Daily Life and Tradition

Portraits of individuals in traditional attire from various regions, highlighting cultural practices and personal expressions against textured backgrounds.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II. (Editorial Use Only)

Asia, Middle East, Republic of Yemen, Thula. Woman in traditional dress

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Mali, Djenne. A man peers through the doorway of a typical mud brick house in Djenne.

Pilgrim reading outside a Lalibela church, Lalibela, Wollo, Ethiopia, Africa

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II. (Editorial Use Only)

A musician in traditional dress plays an Arab flute at the fortified granary of Ksar Ouled Soltane.

In the Kings valley the craftsmen cemetery South Egypt

An Afghan woman walks through a corridor, southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Worshipper standing at the entrance to the ancient rock-hewn church of Biete Amanuel.

Asia, India, Rajasthan. A woman in a red veil walks beside a colorful earthen wall in Rajasthan, India.

A Moslem woman tourist taking a photo

Priest outside a Lalibela church

Africa, Ethiopian Highlands, Eastern Amhara, Lalibela, rock-hewn church, St. George, Bet Giyorgis. Priest sitting in courtyard of Bet Giyorgis.

Mercado de la medina. Taza.Marruecos

Rolling The Stone On The Tomb

Mass in Saint Volodymyr Greek catholic Ukrainian cathedral, Paris, France

Tuareg women performing a traditional dance, clapping their hands, in the desert at the edge of Timbuktu, Mali, a city on the edge of the Sahara.

Man in white reading the bible at Biete Medhane Alem, Biet Medani Alemn, Orthodox underground monolith rock-cut church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Africa, Egypt, Kom Obmo, Temple Complex. Model for 'Miss World'

Person At Grand Mosque In Djenne, Mali

A man looks out from a corridor of ancient stone

Inside the courtyard of traditional mud brick domed houses. Harran. Turkey. Europe. (Photo by: Renato Valterza/REDA&CO/UIG)

Muslim pilgrim, Sebha, Lybia.,11/16/2006

Young woman holding prayer beads, close-up

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Turkish man wearing traditional cloth in his beehive adobe house, Harran, Sanliurfa province, Eastern Turkey

BEDUINOS EN EL DESIERTO. Location: EXTERIOR. QUSEIR AMRA.

mali, tombouctou, tuareg

Woman Peeping Into A Mausoleum In Nizamuddin Dargah Complex Delhi. India.

Morocco, Erfoud, daily life

Sharing of bread

Asia, Middle East, Jordan, Madaba. Greek orthodox church hosting remains of the Madaba map

A manequin of a nun at The ruins of Las Capuchinas convent, Antigua, Guatemala

Local man dressed in traditional djellaba walking through archway in a street in the Kasbah, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Muslim woman wearing an abaya

The temple of Louxor some hieroglyphs South Egypt

Egypt, Saqqara. Mortuary Complex outside the pyramid of Unas. Man in traditional attire.

Axum. A church procession. Ethiopian christians.

Ethiopia, Lake Tana, Ura Kidane monastery

Pilgrim outside a Lalibela church

A boy walking through an illuminated doorway from an Orthodox church; Gulu, Uganda

A muslim women prays behind the screen at the The mosque of Sultan Ahmet I (Sultan Ahmet Camii) otherwise know as the Blue Mosqu

Africa, Ethiopian Highlands, Eastern Amhara, Lalibela, rock-hewn church, St. George, Bet Giyorgis. Priest reading in the courtyard of St. George's Church.

Nuns With Shopping Bags

Ethiopia, Wollo, Lalibela. Faithful reading outside Bet Gabriel-Rufa'el (the house of Gabriel & Raphael) church, Lalibela Ethiopia.

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

Northen Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Priest Holding Traditional Cross; Lalibela

EGYPT, SINAI PENINSULA, ST. CATHERINE'S MONASTERY, 342 A.D., MONK

Morocco, Chefchaouen, daily life

Morocco, Rif Mountains, Chefchaouen, Medina, local men enjoy their morning chat, dressed in traditional clothing. (Editorial Use Only)

Afghan women vote in the presidential and provincial elections in Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan.

Syrian woman from Bosra.

