Goat Markets and Rituals

Aerial views and vibrant scenes from markets and ceremonies in Indonesia and Guatemala, highlighting livestock trade and cultural rites.

Religious posters on fence in Sarnath the place where Buddha gave his first sermon, which is an important Buddhist pilgrimage center near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

A local family prays at a family shrine at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. The 18th Munitions Squadron invites local Okinawans onto the munitions storage area in an effort to cultivate strong relations with host nation allies.

Pilgrims prostrating, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

FRA - SOCIÉTÉ - NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS ET DES TOURISTESLa Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris et les touristes qui la fréquente.FRA - SOCIETY - NOTRE-DAME OF PARIS AND TOURISTSNotre-Dame de Paris Cathedral and the tourists who visit it.

Egypt, Cairo. Veils in the Khan el-Khalili market.

Political slogans and Graffiti art in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem; West Bank; Palestine. Dated 21st Century

Prayer time, Dorus Siadat mosque, Khazrati-Imam complex; Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

Big Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden) in Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan

Craft, Mahatma Gandhi s ceramic tile painting, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

GUWAHATI, INDIA, JUNE 7: Haj pilgrims inside a bus as they leaving to airport for Mecca, on June 7, 2023 in Guwahati, India. The Hajj pilgrimage is an important religious journey undertaken by millions of Muslims from around the world. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam and is a mandatory act of worship for able-bodied and financially capable Muslims. The pilgrimage takes place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah, Asia

Pentecostalism in Latin America -- Iraldo's Tale

Deepawali Diwali festival, lanterns hanging on road, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Vietnamese people light incense sticks and pray at Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi, Vietnam on the occasion of Tet, or lunar new year.

Remains broken pieces of green bangles pyre no-fire wedding of eunuchs on occasion of Bewa Purnima at Ghatkopar Mumbai Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Prayer during a meeting of Kolping members in Bungwe, Rwanda. Kolping is a christian German NGO.

Demonstration of 800,000 people in Hong Kong for World Human Rights Day.Manifestation de 800 000 personnes à Hong Kong pour la journée mondiale des Droits de l'Homme.

sacrificio de pollos, zoco de Marrakech, Marruecos, norte de Africa, continente africano.

Myanmar, Myitkyina, Funeral for son of local Chinese shopkeeper. The Chinese minority are mostly traders in Myitkyina originating from Yunnan Province bordering Kachin state.

Capilla abierta de San José.Catedral de la asuncion de Maria (s.XVI).Cuernavaca. Estado de Morelos.Mexico.

Shwethalyaung Pagoda with worshippers and tables for offerings, Pegu, Burma, Myanmar, Asia 1982

Nepal, Patan, Dashain festival, people, ritual fires,

Holy water tap at the Lourdes shrine

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,

Thousands of Muslim devotees are returning home on an overcrowded train after attending the final prayer of Bishwa Ijtema 2nd phase, which is considered the world's second-largest Muslim gathering after Hajj in Mecca. Tongi, the outskirts of Dhaka. Bangladesh.

man carrying beams of a cross like a penitent, Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

Priest pouring hot milk ritual, Karaha Pujan, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Bali MARCH 2024 - Local woman with traditional balinese handmade canang sari offering to gods on a street. Bali island. Indonesia.

City Festival of San Isidro in May, traditionally dressed people in "chulapos" and "chulapas", Madrid, Spain, Europe

Boy scout´s holy confession, Bievres, Essonne, France, Europe

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,

Players in front of Wat Taohai temple, Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang province, Laos, Asia

Mexico, Veracruz, Celebration arrival of three wise men in village of ' Los Reyes Mecatlan '

Sikhs protesting for dera saccha sauda at Mulund Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NOMR Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

HONG KONG - PROTEST - WALK FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTSManifestation de 800 000 personnes à Hong Kong pour la journée mondiale des Droits de l'Homme.HONG KONG - PROTEST - WALK FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTSDemonstration of 800,000 people in Hong Kong for World Human Rights Day.

