Cultural Religious Moments

Images capturing personal and communal moments of devotion, revealing diverse spiritual practices in various cultural contexts.

Beduin praying in the Sahara Douz. Tunisia.

Palm tree on tropical beach

Beduin praying in the Sahara Douz. Tunisia.

Portrait of a man holding Christian symbols, Gabriel and Raphael, Bieta Mercurios, Lalibela, Wollo region, Ethiopia, Africa

Older woman devotee at Jagdish Temple, Udaipur, Rajastan, India

LAURENCE OLIVIER in KHARTOUM (1966).

A priest reads at the entrance to the rock_hewn church of Bet Amanuel, carved in the Asumite style, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

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

Tuareg near a cliff Tassili N'ajjer Algeria

A Tibetan nun on pilgrimage spins her prayer wheel while circumnambulating the Barkhor - Lhasa, Tibet

Pilgrims praying during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

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

Ethiopian Orthodox priest reading the Bible at the Northern Group of the Rock-Hewn Churches; Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

a young maasai woman and her infant child stand coyly inside the doorway to her mud hut. the maasai are one of africa's more colourful tribes and still cling to traditions. maasai mara. kenya. march 2008.

Guard,Meherangarh Fort,Jodpur, Rajasthan, India

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

Toubou tribesmen, traditional warriors of the central Sahara. Northern Niger, 2005.

THIKSEY, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2011: Two Tibetan Buddhist monks blowing Tibetan horn (dungche) during morning pooja, Thiksey gompa, Ladakh, India

THIKSEY, INDIA, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011: Two Tibetan Buddhist monks blowing Tibetan horn (dungche) during morning pooja, Thiksey gompa, Ladakh, India, Asia

Pilgrim at night at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

blessing ceremony by Inca shaman Lucas Checa Perez and son

Lalibela, eastern group of rock-hewn churches, pilgrims praying at the Prayer of Abba Lebanon, Abba Lebanon Church, House of Father Lebanon, Ethiopia, Africa

Ethiopia, Lalibela. An old man rests beneath a tree in the early morning light.

Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara National Reserve, Mara Ashnil region. Masai tribal clothing.

Mali, Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets, the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the mosque.

Monk, Tabo Gompa Monastery Spiti, India.

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

A priest stands at the entrance to the rock_hewn church of Bet Gabriel_Rufael, in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Upper Egypt, West bank of the Nile. Temple of Edfu. Egyptian man in traditional clothing robe called jellabiya. standing at entrance. (Editorial Use Only)

A man working on a roof top empties a bucket, in the Dogon village of Songo, Mali, Africa

Amber Fort,Jaipur,India;Portrait of woman carrying bowl on top of her head

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. Line of Mughal India costumed cloth dolls

Tuareg men in front of the Djingareyber Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali

SPAIN - Terra Alta (district) - Catalonia - TARRAGONA. La Passió de Vilalba dels Arcs, el Sant Sopar Vilalba dels Arcs, Terra Alta, Tarragona

Mali, Dogon Country. An old man operates a narrow loom at Songho, an attractive Dogon village on top of the Bandiagara escarpment. Mali is Africaís second largest producer of cotton.

Musician playing musical instrument , Ladakh Hemis Festival , Jammu and Kashmir , India

Faithful kissing a bible outside a church in Lalibela

Oman, Al-Shuwaymiyah, bedu woman

Abdul Malik Bilali recites the Holy Koran in his beautiful stone built house in Lamus old town. The house has fine example of decorative Lamu plasterwork gracing the interior walls. The extraordinary skill of the local craftsmen is an important legacy of Afro Arab architecture in the Swahili style. local Swahili style and culture.

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Ethiopian Orthodox priest enters the rock passageway connecting Biete Medhane Alem to Biete Maryam rock-hewn churches.

Bhil indigenous men praying, Barjarsar, Rajasthan Desert, India.

Morocco, Fes. Three veiled audience members dance at a late evening concert during the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music.

Africa, Morocco, Telouet. Close-up of man in traditional garb seated inside Kasbah.

India, Rajasthan , Deshnok, Interior Of Karni Mata Temple Near Bikaner With Woman Worshipper In Tradtional Dress Feeding The Rats That Inhabit The Temple.

Nubian painted village near Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Local man dressed in traditional djellaba walking out of mosque in the Kasbah, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Ladakhi woman with prayer wheel, Indus Valley

Jesus Reading From Scroll

Local chieftain in Dogon Village built into cliff at the base Bandiagara plateau ,designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1989

Rock churches of Lalibela, the World Reader's Church, Pray Medhane Alem, House of the World Reader, Pilgrim prays with Ethiopian Orthodox cross in the church, Ethiopia, Africa

A berber man pours mint tea in an elaborate, timeless ritual.

Tuareg population of Timimoun in Algeria.

Ethiopia, Lalibela, Bet Giyorgis. A tourist gazes at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis. (MR)

Israel, Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Painting of god shrinathji on cow body, horn decorated with peacock feather, Hindu belief to worship cow, India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Bishop at doorway to Bet Giyorgis aka St. George Church. Ethiopia, Africa.

Prostrator about to perform body-length prostrations over the entire length of the circumambulation around Mount Kailash. It requires at least four weeks of physical endurance to perform the circumambulation of 52km. Mount Kailash, Tibet. June 2010. No release available.

Mali, Mopti. A Bobo man beside his millet granary at a Bobo village near Mopti. The small community of Bobo people is Christian.

Morocco, Near Marrakech, Atlas Mountains, Ourika Valley,Berber People In Almond Orchard

Mali, Djenne. Islamic scribes and scholars teach writing and scriptures beside the the town's celebrated Great Mosque, or Grande Mosquee.

Rock churches in Lalibela, pilgrims at the entrance to the rock church of St George, Bete Kiddus Georiys, Bete Ghiorgis Church, Ethiopia, Africa

Niger, Air Mountains, Tuareg Filling Water Bottles For Agricultural Use.

Priest standing outside an underground stone church; Lalibela, Ethiopia

Man at the Djenee mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mali, West Africa

Men sitting at the entrance to Gidan Rumfa, the Emirs palace of Kano, Kano state, Nigeria, Africa

Muslim old men sitting in the Tipu Sultan Mosque and listening Quran in Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal, India, Asia

Saudi Arabia, Near Abha, Al Wadijan, Friday Market, Colorful Baskets

MALI, NEAR TIMBUKTU, TUAREG CAMP IN HARMATTAN DUST STORM, TRADITIONAL DANCES OF TUAREG PEOPLE

Monk rotating the prayer wheels in a Buddhist temple.

Beggar in front of the Sidi Abderrhaman Mosque, Algiers, Algeria, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Man reaching out to help photographer to his feet, near Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Tuareg preparing the traditional tea Gandoura Algeria

Mali, Mopti. Two old men entering the mosque at Mopti for prayers. This fine Sudan-style mosque was built in 1935 and recently repaired to its former condition.

Guard at the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Tut Ankh Amon, closed for restoration sign, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa

Three Indian Sadhus Priests Sitting Near The Holy River At Ganges In The Oldest Indian City Of India, Banaras, Now Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tuareg in the throats of Essendilene Tassili N'ajjer Algeria

The Rifaye sect of Islam.

portrait of Tuareg man in white headdress, Festival au Desert, Essakane, Mali.

BELEN DE CUCUNIELO - DETALLE DE LOS REYES MAGOS. Location: MUSEO SAN MARTINO. NEAPEL. ITALIA. Gaspar. BALTASAR.

Tuareg man drawing water from a well, Nibka Mohammed, Mali

Morocco, Marrakech, Tinmal. Men greeting each other before prayer. Dressed in traditional clothing. The Great Mosque of Tinmal was constructed by Almohad sovereign 'Abd al-Mu'min (reg. 1130-1163) in 1153. (Editorial Use Only)

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

Man reading scriptures outside Bet Medhane Alem church in Lalibela

Bedouin praying in the Sahara, Douz, Kebili, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Guard by fresco in Meherangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Ndebele woman decorating traditional hut, Mpumalanga

Hindu priest with shani god, Dilwara, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Peru, Cordillera Vilcanota, Bride And Groom During Their Wedding Ceremony With Length Of Red Textile Encircling Their Heads.

Kano, Nigeria - 19 March 2026: View of an individual shrouded in white lace, face obscured by sunglasses and a veil, stands out against a sea of onlookers.

Äthiopisch-orthodoxer Priester am Eingang zur Felsenkirche Biete Amanuel, UNESCO-Weltkulturerbestätte Lalibela, Äthiopien *** Ethiopian-orthodox Priest at the entry to the rock-hewn.church Biete Amanuel House of Emmanuel, UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela, Ethiopia *** Ethiopian orthodox priest at the entry to the rock hewn church Biete Amanuel, UNESCO World Heritage Site Lalibela, Ethiopia Ethiopian orthodox Priest at the entry to the rock hewn church Biete Amanuel House of Emmanuel , UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela, Ethiopia

TANZANIA, NEAR NGORONGORO CRATER, MASAI VILLAGE, YOUNG WOMAN IN DOOR OF TRADITIONAL HUT

Barabar Caves, Bihar, India

Bishop at doorway to Bet Giyorgis aka St. George Church. Ethiopia, Africa.

Mali, Dogon, A Diviner And Dogon Client Explains Marks Left In Sand By Desert Fox Over The Marks He Made The Day Before.

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

A burqa, also transliterated burkha, burka or burqua from Arabic is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies in public places. The burqa is usually understood to be the woman's loose body-covering (Arabic: jilbab), plus the head-covering (Arabic: hijab), plus the face-veil (Arabic: niqab).

Mexico, Chiapas, San Cristbal De Las Casas, Woman In Front Of Coloured Pictures Of The Lives Of The Saints And Christ Displayed Along Stone Wall.

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

Cuba, Trinidad. A priestess in the Santeria religion sits in her living room with her altar of icons and photographs. She is wearing many necklaces that represent saints.

Man wearing traditional Arab headdress overlooking Al Khazneh which is also known as The Treasury at Petra in Jordan.

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

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