Cultural Practices of Dogon Community

Images depict the daily lives and crafts of the Dogon people, showcasing traditional pottery-making and divination practices.

Reading of the tables of the divination of the fox in Dogon

Close-up of a Dogon woman wrapped in blanket Neni, Mali

Dorze in the Guge Mountains, Ethiopia

Reading of the tables of the divination of the fox in Dogon

Dorze in the Guge Mountains, Ethiopia

Incense traders, Erigavo, Sanaag, Somaliland

Qatar, Descendants of slaves from Mombassa at a healing seance playing music.

Benin, Collines County, Savalou, Sato Convent, Voodoo Fetishes Sculpted In The Walls

Mali, Mopti. A Fulani Woman wearing large 14-carat gold earrings. Kwottenai Kanye earrings are either a gift from her husband or inherited on the death of her mother.

Benin, Collines County, Tchogodo, Hountinmin Convent, A Believer Bowing Down In Front Of The Queen Of Agbede Tonahin Convent

Many Mosques of Bani, Burkina Faso

Yeha village, believers leaving the church of Abba Aftse monastery, Abuna Aftse, Ethiopia, Africa

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

Dogon people walking on a path at the Bandiagara Escarpment in the Dogon country in Mali, West Africa.

Namibia, Opuwo. Himba village scene.

Ethiopian Orthodox Girl At Night Parade Of The Tabot (Replica Of The Ark Of The Covenant) Around The City; Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Lalibela, at the eastern group of rock-hewn churches, pilgrims in the double church of Gabriel-Raphael, Pray Gabriel-Raphael, Ethiopia, Africa

Foots of ascetic Buddhist monk walking at the way to Kyaikhtiyo. Foots of ascetic Buddhist monk walking at the way to Kyaikhtiyo. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SeksakxKerdkannox 7464334

Pilgrim at the Great Temple of Yeha, Ethiopia

Mali, Dogon Country, Sanga Weekly Market

Yeha, Ethiopia, Local faithfuls at the entrance of the Temple of the Moon

Ggoat breeder sedentary Tuareg woman Sahara

ksur El Fida, Rissani, Tafilalet, Marruecos, Africa.

A Swahili woman in Lamu makes makuti, a coconut palm thatch used extensively as a roofing material on houses all along the East African Coast. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.

Muslim woman praying.

Devotees in queue of shri krishna janmabhoomi, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu Woman collecting water from a well in a village near Bharatpur. Rajasthan. INDIA.

Benin, Zou County, Bagon Dovi-Cové, Ceremony For The Fetisher A« GuéLéDé A» Where A Devotee Dressed Up Like A Hyena (Hla) Repeats Morals And Riddles

Kenya, Kajiado, A Sacrificial Cow Is Suffocated To Death At The Beginning Of An Initiation Ceremony That Will Bring The Young Maasai Moran Or Young Warriors Into Manhood.

Nepal, Nuwakot district, one year after the earthquake, Simutar refuge camp

Muslim lady standing at doorway of hut, Rwanda

Pilgrims At The Orthodox Easter Celebrations; Lalibela, Ethiopia

Statue of Bhudda at Angkor Wat Cambodia

Senior man in front of the Toguna (House of Words) in Sangha, Mali

Old man reading a holy book, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa.

Beggar, South India, India, Asia

Saudi Arabia, Tabuk Province, Tayma. Historical reenactors at the ancient oasis town. (Editorial Use Only)

pandharpur yatra, women preparing meals for pilgrims at pandharpur, maharashtra, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Kenya, Masai Mara National Reserve. Maasai women stand by a wattle and daub hut in a Maasai manyatta.

