Ethiopian Orthodox Religious Ceremony

Men in traditional attire participate in vibrant Orthodox ceremonies, featuring colorful robes and cultural practices in Ethiopia.

Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox priests perform the Dance of the Priests to celebrate Timkat (Epiphany), the church's most important Holy Day.

India, Southern Karnataka, Srirangapatnam, near Mysore. Group of young Muslim boys standing outside the Jama Masjid.

Morocco, High Atlas Mountains, Ouarzazate Province. Col du Tichka Village, Berber. (MR)

Priest, Coptic Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Tripoli, Libya, During the celebrations of Mawlid, commemorating the birth of Prophet Mohammed at the Old City of Tripoli

Rose Hudson-Wilkin, bishop of Dover, standing iin Canterbury cathedral, Kent, England, U.K.

Es Firo Es Firo, Moors and Christians celebration of victory over the Barbary corsairs of May 11, 1561, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21769435

People celebrating Holy Week procession, Antigua, Guatemala

Priester mit einem Prozessionskreuz aus Messing, Lalibela, Äthiopien *** Priest holding a brass processional cross composed of plain and Tau crosses, Lalibela, Ethiopia *** Priest with a brass processional cross, Lalibela, Ethiopia Priest holding a brass processional cross composed of plain and Tau crosses, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Thailand: A participant in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Town (Phuket City).

Traditional dressed tea seller, Al Janadriyah Festival, Riad, Saudi Arabia, Asia

Musicians play music during a Cao Dai ceremony inside the Tay Ninh Holy See in Tay Ninh, Vietnam.

People gather to observe the Olojo Festival celebration at Ile-Ife, in Osun state. The Olojo festival is a celebration of Ogun, god of Iron, it commemorates the descent of Oduduwa to Ile-Ife, the celebration of the first dawn, the first afternoon, and the first night of creation. Olojo festival is one of the oldest in Africa, celebrated all over Yoruba land. It celebrates the dawn of the first day of existence on Earth, where the monarch wears the sacred crown that holds greater significance in the Olojo celebration, Nigeria.

UAE, Dubai. Guest in discussion with a sheik during National Day celebrations.

Gandhi's Sons at Lemanja's festival, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Orthodox procession on Palm Sunday in the Solidere quarter, Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East

Tripoli, Libya; During the celebrations of Mawlid, commemorating the birth of Prophet Mohammed at the Old City of Tripoli

Cao Dai ceremony inside the Tay Ninh Holy See in Tay Ninh, Vietnam.

Puppetry, Desert Resort, Mandawa, Jhunjhunu, Shekhawati, Rajasthan, India, Asia India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox -

Pilgrims celebrating Meskel Festival, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Tunis, Tunisia, Participants wearing traditional clothing pose as they gather for the celebration of the 'National Day of traditional dress' in Tunis, Tunisia, The day brings together many people who intend to preserve the traditional heritage of Tunisia and its national costumes. This year China and Indonesia were invited to participate. in Tunis on March 10, 2024.

Dervish dancer, Sufis, Giza, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Whirling Dervishes; Istanbul, Turkey

Guide in front of the mosque of the Sufi Zawiya in the city of Tamegroute, Draa River valley, Province of Zagora, Region Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco, North West Africa

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lasta, Lalibela. At sunrise worshippers attend an early morning outside service at the famous ancient rock-hewn Church of Saint George.

Swaminarayan priest performing chopadi puja ritual performed on lakshmi puja Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Lalibela, eastern group of rock-hewn churches, priest in the Bet Emmanuel, Emmanuel church, Ethiopian Orthodox cross, Ethiopia, Africa

Arabic Muslim in traditional dress

Colourful dressed traditional tea sekker, Al Janadriyah Festival, Riadh, Saudi Arabia, Asia

Traditional Cape Town 'Klopse' music carnival

Man with Jambiya dagger and Hassan Nasr Allah (leader of Hezbollah) badge, San'a, Yemen

A blessing

Female dervish dancer, Sufis, Giza, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pilgrims at the Easter ceremony, Coptic Cathedral of St. Mariam, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa Copyright: MichaelxRunkel 1184-11895 Editorial Use Only

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Pilgrims celebrating Meskel Festival, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Targul de Fete de pe Muntele Gaina, Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Black arab man playing bongo drums in Medina shopping area of Sousse Tunisia Africa

