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Portraits of Holy Figures

Close-up portraits of religious men representing ascetic practices, showcasing traditional attire and spiritual character.

Asia, Oman, A Bedouin man kneels on top of a sand dune in the desert . He wears the traditional Omani long white cloak or dish dash, a turban, a ceremonial curved dagger (khanjar).

folk musician, rajasthan, india, MR. NO. 657 Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Kashmir, Srinagar, Shah Hamadan Mosque

Holy man in Durbar Square (Black and white)

Bhit Shah, Pakistan - 05 December 2025: View of a devotee immersed in prayer within the tranquil, mosaic-adorned walls of the shrine, a serene moment of devotion.

A snake charmer performs in the Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech.

Berber at sunset Ghadames , Tripoli, Libya.

Masjid Ar-Rohmah mosque. Muslim man praying. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

A priest stands in the rock_hewn church of Bet Merkorios, in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Proud Comorian man standing in doorway, Moroni, Grande Comore, Comoros, Africa

A NEPALI MAN with a home made crutch suffers from physical pain - PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE COMPLEX, KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

Man meditating at the ghats of Brahma Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Streetscene in New Delhi.

Local musician playing at religious ceremony, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

MADURAI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 16, 2013: Indian brahmin (traditional Hindu society) priest in famous Meenakshi Amman Temple - historic Hindu temple located in temple city Madurai

Nihang or Sikh warrior during the Hola Mohalla festival at Anandpur sahib in Rupnagar district Punjab India NO MR Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Man with incense, Oman, Asia

A MUSLIM CLERIC walks down a road near AFAN VILLAGE in the HIMALAYAN FOOTHILLS - KASHMIR, INDIA

Sufi dervish attending the dhikr (remembrance of Allah) devotional ceremony at the Hamid el-Nil mosque; Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan

Agra craftsman grinds semi-precious stones for use in inlaid marble goods Uttar Pradesh India Asia

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Priest carries a tabor (a replica of the Ark of the Covenant) on his head during the annual Timkat Festival of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which celebrates Epiphany.

Orthodox priest in Debre Dawa, Ethiopia, Africa

An Attendant Inside The Barber's Mosque Reputed To Have Three Hairs Of Mohammed's Beard; Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa

Serving water to the pilgrims is part of the Sikh philosophy, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

Portrait of colorful Sika Hindu religious man in famous Bangla Shib Gurudwara Sika Great Temple in New Delhi India (MR)

BURMA, , GENERAL - PEOPLE, PORTRAIT OF A BUDDHIST MONK

Great Temple of Pharaoh Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt, Africa

Vintage Photograph. Snake charmer captivating a cobra with traditional music in an outdoor setting.

Oceania, Indonesia, Bali, Gianyar. Musician in gamelan orchestra at hindu orchestra.

Mubarak mosque. Muslim man sitting in mosque and reading the Quran (Koran) the holu book of Islam. Vietnam.

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

Indonesia, Irian Jaya. The Dani people, a perserved 300 year old chief.

A Muslim elder standing in front of Jamia Masjid in Bengaluru Bangalore, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

India, Delhi, Fatehpuri Masjid, mosque, courtyard, people,

Sikh devotee from New Delhi visiting the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

Elderly woman sitting in front of a temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Old man praying Jagannath temple Puri Orissa India Asia 1977 Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Friendly man with a prayer cap, Draatal, Oulad Othmane, Souss-Massa-Draa region, Morocco, Africa

Moroccan man in traditional dress playing a traditional Gimbri instrument, Ouarzazate, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

A religious leader talks to a Socotran at Sekra fishing village. Although all Socotrans are now Muslims, this was not the case in years gone by. Only in the past ten years have women worn the burka.

Priest's hand in a mudra form, Gangaikondacholapuram Temple, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa. An old man offers an Omani Khanjar for sale in Nizwa souq. The Khanjar is a curved, sheathed dagger worn by Omani men as an important part of their traditional dress on special occasions.

A Muslim CLERIC displays MOHAMMED'S SCRIPTURES at the JAMA MASJID MOSQUE - DELHI, INDIA

Hindu devotee in Dediapada, Gujarat, India

Tigray region, Axum, Aksum, St Mary's Cathedral, Maryam Tsion, inside, church servant shows old bible of the cathedral, Ethiopia, Africa

Mubarak mosque. Muslim man sitting in mosque and reading the Quran (Koran) the holu book of Islam. Vietnam.

Sikh man standing by the Akal Takht at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in the Pubjab in northern India. The Akal Takht is the seat of the supreme governing body of the Sikh religion.