Dorze in the Guge Mountains, Ethiopia

Ethiopian woman outside of Abreha we Atsbeha church; Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Pilgrims 'killing The Devil' On Good Friday (Siklet), St Mary Of Zion Cathedral; Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Yuma Dicko, a young Fulani woman, prays the afternoon prayer. More than half the population of this small, landlocked country is Muslim. NOT MODEL RELEASED. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Muslim woman praying, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Africa, Gabon, Estuaire Region, Tsango Island, Bwiti Ceremonies, The Shaman Assossa Making A Medical Mixing

Damage , Natural Disaster Tsunami Earthquake on Sea Floor , Nagapattinum , Velankanni , Tamil Nadu , Indian Ocean , India - 27 December 2004

Pilgrims at the rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Holy Mass at Vikrangad, Mumbai, India. (Photo by: Giulio Paletta/UIG)

Pachamama, Fiesta Nacional a la Madre Tierra, Tolar Grande, Province of Salta, Argentina, South America

Africa, West Africa, Benin, Beri. People gathered by traditional thatched dwellings.

Priest, altar area of a Coptic Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Shiva sadhu, holy man, rolling his penis on a iron pole for spiritual reasons, at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Africa, Tanzania, Maasai Village before Thunderstorm (Editorial Usage Only)

Rabari woman wearing her everyday dress and jewellery. Gujarat. Rann of Kutch. SW INDIA

Traditional masked man dancing, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Ghana: Kabile (Bronog-Ahafo Region), young Muslim boy students reciting Koran in the morning together barefoot with shoes in foreground, March. (Editorial Usage Only)

Cuba, Sancti Spiritus Province, Trinidad, Casa Templo de Santeria Yemaya, Santeria temple with religious doll

A man at the ruins of the Thotlakonda Buddhist Complex; Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Devotees taking part Kodungalloor Bharani festival in Kerala, India.

Rwanda, Ruhengeri, Musanze, Iby'Iwacu Cultural village

Young Boy Wearing A Traditional Grass Headband For Orthodox Easter; Lalibela, Ethiopia

India, Delhi, Pouring water for Sikh pilgrims to wash at temple.

pandharpur yatra, people taking meal, pandharpur, maharashtra, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Jain nuns mourning their passed away member, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Nun pouring water

Man working on Jewllery in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agadez, Niger, West Africa, Africa

An authentic oriental rug is a handmade carpet that is either knotted with pile or woven without pile. By definition - Oriental rugs are rugs that come from the orient. The simple definition of the term would be - rugs that come from (were made in) an Asian Country such as: China and Vietnam in the east to Turkey, Maghreb countries, Cyprus and Iran in the west and the Caucasus in the north to India in the south. People from different cultures, countries, racial groups and religious faiths are involved in the production of oriental rugs. Oriental rugs are organized by origin: Persian rugs, Arab rugs, Anatolian rugs, Kurdish rugs, Caucasian rugs, Central Asian rugs, Turkestanian (Turkmen, Turkoman) rugs, Chinese rugs, Tibetan rugs and Indian rugs.

Oracle priest Mboula, 92, reading the oracle of the crab, Rhumsiki, Far North, Cameroon, Africa

Africa, Ethiopian Highlands, Eastern Amhara, Lalibela, Bet Maryam. Pilgrims outside of Bet Maryam waiting for the priest.

Mali, Djenne. A woman considers wares at a market conducted alongside the Mosque of Djenne or Grande Mosquee.

Ivory Coast - Koran reading in a village

Oasis of Love, a catholic center for mentally disabled persons in Kpalime, Togo. Meal queue.

Tuareg musician, Sahara desert, Morocco

West Africa, Niger, Agadez Province, Agharous village, the Aïr festival gathering the various ethnic goups of the country

Africa, Gambia. Capital city of Banjul. Girl in traditional Islamic attire at the Royal Albert Market & Banjul Craft Market.

Bonda village at the jaypore hills. The Bonda, also known as Remo, are a Munda ethnic group who live in the isolated hill regions of the Malkangiri district of southwestern Odisha, near the junction of the three states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh. The tribe is one of the oldest and most primitive in mainland India; their culture has changed little for more than a thousand years. They are one of the 75 Primitive Tribal Groups identified by the Government of India.

