Cultural Rituals and Devotions

Images of individuals participating in spiritual practices across different cultures. Highlighting hands, traditional attire, and ceremonial objects.

Bumthang, Bhutan. A clodes up of a monks arm with prayer beads and whip.

Witch doctors preparing herbs for rain ceremony, Takaungu, Kenya.

Asia, Thailand, Bangkok, Buddhist monk working. (Editorial Usage Only)

A pilgrim's Baptism in the river Rio Quema, Andalusia, Spain

England, Religion, Woman Tying Thread On Arm Of Boy During The Sacred Thread Ceremony. The Hindu Male Rite Of Passage Ceremony

Sonepur Mela. Bihar,India.

Asia, Middle East, Republic of Yemen, Sana'a. Old town, Man grasping knife

Baby sleeping under a mosquito net Lome. Togo.

Musician playing a Thavil, a traditional Indian drum, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A house in Orissa, India

Asia, India, Ladakh, Mulbekh. Prayer wheels send prayers to heaven in Mulbeck in the Himalaya in Ladakh, India.

A Cuban artist carving a decorative mask into a block of wood with a chisel. Trinidad, Cuba

India, Rajasthan, Alwar, Participant In The Mehendi Competition At The Alwar Utsav Festival Applying An Intricate Henna Design Onto The Palm Of Her Hand

Muslim, cat or hands in prayer on carpet for peace, mindfulness or support from Allah in holy temple or mosque. Kitten, Islamic or spiritual person praying to worship God on Ramadan Kareem in Qatar

Nigeria, Arts, Sculptor Kasali Akanei Yoruba At Work

Indian traditional Bandhani pagdi or headgear , Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh , India

Mexico, Cozumel, San Miguel, town square, native dancers in Cozumel performing for tourists.

Sri Lanka, Haputale, Funeral Ritual With Son Of The Deceased With Head Shaved As A Sign Of Bereavement And Other Mourners Placing Offerings On Ground Marked With Coloured Tika Powder.

The line of people feet walking meditation and all in white clothes.

A orange clad religious sadhu looking at the poster at Raj Mandir cinem hall movie theater showing Mangal Pandey-the rising Aamir Khan acted as the lead role of the historical character of the same name directed by Ketan Mehata Jaipur Rajasthan Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Thailand, Bangkok, Detail of Monk's Alms Bowl

A Young Woman Holds Leaves From A Plant In A Silver Urn And Prays, Penang Malaysia

Sri Lankan Traditional wood craft and craftsmen Kolutara, Sri Lanka 09 february 2023. Sri Lankan Traditional wood craft and craftsmen. small private workshop-shop for making handmade souvenirs from wood. master carves a Buddha figurine Copyright: xZoonar.com/ELENxMARLENx 21136605

Tau tau, an effigy made in likeness to dead person, Torajaland, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Malaysia, Batu Cave. Thaipusam Festival.

old man seated, ekambarnath temple, kanchipuram, tamil nadu, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Intricate embroidery work, India, Asia

Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Flower offering for temple worshipping, Mother Temple of Besakih, the most important, largest and holiest temple of Hindu religion in Bali, Indonesia (Large format sizes available)

Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhai Patel at Congress Committee meeting, India, Asia, August 8, 1942 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

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 21825974

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Amarapura, Maha Gandayone monastery

Kumbh Fair, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

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 21825854

Vat banyan Tree on Vat Savitri Festival or Vat Purnima Festival, panchgani, maharashtra, india Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Wat Vixun, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A man carves a statue in wood in workshop. Woodcarving Bali.

Crunch gyms Gospel Aerobics instructor

Devotee performing stunt by carrying sword weighing around 40 kgs with mouth at Jejuri temple, Pune, Phaltan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Balinese wooodcarver

Kathakali, Intricate make up requires help, Kerala, India, Asia

Asia, Bhutan, Thimphu, Pilgrims at the National Memorial Chorten

Priest at 11th century Brahmeshwar temple in Bhubaneswar Orissa India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, Muezzin At Call To Prayer From Minaret Of Mosque.

Boy with holy bull in temple

Female Jain pilgrim meditating at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Immersion of idol of lord ganesh in artificial tank at pune Maharashtra India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Govindajee mandir Imphal Manipur India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

India, Bihar, Bodhgaya , Buddhist devotee lying face down on the ground in prostration.

