak or dish dash, a turban, a ceremonial curved dagger (khanjar) and holds a short camel stick

Portrait of a senior man wearing a turban, Rajasthan, India

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Priest carries a tabor (a replica of the Ark of the Covenant) on his head during the annual Timkat Festival of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which celebrates Epiphany.

Jordan, Ancient Nabataean city of Petra. Guards dressed in ancient attire.

Priest Kes Msgea in Bet Maskal (House of the Cross) church in Lalibela

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Prayag, Hardt Kumbh Mela, Holy Festival, Hindu religion,

Man Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Man at a Sing Sing tribal gathering Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

The Ganges River,Varanasi,India;Hindu man meditating by the Ganges

India: A Vasudev, a worshipper of the Hindu god Krishna in the Indian state of Maharashtra, singing songs in praise of Krishna and collecting alms, Mumbai. The hand cymbals, with which he accompanies his singing, are the kartal (in his right hand) and manjeera / manjira (left hand).

Shepherds playing flute 1898, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

India - Uttar Pradesh - Holy man

ASIA, Indonesia, West Papua (Irian Jaya), Asmat Region. Asmat Warrior (Editorial Usage Only)

A priest prays at the monastery of Ura Kidane Meret, on Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Vintage Photograph. Traditional rajasthani turban highlighting cultural heritage in india.

Man praying, St. Simeon monastery, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ethiopia: Lalibela, Blue Nile River Basin, priest wearing antique crown and robes, standing next to holy Bible, St. Neakutoleab Monastery, (Editorial Usage Only)

Musician playing an Ektara, a traditional one-string instrument, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer. A wandering sadhu collects alms in the old part of Jaisalmer Fort.

Gondhali From Solapur District, Maharashtra, India

India,Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad (Prayag).Sadhu holy man at Kumbh Mela holy Festival

Macalle, Ethiopia, A priest in the old Abreha Atsbeha rock church

India, West Bengal, Calcutta , Sadhu or Holy Man carring trident indicating that he is a follower of Siva. Another man partly seen behind.

A priest stands at the entrance to the rock_hewn church of Bet Amanuel, in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Rock churches of Lalibela, in the Church of the Cross, Bete Maskal, pilgrims, priest with cross, Ethiopia, Africa

Gondhali from Sholapur District, Maharashtra, India MR 687W, 687V Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Nepal, Khatmandu, Holy Man at Hindu Temple. (Editorial Usage Only)

India, Jodpur, Rajasthan, Gardens of Mandor. Snake charmer and snake (MR)

Africa, Ethiopian Highlands, Eastern Amhara, Lalibela, rock-hewn church, St. George, Bet Giyorgis. Priest in the doorway of St. George.

SANTON SIVAISTA CON BASTON TERMINADO EN CABEZAS DE SERPIENTE. Location: EXTERIOR. KATMANDU.

Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Benares. Musicians, Khumb Mela Festival, Ganges River (Editorial Usage Only)

India,Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad (Prayag).Sadhu holy man at Kumbh Mela holy Festival

Sadu at Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal

Priest in prayer, Coptic Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Tribeni Ghat, Khware

Egypt, , Alexandria, Two Men Wearing White Turbans In Front Of Mosque

EGIPCIO CON LA LLAVE DE LA VIDA SIMBOLO EGIPCIO DE LA VIDA ETERNA SE DICE QUE REPRESENTA EL AIRE Y AGUA COMO ELEMENTOS IMPORTANTES PAR - FOTO AÑOS 80. Location: TEMPLO DE RAMSES II. ABU SIMBEL. EGYPT.

Indian woman with a light pink veil covering her head, Amber, India, July, 2008

Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest in one of the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.

A Hindu priest, a sadhu and esthetic, with body paint poses in a Kathmandu, Nepal temple.

Ethiopia, Axum, priest

Monk, saint, Pushkar, Rajasthan, northern India, Asia

Nepal, Mustang, smoking marijuana

Performers at Pushkar camel and livestock fair which takes place in the Hindu month of Kartik (October / November) ten days after Diwali (Festival of Lights). Pushkar, Rajasthan. India

A snake charmer in India.

At Hindu service, Ganga Aarti, late in the evening at Dashashwamedh Ghat the most famous and central bathing ghat. The culture of Varanasi is closely ...