Observation of an annular eclipse of the Sun Kenya

Monks eating at the canteen in front of the television, Xixiang Chi monastery, Emei Shan, Sichuan province, China, Asia

Serbian monks and Serb refugees harvest corn at the Visoki Decani Monastery. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbia.

Perfume Pagoda

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhunath

HONG KONG - PROTEST - RASSEMBLEMENT POUR YULIA Hong Kong, rassemblement en soutien à Yuli, journaliste indonesienne ayant couvert le mouvement pro-democratire qui a ete expulsee de Hong Kong.HONG KONG - PROTEST - RALLY FOR YULIIn Hong Kong, rally in support of Yuli, an Indonesian journalist who covered the pro-democracy movement that was expelled from Hong Kong.

Bodies of Rwandan refugees wrapped in straw mats and blankets line the roadside. In the background, more bodies are off loaded from a truck. Because of the lack of fresh water and food as many as 50,000 people died in crudely established refugee camps, during an outbreak of cholera. From AIRMAN Magazine's December 1994 issue article "Will You Please Pray for US" -Relief for Rwandan Refugees. Country: Rwanda (RWA)

Seville, 04/17/2019. Holy Week, Holy Wednesday. Procession of the Brotherhood of San Bernardo, in the image María Santísima Del Refugio. Photo: Vanessa Gómez ARCHSEV.

Greek Orthodox pilgrims at the Jordan river

Pashupatinath, cremations by the Bagmathi River, a tributary of the Ganges and sacred to Nepalese Hindus. Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

ceremonia maya en la entrada de la iglesia de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala, America Central.

Float carriers during Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival, Fukuoka, Japan

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on Good Friday.

Trafic police controlling trafic during the religious procession at Kalwa Junction Thane Maharashtra IndiaNO MR Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

Sikhs blocking highway protesting for dera saccha sauda at Mulund Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Human hand using smartphone to take photograph of crowd gathered for a religious procession in Singapore.

Shia mourners being detained for defying restrictions during a muharram procession in Srinagar, India. (Photo by: Basit Zargar/Majority World/UIG)

Faithful senior woman praying and kneeling in church, Gdansk, Poland, Europe

Praying woman, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe

Crowds of singing, chanting, and swaying Angolans lined several streets to bid farewell to a late Archbishop D. Dami�o Franklin of Luanda as the motorcade carrying U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Luanda for a visit on May 4, 2014.

Songkram Thai Buddhist New Year parade, blessings and water battles celebrations in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Moors and Christians, "Es Firó", Plaza De Sa Constitució final celebration, Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

San Lazaro Catholic Church and bicyclist with flowers in El Rincon, Cuba

Kumbh Mela 2025: The Sacred Goes Viral. A Sea of Devotion. The Grand Spectacle of the Maha Kumbh Mela. Stretching as far as the eye can see, the Maha Kumbh Mela transforms the landscape into a vast expanse of faith. Millions of pilgrims, ascetics, and travelers converge on the sacred banks of the Ganges, creating a temporary megacity of devotion. Boats fill the river, tents line the shores, and makeshift settlements emerge to accommodate the world's largest spiritual gathering. The scale of the event is a testament to the enduring power of faith and tradition, turning this sacred confluence into a breathtaking human phenomenon.

Moros y cristianos. Pollença.Sierra de Tramuntana.Mallorca.Islas Baleares. España.

Aerial view of Balinese funeral ceremony

Men wearing Djellabas, traditional robes, on the market or souq, Tinezouline, Draa valley, Morocco, Africa

Exhibition in the church of the Congregation of Sacred Hearts, Leuven, Belgium with grave in crypt of Father Damien, Saint Damien of Molokai, Jozef De Veuster, Roman Catholic missionary who ministered to lepers on the island of Molokai, Hawaii

The biggest zampone of the world, the cut of the giant zampone, Castelnuovo Rangone, Italy

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor participate in a procession for the immersion of R K Studios idol of Lord Ganesh Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Images of God and religious symbols painted on a compound wall of a residential building ensures that it remains clean ; Mumbai Bombay ; Maharashtra ; India

Tents in Ujjain Kumbh Fair , Madhya Pradesh , India

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations at Otavalo Cemetery, Imbabura, Ecuador, South America

San Lazaro Catholic Church and people praying in El Rincon, Cuba

Thien Quang Co Tu buddhist temple.Ancestor altar. The veneration of the dead. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Pentecostalism in Latin America

Statues at the base of calvary, made up of majolica tiles from the 16th-19th centuries, 1839, Manduria, Apulia, Italy.