Thailand, Bangkok, Buddhist monk collects offerings of food and flowers each morning (Editorial Usage Only)

Devotee with pierced body in a religious procession at Thaipusam Festival, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Little India, Singapore

China, Hong Kong, General, Chinese Devotee Making Offering of Incense Sticks

Christian devotees takes part in a perform to re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during a procession on Good Friday, on March 29, 2024 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Lome. Man performing voodoo rites in shrine at Fetish Market in Lome, Togo.

Well at la Bénite Fontaine sanctuary

Glimpses of mahatma gandhi began fast for communal harmony, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Reenactment of baptism during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The blessed water is sprinkled on the participants to symbo

Nepal, Patan, Dashain festival, people, musicians, playing, traditional songs,

Shamanic ceremony on Island of Amantani, Lake Titicaca, Peru

Cambodia, Phnom Phen, Monk behind bars of a monastary window.

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

Man reading buddhist scriptures. Golden temple.

Tibet, People, Reading Tibetan Prayer Book.

Poster of Pope Benedict´s visit to Benin, Ouidah, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Painting of Mahatma Gandhi ; Gujarat ; India NO MR

Muslims outside the Paris Great Mosque on Aïd El-Fitr festival

Holy cow, Margao, Goa, India

Elephant blessings pilgrims at Hindu Temple Elephant with painted religious symbols blessings pilgrims at Hindu Temple. South India, Tamil Nadu Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 5284319

Congregation at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) Sylhet, Bangladesh mosque staff providing sanitizer to Muslims attending Friday prayers under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Mosque authority also allowed Friday prayers to be held in congregation and five times prayers a day in congregation as well by social distance maintaining. (Photo by: Majority World/Md Rafayat Haque Khan/UIG)

Young monk and kittens resting Burma

Musicians herald the rising of Lord Surya sun god, Sun Worship Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Masong ritualized mutilation with knives piercing his cheeks during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket; Phuket, Thailand

Sikh cleric reading scriptures, amritsar, punjab, india, asia Copyright: xRupinderxKhullar/DinodiaxPhotox

MEDICINAL PLANTS, CAMEROON. Mount Oku, Bamenda Highlands. Okus traditional healers are famous throughout Cameroon. . Collecting medicinal plants and concocting cures provides an income for a large number of people in the region.

Tribal ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Maasai Man in traditional clothes

Kodavas in their traditional dress at Madikeri, Mercara in Kodagu, Coorg, Karnataka, India, Asia

PEREGRINOS BRAHMANES. Location: EXTERIOR. MADRAS. India.

Phat Quang Buddhist temple. Temple pond with stones and water lilies. Buddhist woman. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Pilgrim praying at pagoda on the golden rock, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Kyaikto, Mon State, Myanmar

Thailand, Chiang Rai Province, Doi Lan, Lisu Shaman Anointing Supplicants Head At Healing Ceremony

A Hindu sadhu - holy man - smokes at Kathmandu's Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

Haitian woman praying with prayer beads

Two monks sitting on the stairs to Karzok monastery, Karzok, Ladakh, India, Asia

The date of construction of the Svayambhunath stupa, its origins steeped in myth, is unknown. According to the inscriptions on an ancient and damaged stone tablet at Svayambhunath, King Vrishadeva (ca. 400 CE) was the first to build a place of worship on the site. His grandson, King Manadeva I (ca. 464-505) may have made some additions. The Muslim invasion of 1349 undid all the pious building work, the marauding Muslim warriors dismantling every kafir (infidel) sanctuary that they came across. An inscription at Svayambhunath records the date of the Muslim invasion as 20 November 1349, in all probability a very accurate account. After the raids Svayambhunath was restored, and most of the buildings seen today are from the post-invasion period. Swayambhunath (Devnagari: स्वयम्भूनाथ स्तुप) is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in parts of the temple in the north-wes

GUWAHATI, INDIA, APRIL 11: A Muslim man applies Surma on eyes during Eid Al-Fitr in Guwahati, India on April 11, 2024. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan

A Music Band Plays Funeral Marches During The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

Nagapanchami festival of snake, cobra story, battis shirala, maharashtra, india Copyright: xVinayxParelkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu devoteeÄôs tattooed leg in Dediapada, Gujarat, India

Traditional dressed man of the Qahtani Flower men tribe, Asir Mountains, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle East

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

Worshipper during a Buddhist ceremony at the pagoda. Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang. Laos.

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