Italy, Sardinia, Gavoi. Woman covering her face in the ash of a cork tree, part of a traditional pagan celebration.

Single person praying on the steps of the ghats in the morning light, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Morocco, Dades Gorge. A Moroccan man pours mint tea the traditional way.

Bedouin man in Petra, Jordan.

Buddhist pilgrim stands looking out over the arid landscape from a high elevation; Amdo, China

Arab men with their camels at an oasis, the Springs of Moses ca. 1900.

MONJA BORDANDO. Location: CONVENTO DE SANTA MARTA. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

A priest holds a pair of the monastery's many ancient crosses.

Upper Egyptian guard in traditional clothing at mortuary temple of Hatshepsut poses for a portrait, Luxor, Egypt

Details Of Nighttime Worship Celebrations Taking Place In The Rock-Hewn Churches During Orthodox Easter; Lalibela, Ethiopia

Arab in blue robe facing the ancient pyramids of Giza

Mali, Mopti. The faithful being called to prayers in the fine Sudan-style mosque at Mopti which was built in 1935 and recently repaired to its former condition.

Indian lady in traditional dress walking into the mosque of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Priest Kies Mogus Tasfaw in Biet Abba Libanos church, Lalibela

An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian man reads from scripture inside Bet Medhane Alem, Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia.

Hindu woman reading prayer book. India.

Person knelt in prayer

Muslim women praying in Chah-e-Zindeh, or Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Group of blind pilgrims during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Veiled woman, Lamu, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Local faithfuls at the entrance of the Betremariam Orthodox monastery

Beduin reading the Kuran in the Sahara.

La Pirámide de Keops sirvió como tumba para el faraón Jufu, conocido también por su nombre en griego, Keops, en la dinastía IV. Guiza, Egipto.

BEDUINOS DEL DESIERTO. Location: EXTERIOR. QUSEIR AMRA.

Woman sitting in the Mosque of Al_Hakim, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bolivia, Empires of the Sun, Andes, Tiwanaku, Tribal Elders meet at Kalasasaya temple complex

A Swahili man in traditional attire blows the Siwa on the battlements of the Lamu Museum. This unique and hugely heavy ritual horn was used before the 19th century in Pate and Lamu Islands to herald religious and festive occasions or to alert the community of danger.

Middle East Turkey just outside of Sanliurfa and the Cave of Job where he stayed when he had leprosy. Arab man in Traditional Clothing not Released

People walking on stairs of New mosque on a snowy day in winter.Istanbul,Turkey,18,January 2016. People walking on stairs of New mosque on a snowy day

A local stands in contemplation beside towering ancient statues

Lalibela, eastern group of rock-hewn churches, pilgrims at the entrance to the Bete Abba Lebanon, Abba Lebanon Church, House of Father Lebanon, Ethiopia, Africa

Camel drivers wearing traditionnal keffiyah scarves in Petra, Jordan, Middle East

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

Jesus Forgives

The Samaritan passover on Mt. Gerizim. High priest kissing the sacred scroll 1900, West Bank, Israel

50-year-old Palestinian drummer "Al-Masharati", Nizar Al-Dabbas, plays the drum to wake Muslims up for Suhoor (before dawn) during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

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

Many Bedouin prefer living in Petra's ancient caves excavated into hills and cliffs to purpose-built villages that fringe the site.

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

Mali, Near Timbuktu, Sahara Desert, Tuareg Women Performing Traditional Dance In Desert, Clapping With Hands, Close Up

Lalibela, eastern group of rock-hewn churches, pilgrims at the entrance to the Bete Abba Lebanon, Abba Lebanon Church, House of Father Lebanon, Ethiopia, Africa

A Priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church reads an illustrated bible beside the entrance to the rock-hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi.

Sudan, Khartoum, rear view of people kneeling down and praying on mat in front of a mosque

Bedouin smiling standing in front of Petra's Monastery, Jordan.

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Girl looking out from behind wooden door in one of the churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia during Timkat festival.

Middle East, Iran, Isfahan. Ali Qapu, visitors (MR)

Lalibela, Ethiopia, A faithful and a priest in the Bet Mariam Orthodox churhc

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