Cultural Religious Practices

Images showcasing various cultural expressions of spirituality, including traditional clothing, rituals, and performances from different regions.

Kathakali dancer doing his make up, Chuvanna Thaadi mask, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Hindu men praying. Thai Pussam Festival, India

Papua New Guinea, Tari Valley. Huli Wigman.

Kathakali dancer smiling.

Dani tribe man in traditional costume with penis gourd / Koteka. Jiwika village, Suroba, Trikora Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia. October 2020. Editorial use only.

Niño representando al dios Vishnu,,Rishikesh,Uttar Pradesh,India.

Malaysia, Batu Cave. Thaipusam Festival.

Portrait of a Highlands warrior performing at Sing Sing Festival, Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Nino representando al dios Vishnu, Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Travel photos. Dancer (maybe on a dance festival in Bali)

Kathakali dancer doing his make up, Chuvanna Thaadi mask, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Man with a peacock costume during Navaratri festival

Aboriginal culture program in the Red Dreaming Centre, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania

The make-up of the Kathakali character Bali is being applied, Perattil, Kerala, India, Asia

Bookwus, Native dancer at fire, British Columbia, Canada

A Katakali artist is applying the make-up of the character Arjun for the Santhana Gopalam play during a temple festival, Ayroor, Kerala, India, Asia

Kathakali dancer looking sideways after getting his facial makeup makeup done..

Close-up of Nepalese monk with mask, dressed as a Demon during 'Duk chu' festival, Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal

The make-up of the Kathakali character Krishna is being applied, Perattil, Kerala, India, Asia

Naga baba Hindu saint shiv das giri in Kumbh mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707A Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

The make-up of the Kathakali character Bali is being applied, Perattil, Kerala, India, Asia

Asia, Nepal, Kathmandu. A pigeon fills the painted hand of a statue of Kali in Kathmandu, a World Heritage Site, Nepal.

Young boy with traditional painted face, paint made from natural ground river stones, Omo region, Southwest Ethiopia; Kibish, Ethiopia

Kathakali dancer after getting his facial makeup done.

ganjeri sadhu , himachal pradesh , india

Life And Death Festival, Riviera Maya. Mexico

Native in New Britain

Vishnu Statue. Angkor Wat.

Indian sharing a psychotropic potion based on plants

Young Indian Priest Sadhu Smeared In Ash, Ujjain, India

Sadhu or wandering monk, Pranayama Breathing Meditation, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Artist painting eyes of goddess kali Kumartuli Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal India 14-October-2009 Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

The make-up of the Kathakali character Nakrathundi is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

The Chewa people, Malawis largest ethnic group, live on the west side of Lake Malawi. Despite years of missionary influence, they still cling to old beliefs and rituals. For them, death simply means a journey of rebirth into the spirit world.

Wodaabe man performing for the tribeswomen during the Gerewol Festival, north of Abalak, Niger

AZTEC TRADITIONAL DANCE PERFORMANCE, FIRE DANCE (MEXICO)

Kathakali dancer in full makeup waiting for his performance, Varkala, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Tea Ceremony Pu'er Tea at the Brilliant Resort at Spa in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China

Kathakali dancer doing his make up, Chuvanna Thaadi mask, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Kathakali performer or mime, 38 years old, with painted face, Kochi Kathakali Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India, Asia

Kogi Indian, Colombia.

Hindu saint naga baba in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Sudan, Tribal People, 'Dinka Initiation Into Manhood. Scarring Ceremony In Which Each Boy Has Six Horizontal Lines Cut Into Forehead, Any Sign Of Weakness Brings Dishonour.'

Sudan, Tribal People, Dinka Bride In Hut After Pre-Wedding Abduction.

Struggle for food relief camp of victims of Kosi river flood in year 2008 Purniya district Bihar India NO MR Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Africa, Benin, Ouidah. Sacred Forest of Kapasse (aka Foret Sacree), statue of phallic voodoo deity.

Natives Participating in Tapati Festival Easter Island during Rapa Nui (MR)

Statue of male ; Calcutta now Kolkata ; West Bengal ; India

Preparing Make up artist in Kerala Kathakali Centre in Kochi,Southeast India,Asia

Asia, Papua New Guinea. Mount Hagen cultural show. Simbu mudmen, Eastern highlands tribe

Asia, Tibet, A Tibetan pilgrim, prayer wheel in hand orbits the Jokhang along the Barkhor circuit.

Malaysia, Penang, Thaipusam, Hindu, religious, festival, people, man,

Last snake Charmer Bede from Benares Last Snake Charmer bede, geek from Benares with Hamandryad Indian Cobra, Naja naja. Profession becomes extremely rare because of state ban, disappearance of tradition, loss of professionalism Copyright: xZoonar.com/Yrax 13438465

Chakalele War Dance in Moluccas, Indonesia

A Young Man In A Ritual Of Tongue Piercing, India

Native smokew marijuana, Zaire.