Ghana, South, Teshie, Burial Of Ga Tribal Priestess Of The Sea God Kanjar In Coffin Made And Painted To Represent A Mermaid Following Tradition Of Decorating Coffin To Reflect Life Of The Deceased.

Africa, Mali, Bandiagara. Dogon Village, baobab tree

Africa, West Africa, Mali, Songo Village. Dogon-tribe under the sade of a tree.

Kuta Lombok, Sasak village Rambitan

Women with traditional dress in the Jimma region of Ethiopia, Africa

Mundan at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrim having his head shaved during Kumbha Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Young African Christian holding a cross, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Mouride muslim praying in front of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba's tomb

Traditional healer displaying various medicinal plants, Sehitwa, Botswana, Africa

Faithful reading outside a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Batiks hanging on line in village near Korhogo, Ivory Coast, West Africa, Africa

Nigeria, Katsina, Musician Playing Traditional Flute At The Sallah Day Celebrations Marking The End Of The Month Long Ramadan Period Of Fasting.

Tent of the Rashaida, an Arabic tribe, in the lowlands of Eritrea, Africa

During the 10th and 11th centuries CE the Chandella Kings of central India, scions of a powerful Rajput clan who claimed the moon as their direct ancestor, built a total of 85 temples to the glory of God, the creation, and the Hindu pantheon. The Chandellas were devout Hindus. Eclipsed by the Mughal conquest, the rise of rival dynasties, and the passage of time, the temples languished in the harsh sun and monsoon rains of central India, gradually becoming lost in the jungle. At the time of their re-discovery in 1839, they were so completely overgrown that T. S. Burt, their founder, thought no more than seven temples had survived. Happily this proved far from the case, for when the undergrowth was hacked back and the complex restored, no fewer than twenty two of the original structures were revealed standing.

Pilgrim at the rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, container for holy water, Ethiopia, Africa

Akodessewa fetish market in Lomé voodoo ritual with a tourist

Desia Kondh tribal woman wearing traditional gold noserings and earrings, Bissam Cuttack, Orissa, India, Asia

Messdiener verteilt gesegnetes Brot an Gläubige in traditioneller weisser Shamma Kleidung nach dem sonntaglichen Gottesdienst, Lalibela, Äthiopien *** Altar boy distributes blessed bread to believers in traditional white Shamma clothing after Sunday service, Lalibela, Ethiopia *** Altar boy distributes blessed bread to believers in traditional white Shamma clothing after Sunday service, Lalibela, Ethiopia Altar boy distributes blessed bread to believers in traditional white Shamma clothing after Sunday service, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Nun sorting wheat in Bet Maryam church courtyard, Lalibela

Niger, General, Tuareg Woman Playing An Imzad. A Traditional Instrument Consisting Of A Goatskin Covered Gourd Or Wooden Resonator Played With A Curved Bow And Horsehair String.

Ähiopisch-orthodoxe Gläubige in in ihr Gebet vor der Felsenkirche Biete Gabriel-Rufael House of the Angels Gabriel and Raphael, Lalibela, Äthiopien / Ethiopian orthodox woman praying at the doorstep of the rock-hewn church Biete Gabriel-Rufael House of the Angels Gabriel and Raphael, Lalibela, Ethiopia *** Ethiopian orthodox believers in their prayer in front of the rock hewn church Biete Gabriel Rufael House of the Angels Gabriel and Raphael , Lalibela, Ethiopia Ethiopian orthodox woman praying at the doorstep of the rock hewn church Biete Gabriel Rufael House of the Angels Gabriel and Raphael , Lalibela, Ethiopia

Benares Varanasi ghat death ceremony, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xSudharakxOlwe/xDinodiaxPhotox

Christian church of Narga Selassie, island of Dek, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa

Group of women with veil Group of women with veil, Taroudannt , adobe walls. Sous Valley. Antiatlas. Morocco. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22264756

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