Arabia, Arabian peninsula, Sultanate of Oman, Saiq plateau, Jebel Akhdar, Sayq, the oldest Omani, 114 years, Sulaiman Bin Hilal Bin Amor At DegorJ

Arabia, Arabian peninsula, Sultanate of Oman, Saiq plateau, Jebel Akhdar, Sayq, rose water producer

Diocletian's Palace, square between Peristyle and Split Cathedral, sculpture of Christ and the 12 apostles at the Last Supper, historic town centre, Split, Central Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Adriatic coast, Croatia, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

Traditional dressed local tribesmen dancing at the Al Janadriyah Festival, Riadh, Saudi Arabia, Asia

Arabia, Arabian peninsula, Sultanate of Oman, peninsula Musandam, Khasab, Omani wedding

A couple in love or a married couple in stylized Eastern clothing from Israel, Palestine, Iran, Pakistan together. A tender photo session in the style of the Middle East and the Bible

Muslim devotee showing an amulet with Koranic scriptures in the great mosque in Touba, Senegal

Gnaoua musicians, Merzouga, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco, Africa

Samaritan pilgrimage To Mount Gerizim raising the Torah scrolls

Man performing traditional songs during the Friday Goat Market in Nizwa, Sultanat of Oman

A Vietnamese man playing a Dan Nhi (Dan Co) a two stringed musical instrument. Cao Dai temple. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

An Omani man wearing a jambiya, the traditional Omani knife. Nizwa, Oman.

Es Firó de Sóller, Moors and Christians celebration , Battle of Can Generós Beach, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

White and blue windmills with a Greek Orthodox priest on the island of Mykonos, Greece

Nizwa cattle market, Oman.

Fantasia, - Tbourida -, Fez, Marruecos, Africa.

Hindu musician dressed in orange clothing playing ten scale Indian harmonium keyboard, West Bengal, India, Asia

Temple Guardians in the City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Moor Saudi standing in a doorway of old building; Taif, Saudi Arabia

England, London, Charing Cross Road. Followers of Hare Krishna singing their mantra.

Timkat ceremony of the orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Qatari in traditional clothing with gutra, veiled, Emirate of Qatar, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Asia

Traditional dressed local men dancing at the Al Janadriyah Festival, Riad, Saudi Arabia, Asia

Africa, Algeria, Sahara, Saoura area, Beni Abbes village. The Prophet Mohammed's Birthday Celebrations

Arabia, Arabian peninsula, Sultanate of Oman, Saiq plateau, Jebel Akhdar, Sayq, rose water producer

Nigerians at tribal gathering durbar cultural event at Maiduguri in Nigeria, West Africa

The Holy See of the Cao Dai is in the Vietnamese province of Tay Ninh, close to the Cambodian frontier, and this syncretic religion - which counts Victor Hugo, Laozi and Jesus among its saints - has also made some Khmer converts. Vietnam has two indigenous religious sects, both of which were established in the 20th century, and both of which are based firmly in the south of the country. Cao Dai or Supreme Altar’ is a syncretic faith combining aspects of the tam giao with Catholicism and is the larger of the two, with an estimated 2 million followers. Cao Dai is an eclectic amalgam of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Catholicism. The second sect, called Hoa Hao or Peace and Happiness’, is centred on Chau Doc in the Mekong Delta. Its followers practise an ascetic and austere form of Buddhism. The Cao Dai religion was founded in 1919 by a Vietnamese civil servant, Ngo Van Chieu and by the mid-1920s Tay Ninh had developed as the Holy See’ of the new religion, with a hierarchy organise

Mosque committee members are providing mask to Muslim Worshipers who are attending the Friday Zumma prayers at the Hazrat Shahjalal Dorgah Mosque. The number of Coronavirus infection cases and deaths in the country has risen due to negligence and people not adhering to safety precautions. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Myanmar,Yangon,Shwedagon Pagoda,Nuns

Flower offerings to Lemanja carried by a Son of Gandhi, Lemanja festival in Rio Vermelho, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Colourful dressed traditional men, Al Janadriyah Festival, Riadh, Saudi Arabia, Asia

President Barack Obama receives a red shawl from Sri Narayanachar Digalakote, a Hindu priest from Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, located in Lanham, Md., in the Blue Room of the White House, prior to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Initiative Executive Order signing, and Diwali festival of lights ceremony, Oct. 14, 2009.

The Sons of Gandhi at Lemanja's festival in Rio Vermelho, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

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