Kathakali dancer in front of a yellow background

Jivero Indian Ecuador

Child actor having make_up applied before performance of Ramlilla, the stage play of the great Hindu epic, the Ramayana, Ramlilla Festival, Varanasi B...

Kathakali dancer smiling while wearing his costume before performance.

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, workshop Thitsar Hinn, Moekran from the Padaung tribe readjust her set made of bronze called 'Kyv' and weighing 8 kg

Kathakali dancer applying make_up, Kerala state, India, Asia

Painted photograph of kenyan Samburu woman on water colour paper

Costa Rica, San Jose, Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Figurine presenting Pre-Columbian communities. Political and religious leadership rolls represented. Recreation of Pre-Columbian communities.

Joranda monks in saffron loincloths performing daily sunset devotional prayer ceremony at Joranda monastery, Odisha, India, Asia

Ethiopia, Omo Region, Kibish Village. Bologedung (Bulugedong), Suri chief, wearing his raincoat cape at his compound.

Hindu saint naga baba Shivdasgiri smoking tobacco in Varanasi on Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707A Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathakali dancer checking his makeup in the mirror.

Sadhu, a naked Baba, belonging to the Junna brotherhood, practising a penis exercise to show his spiritual strength at the Kumbh Mela in February 2010...

Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu. A Muslim woman of Lamu town wearing a buibui or face veil with a brightly decorated wrap to offset her black dress.

The make-up of the Kathakali character Jayantha is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Shiva devotee with pierced tongue and the symbol of Shiva, the trident, in Trivandrum, Thiruvanathapuram, Malabar Coast, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Indonesia, Bali, Klunkung, Gamelan Musician At Royal Cremation

A royal Brahmin performing a ceremony, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

A Mayan ball player holds up the ball made of hule in Chapab village in Yucatan state in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula

Sadhu smoking cannabis

Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu. A Muslim woman of Lamu town wearing a buibui or face veil with a brightly decorated wrap to offset her black dress.

INDIA KERALA COCHIN KATHAKALI DANCE Artists at preparations get ready of a Kathakali Dance Group at a authentic training in the city of Kochi or Cochin in the Province Kerala in India. India, Cochin, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21825837

Sadhu's stall at the Gangasagar Mela. The fair is held where the Ganga river and the Bay of Bengal form a nexus, hence the name Gangasagar Mela. This is the largest fair in West Bengal which is celebrated during mid January every year and is a major attraction to millions of pilgrims from different parts of the country who gather at Gangasagar, the point where the holy river Ganges meets the sea to take a dip and wash away all the earthly sins. Namkhana, West Bengal, India.

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on Good Friday.

Church Priest holding a Lalibela Cross, Lalibela and its rock-hewn Churches rank among the greatest religio-historical sites not only in Africa, but in the Christian world, Lalibela, Ethiopia 2005. Model released.

The make-up of the Kathakali character Jayantha is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Kenya: Amboseli National Park, Esetiti Nursery School, Maasai teacher. (Editorial Usage Only)

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

Statue of naked goddess showing cruel angry expression ; small village district Manik gunj ; Bangladesh

Thailand: Performers at the Khao Phanom Rung Festival, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle), Buriram Province, northeast Thailand (1998)

A penitent carries a cross during a holy week procession in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Asia, Southeast Asia, Laos, Luang Prabang, portrait of a novice monk

Congo, Gungu, Bapende Tribe Masked Dancer Wearing Grass Skirt And Body Paint At Gungu Festival.

Thailand, Surin, Surin. A Suai (known locally as 'Guay') mahout sits atop his elephant mount during the Surin Elephant Round-up festival. The Suai are the indigenous people of Surin, and are skilled elephant masters, having used them in everyday life for centuries.

Ouro Preto Processions

Mongolia, Selenge Province, Amarbayasgalant Monastery

A Himba woman is sitting in her hut swinging a jar from a large gourd, fastened with ropes at the top to make butter.

Hindu saint worshiping in Varanasi on orange background, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Mauritius, woman offering flowers and fruits to Shiva at Lake Grand Bassin, considered as sacred Hindu place

Buddhist monks shaving their heads, Mahagandayon Monastery, Amarapura, Burma, Myanmar, Asia

Kathakali dancer lying on the chatai during his makeup.

KOCHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 24, 2013: Unidentified Kathakali exponent preparing for performance by applying face make-up. Kathakali is the classical dance form of Kerala

A Karo woman wears an elaborate headdress made from the wing-cases of beetles and a cape of calf skin fringed with cowrie shells.

Umpanda, The King of the Amazulu, circa 1849

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