Sacrificed goat hanging at Dadi, Belgaum, Karnataka , India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox

savior earth quack, gandhidham, kutch, gujrat, india Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Bulgaria. Rila Monastery

A muslim woman begins to pray in advance of the 2006 total solar eclipse near Al Salloum in Egypt.

Street vendor selling idtem just outside of Abu-Al-Abbas Mursi Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt.

Sacrifice goat and heads kept on leaf plates in mela at Dadi, Belgaum, Karnataka, India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox

Celebrations of the National Awareness day in Yogyakarta, where different religions represented in the city, meet and discuss religious freedom. (Photo by: Giulio Paletta/UIG)

Statue Of Monk With Child In The Ruins Of The Catholic Cathedral After Being Hit By Hurricane Ivan, St Georges, Grenada.

Thailand, 'Phang Nga District,', Takua Pa, 'Tsunami. Hundereds Of Coffins Waiting To Be Used Inside The Temple Wat Yan Yao Temple, The Main Morgue,Where Dna Samples Are Taken From The Bodies And Wait Identifecation, 100Kms North Of Phuket On The 2Nd Jan.'

Midday prayer in front of a mosque, Al Fahidi neighbourhood, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Asia

Sikhs protesting for dera saccha sauda at Mulund Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Deepawali Diwali Festival, Lanterns Hanging on Babasaheb Jaykar Road, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India India

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

Devotees attending the Makha Bucha Buddhist celebrations where relics of Buddha are enshrined at the Royal Park Rajapruek, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Religious Cards For Sale Depicting Assorted Saints; Ethiopia

Divinity bust riverside Yamouna Agra Uttar Pradesh

Tibetans painted face protesting by holding candles against Chinese crackdown in Tibet in Bombay Mumbai Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Sanctuary of Fatima. Portugal. 70's.

Madrid, 03/05/2015. Queues at the Basilica of Jesus of Medinacelli on the occasion of the saint's foot kissing. Photo: Jaime García ARCHDC.

Bursting fireworks during the Divali festival of light over the city of Chennai in South India

Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Bahn Mae Phaem, Lisu Man Burning Imitation Paper Money For New Year

The Samaritan Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim

Religious pilgrims on the ferry Vasiley Kosyakov to the Russian Orthodox Solovetsky Monastery, Bolshoy Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Onega Bay, Arkhangel Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

Aerial view of people celebrating the holy colour festival near the Shri And Baba Temple, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The Zuni Indians of New Mexico

Tijuana, Mexico, Methodist Pastor Guillermo Navarrette (center) leads Sunday interfaith worship of El Faro: the Border Church. The church meets on both sides of the fence between the United States and Mexico, just steps away from the Pacific Ocean. The church ministers to families that have been separated by deportation.

HORSES OF GOD (2012) -Original title: LES CHEVAUX DE DIEU-, directed by NABIL AYOUCH.

GUWAHATI, INDIA, JUNE 7: Haj pilgrims inside a bus as they leaving to airport for Mecca, on June 7, 2023 in Guwahati, India. The Hajj pilgrimage is an important religious journey undertaken by millions of Muslims from around the world. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam and is a mandatory act of worship for able-bodied and financially capable Muslims. The pilgrimage takes place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah, Asia

Pope Leo XIV during his Mass with young people participating in the Youths Jubilee at the Tor Vergata field in Rome, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

One important tradition for Eid al-Adha ( muslim feast of the sacrifice ) is sacrificing an animal. Kep. Cambodia.

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