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Cultural Rituals and Traditions

Scenes from diverse cultural rituals including healing practices and tea ceremonies, reflecting rich traditions and vibrant clothing.

Participants prepare for the Tamshingphala Tsechu in Bumthang, Bhutan.
Participants prepare for the Tamshingphala Tsechu in Bumthang, Bhutan.
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A Hindu devotee reading a holy book along one of the ghats, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia
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Two Buddhist monks and a tiger, Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Temple, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
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Pilgrims praying before the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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A woman devotee carried in a palanquin to Yamunotri temple Uttarkashi Uttarakhand India Asia Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox
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Muslim man wearing a traditional caftan mending fishing nets in the port of Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Festival offerings for the gods. Bali, Indonesia.
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Devout BUDDHISTS prostrate in front of the JOKHANG, TIBET'S holiest temple, built in the 7th Century by KING SONGTSEN GAMPO - LHASA, TIBET
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Musicians playing at the Puning Temple in Chengde
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Mexico, Oaxaca, Teotitlan del Valle. Man demonstates techniques for handmade Zapotec Indian rugs. (MR)
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Two young monks up in the hill observing Indus Valley´s meadow
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Ancient well. The water is drawn from underground springs and some of these wells are still in use today. Jianshui. Yunnan Province. China
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China, Guizhou Province, Sugao village, Long Horn Miao lunar new year festival
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Geisha, Geiko or Geigi are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. The most literal translation of geisha into English would be 'artist' or 'performing artist'. Another name for geisha used in Japan is geiko, which is usually used to refer to geisha from Western Japan, including Kyoto.
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Italy, Campania, Caserta, interiors of the Royal Palace, the crib room
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Mongolian senior woman during an outing to the Ongiin Khiid monastery in central Mongolia.
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Wampanoag man dressed in traditional clothing after European contact stands in front of a bark covered Longhouse at the Hobbamock's (Wampanoag Indian) Homesite on the Plimoth Plantation, MA
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Hindu fire worship ceremony , India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox
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1990s BEARDED CHINESE FISHERMAN WITH TWO CORMORANTS BALANCED ON POLE YUANGSHOU CHINA
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Myanmar (AKA Burma), Mandalay. Gold leaf workshop, men pounding gold by hand into thin gold leaf.
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Two people carrying a palanquin. Two people carrying a palanquin
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Nuns at breakfast reception, residents donate food and groceries, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia
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(French - Ochrida ( actuelle Ohrid ) , Macédoine Un Albanais orthodoxe d' Elbasan).
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Celebrating Hanukkah
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Greece, Island of Chios, Pirghi. A Greek Orthodox priest reads the newspaper while a father interacts with his son.
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Hindu Kashmiris in a camp in Jammu India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox
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Snake charmer playing a pungi in front of snakes, India
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Old teahouse decorated with Cultural Revolution-era posters, Pengzhen, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Milk seller of Siloam, Holy Land, circa 1900
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Serbian monks and Serb refugees harvest corn at the Visoki Decani Monastery. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbia.
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People on Hemis festival at Hemis Gompa Ladakh ; Jammu and Kashmir ; India
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China, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Muslim Family Celebrating The End Of Ramadan.
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Russian dolls for sale on market stall, Russia, Europe
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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
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HOMBRES FUMANDO EN NARGUILE A LA ENTRADA DEL MONASTERIO. Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN SIMEON. ALEPO.
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Christmas Crib On The Re Stream. Sellero. Italy
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Myanmar. Bagan. Family preparing for a novitiation ceremony.
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Italy - Campania Region - Naples - Nativity Crib Art
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Vietnam , Den Ba Chua Kho , 'Women Leaving Offerings Of Money, Food And Incense At Temple'
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Surroundings of Hà-Nôi, Tonkin, Indochina two children sitting in front of a statue representing an elephant, at the entrance of the temple of the village of Vinh-Thuy , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Environs de Hà-nôi , Tonkin , Indochine Deux enfants assis devant une statue représentant un éléphant , à l' entrée du temple du village de Vinh-thuy). Statue, Buddhism, Costume, Temple, Pet represented , Fantastic Animal, Elephant, Exists in high definition, Child, Portrait, Religious Architecture, Religion, clothing, animal, HD, human beings, habitat , architecture, Indochina, Tonkin, surrounded by Hanoi, Vinh-Thuy temple (surroundings of Hanoi, 4 km n .o.), One of the Elephants of the Entrance
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Bhutanese society is extremely traditional and the country was once one of the most isolated in the world. Maintaining harmony between ancient and modern is a difficult balancing act, Paro Valley, Bhutan.
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Tourist bargaining with a local vendor at Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand
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The human dead are ceremonially cut up & fed to the VULTURES by monks at the SKY BURIAL GROUNDS - DRIGUNG MONASTERY, TIBET
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Serbian villagers relax and talk outside St. Lazar's Church, it is the only Chetnik-built church to survive communist destruction. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbs