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Festive Traditions and Rituals

Scenes of traditional festivals and ceremonies, featuring decorated elephants and participants in cultural attire, showcasing diverse spiritual practices.

Elephant having legs decorated in preparation for the Elephant Festival, Jaipur, India
Elephant having legs decorated in preparation for the Elephant Festival, Jaipur, India
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Elephant having legs decorated in preparation for the Elephant Festival, Jaipur, India
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Qatar, Descendants of slaves from Mombassa at a healing seance playing music.
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Maya Cuandero, Mayan healer, at a sacrificial ceremony, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, Central America
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Greece, Ionian islands, Corfu, dancer in traditional costumes
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A girl from the Manupuri community dressed in traditional attire, preparing to perform a musical art dance to celebrate the Indo-Bangla Vasant Ras Festival 2024. The festival took place at Mirza Jungle Manipuri and was jointly organized by the Academy for Manipuri Culture and Arts in Sylhet, and the Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra Cultural Foundation in India. Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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Mali, Dogon Country, Tirelli, Masked Dogon Dancer Performing A Ritual Funeral Dance.
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South Korea, Festival, Farmers Dance Dating From The Fifth Century And Made To Appease The Gods Of Field And Well.  Part Shamanistic And Part Thanksgiving In Style.
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Mongolia, Ulan Bator. Young Lama performs morning worship at Ganden Monastery.
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Monks dance with ribbons representing deity powers at the Monlam Chenmo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China
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Indonesia, Bali, Gianyar, Batubulan, Barong and Legong dances
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Asia, Bhutan, Bumthang. Dancer at Ura Yakchoe festival.
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Korea, Suwan Korean Folk Village Farm Dance
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The Bodinath Temple in Kathmandu Nepal
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South Korea, Seoul, Sung Kyon Kwan University. Sukcheon Ceremony To Consecrate Confucius. Girls Dancers In Red Sat On Ground
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Guatemala, El Quiche, San Andres De Sajcabaja, Quiche Indians Carrying A Statue Of The Patron Saint In Procession Up The Church Steps During San Andres Festival On December  8Th
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India, Ladakh, Thiksey, Indian and Buddhist gods sculpted colorfully on temple
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Dancing in Peru Peruvian dancers with traditional dress in the historical center of Cusco. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 22092965
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Traditional dancing in the Penang  Cultural Center, Penang, Malaysia
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Group of people dancing, Rangda Dancers, Bali, Indonesia
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Malaysia, Penang, Georgetown, Kuan Yin Teng Or Temple Of Mercy With People Carrying Jos Sticks And  Praying In Front Of Large Jos Sticks
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Details, Sri Mariamman Temple, Chinatown, Singapore
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Guatemala, El Quiche, San Andres De Sajcabaja, Quiche Indians Knelling In Prayer To Saints Outside The 16Th Century Church During San Andres Festival On December 8Th
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Asia, Myanmar, Mandalay. Monks waiting in line.
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Asia, Thailand, Nam Nao, Hindu Religion stupa (Editorial Usage Only)
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Africa, West Africa, Mali, Kondou. Dogon men wearing traditional colored grass clothes and wooden masks perform a traditional mask dance.
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Guatemala, El Quiche, San Andres De Sajcabaja, Quiche Indians Watching Fireworks In Front Of The 16Th Century Church During San Andres Festival On December 8Th
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Nepal, Himalayas, Solu Khumbu, Buddhist monks perform masked dance at Mani-Rimdu festival, Tengboche Monastery. (Editorial Usage Only)
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Guatemala, El Quiche, San Andres De Sajcabaja, Quiche Indian Men Knelling In Prayer To The Saints Outside Church During San Andres Festival On December 8Th
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Participants at the tsechu in Wangdue Phodrang getting ready for a performance. Wangdue Phodrang is a town and capital of Wangdue Phodrang District in central Bhutan.
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Japan, Honshu, Kyoto, Woman In Court Costume Preparing The Tea Cermony
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Low angle view of a group of people dancing, Bali, Indonesia
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Peru, Colca Canyon, Maca. Costumed Quechua dancers (Inca worriors leads Turks the Annual Fiesta of San Joaquin, Maca, Colca Canyon.
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Thailand. Bangkok. Songkran Parade. Float.
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Effigy of Christ at Easter celebrations , Antigua, Guatemala.
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Dancers wearing Kananga mask at the Dama celebration in Tireli, Mali
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Ghana, Funeral, Ashanti Tribe With Umbrellas Denoting Office Attending Funeral.  Seen As A Celebration A Funeral Typically Lasts Several Days And Is Attended By The Whole Village.
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phodang monastery senior lamas watching the kagyet dance , india
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Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Men dressed a Roman soldiers during the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession.
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Straßen in der Stadt Kamakura, Präfektur Kanagawa, Japan. Straßen in der Stadt Kamakura, Präfektur Kanagawa, Japan. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxKraynovx 22595341
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Dancers with kanaga masks during the performance of traditional Dogon dances in a Dogon village at the Bandiagara Escarpment in the Dogon country in Mali, West Africa.
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Indonesia, Bali, Candikuning. Worshippers carry food offerings on heads and walk to/from Hindu temple ceremony (Editorial Usage Only)
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Mali, Dogon Country, Tereli. Masked dancers wearing the satimbe mask perform at the Dogon village of Tereli. This mask honours the primordial woman who is said to have discovered the original Dogon masks.
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China, Shandong Province, Qufu City. International Confucius Cultural Festival, birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator.
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Chandrabhaga fair, jhalawar, rajasthan, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox
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Trichurpooram pooram, Elephants March procession of bejeweled temple Festival, jendai drums musicians, thrissur trichur, Kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox
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Batara Turum Kabeh ceremony, Hindu temple of Besakih, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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South Korea, People, Children Wearing Traditional National Dress Drinking From Well.
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Mexicans dressed as Mayan Indians during the carrying of the Virgin of La Paz statue through the streets of SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE - MEXICO
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Dance of the Mexicans in charro dresses, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America
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Arti or ritual worship to the Mother Ganges River, Varanasi, formerly Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Africa, Kenya, Mombasa. Fort Jesus at night
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Dancers in traditional costume, Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America
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Nepal, Boudhanath, local temple
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Crowds on the Panchaganga ghat during Kartik Poonima festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia
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El Rocio, Huelva, Southern Spain. Members of brotherhoods in traditional clothes participating in the celebrations on the eve of the feast of El Rocio held at the small village in the Huelva region
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A lot of palms on Palm Sunday in Villajoyosa
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Myanmar. Burma. Lake Inle. A young novitiate with family and friends during a ceremony in which the boy is inducted as a novice Buddhist monk.
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People in Aztec costumes, Cinco De Mayo in Los Angeles
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KHAMPAS circumambulate the BARKOR or TIBETAN Bazaar which surrounds the Jokhang Temple - LHASA, TIBET
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A traditional funeral vigil in the town of Vinales, Cuba.
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Alicante, 01/05/2015. The Three Wise Men Arrive in Alicante. Photo: Juan Carlos Soler. Archdc.
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Thailand: During the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Town, which features various forms of often gruesome self-punishment, a so-called Mah Song or spirit medium dances in a trance. The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed.
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Kashimpur, Bangladesh - 29 December 2023: View of a man in a mustard shawl tending to a pile of golden straw under the dappled light of palm trees.
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Myanmar, Mingun, Mandalay Division, Buddhist nun sitting on white arches of Hsinbyume Pagoda
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Nyingma monk with damaru drums at the Cham dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (E. Tibet), Sichuan Province, China
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Thai Muslims pray together in Koh Pi Pi.
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Gede altar, Port au Prince, Haiti.
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Aerial view of vibrant clothing spread across dark, circular stones, creating a striking contrast of colors and textures under the sun, Hampi, Karnataka, India.
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Nepal, Bodhanath, Monks Of The Gelug Pa Sect Proceed A Photograph Of The Dalai Lama Playing Shenai Horns.
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Ecuador, Tungurahua, Salasaca, Palm Sunday Celebrations.
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Pilgrims going for chunari yatra, jabalpur, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox
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Sing-sing dance on Tuam Island of the Siassi, Papua New Guinea; Tuam, Siassi Islands, Papua New Guinea
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Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Buddhist Monks And Nuns Carrying Puja Offerings Past Columns Of The Ruins Of The Brazen Palace.
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Seville, 01/05/2024. Parade of the Three Wise Men. Photo: Manuel Gómez. Archsev.
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Woman dress as Hindu Goddess Kali, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox
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Japan, Takayama. Men And Float With Lanterns At Night Festival.
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Khon, Is a classical Thai dance in a mask. In Ramayana literature. Khon, Is a classical Thai dance in a mask. In Ramayana literature, this is the battle between the giant and Hanuman. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/SunanxWongsa-ngax 21993155 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released
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Pentecostalism in Latin America -- Bolivia
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Priest praying. Sanur, Bali, Indonesia.
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INDIA UTTARAKHAND HARIDWAR GANGES RIVER Hindi Pilgrim at a ceremony at the Holy Ganges River in the city of Haridwar in the Province Uttarakhand in India. India, Haridwar, February, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21891461
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Seville, 03/19/2008. Our father Jesus of great power with the tunic of the Thistles. Photo: Kako Rangel Archsev.
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Entrance to a big Tibetan stupa in Litang village; Litang, Sichuan province, China
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Mexico Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage.
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Carnival In La Paz Bolivia©Andy Kerry/Axiom
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Thailand
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Children participate in a Holy Week procession during Easter celebrations in Prado del Rey, southern Spain's Cadiz Sierra region
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Batalla final, Moros y cristianos. Pollença. Sierra de Tramuntana. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. Spain.
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Brahmin Women Making Kolam at Sundarapandyapuram, Agraharam, Tamil Nadu, India
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Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. People at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza. (Editorial Use Only)
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Statues of god and goddess  woman walking in hot water spring  rajgir  bihar  india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox
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The Matachines Dances Preformed By Both Pueblo Indians And Hispanos Of New Mexico.
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A Mongolian musician is playing the Yochin (hammered zither) during a cultural performance in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Thailand, Loei Province, Dan Sai, Phi Ta Khon Or Spirit Festival. Person Wearing Spirit Mask
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Indonesia, Bali Province, Uluwatu. Kecak & Fire Dance at Uluwatu Temple near Southern Tip of Bali. Incorporates Ramayana & Sanghyang (Trance Dance).
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Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory
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Mexico, Puebla, Acatlan, Woman Keeping Vigil Beside Grave Decorated With Candles And Flowers During Night Of The Dead
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Village God, Mount Everest trek, Nepal Copyright: xAshaxAdatia/DinodiaxPhotox
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Africa, Kenya, Kajiado District, Ol doinyo Orok. A large gathering of Maasai warriors dance with raised sticks after they return from daubing themselves with white clay during an Eunoto ceremony.
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Dragut, Moors and Christians, festival of La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.
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Traditional ceremony in a Bahnar ethnic village in the Kontum region. Young people in traditional clothing playing percussion instruments. Kontum. Vietnam.
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