Hindu worshiper with body piercing. Thai Pussam Festival, India

Tuareg, Sebha, Ubari, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Ethiopia, Lalibela, Unesco World Heritage Site, Church Carved Into Rock, Cross Church, Priest, Portrait

Udaisin Sadhu, holy man, smoking marihuana at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Misrata, Libya; Suleyman, speaking the standard Arabic apart from English and Italian (quite a rarity nowadays), showing an influence by past rulers of the country, vividly spoke about Misrata in the past

man applying tikka on head after pooja , maharashtra , india

Udaisin Sadhu, holy man, smoking marihuana at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Ethiopian Orthodox priest with cross, Wukro Chirkos rock cut church; Wukro, Tigray region, Ethiopia

Garifuna playing the conch shell trumpet, the only wind instrument used today in Garifuna traditional music.The Garifuna, descendants of Carib, Arawak, and West African people. The Garifuna music was proclaimed by UNESCO one of the masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001.

Dancers perform the traditional Marathi folk dance to welcome former United States of America USA president Jimmy Carter to inaugurate the 23rd Jimmy Carter Work Project at Patan Village, near Lonavala, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Portrait of a man joining the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival at night, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sadhu, painted face, portrait, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Priest Kes Msgea in Bet Maskal (House of the Cross) church in Lalibela

Woman in craft shop, Tafraoute, Ameln Valley, Morocco, Africa

Priest fund raising for church restoration, at side of road in the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia, Africa

A caretaker stands outside the main mosque on Ilha do Mozambique

Kenya. A Muslim man from Lamu with a red-henna beard. Stained when they have participated in a pilgrimage to Mecca.

In the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar

Sadhu, an ascetic, wandering monk, smoking, Gaumukh, source of the Ganges near Gangotri, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Bedouin playing the bagpipes in the old amphitheatre of Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

China, Sichuan Province, Zoige town, Tibetan monk with prayer wheel

Egyptian Coptic priest at the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Children listen to a traditional storyteller as he sings and chants, inside a mosque and shrine of Baba Wali, during a day espec

Egypt, Abu Simbel. Egyptian man holding the Pharonic symbol, called the Ankh. The Ankh takes the shape of a cross with a loop on top, resembling a key. In the ancient language of Egyptians, the 'ankh' meant 'life.' (Editorial Use Only)

buddhist monk, bagan, myanmar, burma Copyright: xStefanxTomassetti/DinodiaxPhotox

India - Kerala Cochin , Kathakali Dancer

Ethiopia, Africa.

Easter Procession, Chichicastenango, Guatemala.

man playing musical instrument, orissa, india Copyright: xMxAcharya/DinodiaxPhotox

A Bedouin man in his tent holding an incense burner in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Devotee writing radha krishna on face by sandalwood paste, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Arms of Guru Gobind Singhji kept for public display inside of Anandpur sahib Gurudwara in Rupnagar district Punjab India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

The Sadhus (Holy Men) smoke ganja (Cannabis) at a temple during Brahma Kund mela, outskirts of Agartala. India.

A newly initiated Shiva sadhu from Avahan Akhara, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sikh with traditional turban, punjab, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Mali, West Africa, Ireli Village. Dogon medicine man.

Comedian. Mandalay Myanmar (Burma).

Traditional Cape Town 'Klopse' music carnival

Sacred mount and chapels with statues, varallo, Italy

African muslim

saffron , jammu & kashmir , india

Sadhu performing yoga and body painted with ashes; Varanasi, India

SHIVA worshipping HINDU SADDHU with TRIDENT at the PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR, a 5 day religious festival - RAJASTHAN, INDIA

Soldier in traditional dress, Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Aerial view of an old man with a white beard and turban smoking a pipe, light streaming through a window, Vietnam.

Moros y cristianos, fiesta de La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Jewish Ethiopian priest at the annual Sigd festival

Egypt, Aswan. Robed and turbaned Egyptian guide at Philae Temple, Aswan, Egypt. (MR)

Man playing Horanewa, Tooth Sanctuary, Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sarod player, India, Asia

Portrait of a Shiva sadhu from Avahan Akhara, within a group of fellow sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

men playing Shehnai musical instrument, lok utsav, bombay mumbai, maharashtra, india Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

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