Kamalabari Main Town, Shiri Shiri Uttar Kamalabari Satra, Hindu, Vaishnev, monastery, Majuli Island, Assam State, northeast India, Raas Dance, Krishna, Gayan Bayan, portrait of a monk

Portrait of a dervish in front of the Hamed al-Nile grave, at the weekly dervish ceremony, Hamed al-Nile cemetery, Kharthoum, Sudan, Africa

Interior of a Bedouin tent, Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Shankar Acharya of Kanchi at SIES, Nerul, New Bombay, Maharashtra, India NO MR Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Swami shri gopal sharan devacharya ji maharaj, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

A priest at the monastery of Kebran Gabriel, on Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Meskel ceremony in Lalibela, Ethiopia

India, Maharashtra, Nasik, Sadhu And Cow

Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes, or clans, known in Arabic as aasa'ir. The term 'Bedouin' derives from a plural form of the Arabic word badawi, as it is pronounced in colloquial dialects. The Arabic term badawi derives from the word badiyah, which means semiarid desert (as opposed to sahara', which means desert). Starting in the late nineteenth century, many Bedouin under British rule began to transit to a seminomadic life. In the 1950s and 1960s, large numbers of Bedouin throughout Midwest Asia started to leave the traditional, nomadic life to settle in the cities of Midwest Asia, especially as hot ranges have shrunk and populations have grown. For example, in Syria the Bedouin way of life effectively ended during a severe drought from 1958 to 1961, which forced many Bedouin to abandon herding for standard jobs. Similarly, governmental policies in Egypt and Israel, oil production in the Persian Gulf, as well

INDIA UTTARAKHAND RISHIKESH STREET SADHUS a Holy men and Street Sadhus at the Holy Ganges River in the city of Rishikesh in the Province Uttarakhand in India. India, Rishikesh, February, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21891541

Drummer in front of the Necropolis of Chellah, Rabat Rabat province, Morocco, Africa

Nepalese potter (not model released). Itari, Nepal

Saudi Arabia, Near Abha, Wadi Al Aws, Rijal Alma Museum, Local Man

Monk in morning light, Makheras monastery, Cyprus, Meditteranean

Local from Bethlehem on his donkey, Holy Land, Israel, West Bank, around 1895, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date not Stated 1f-4795409

Monk, Greece, Europe

Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Meknes, Decorated Berber Tent, Man Pouring Tea

PLAZA DE LA CATEDRAL.

fortuneteller with Wellensiitch and Future Cards, Hafezieh Mausoleum, Shiraz, Iran, Shiraz, Iran, Asia

Tinh That Quan Am Pagoda. Worshippers at buddhist ceremony. Dalat. Vietnam.

Snake charmer and Morocco tourist Marrakech

Africa, Morocco, Merrakech. Falconer

Praying woman at Hindu temple festival, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Pilgrim At The Orthodox Easter Celebrations; Lalibela, Ethiopia

Wise man preaching in the high desert

Handicrafts - Carpets Copyright: xJagdshxShinde/DinodiaxPhotox

HINDUS WORSHIPS SHIVA near BUDDHIST PRAYERS at the DOLMA LA (18,395 ft.), the highest point around KAILASH, TIBET

Kenya. Muhammad Hisham Kabban, Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, visiting Lamu island during Maulidi.

NA, Mexico, Oaxaca. Shaman Ignacio Hernandez. Temescal Herbal Sauna, Hacienda Hotel los Laureles.

Prelude to the battle. Moors and Christians. Pollensa. Tramuntana mountains. Majorca. Balearic Islands. Spain

China, Beijing. A Muslim man at Niujie mosque.

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

Marble carver, Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab state, India, Asia

Man with a banana leaf on his head, Ayurvedic treatment, Bethsaida Hermitage near Kovalam, Kerala, southern India, India, Asia

Fortune teller in Mamallapuram.

Ethiopia: Tigray Region, Axum, guard at Stelae Field (containing obelisks of a single piece of granite dating 300-500 AD) (Editorial Usage Only)

Yemen, Haraz Mountains, Murtada Al Arui, guard of the holy city of Hodeib, pilgrimage center for Islaili branch of Islam

Ethiopian man holding a Konso wooden figure next to his head, Addis Abeba or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

Morocco, Marrakech, Tinmal. Men greeting each other before prayer. Dressed in traditional clothing. The Great Mosque of Tinmal was constructed by Almohad sovereign 'Abd al-Mu'min (reg. 1130-1163) in 1153. (Editorial Use Only)

Sikh

orthodox monk in Agia Moni monastery,Cyprus,Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Ethiopian khat den

Cao Dai temple. Meditating follower of the Cao Dai religion. Man praying. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Monk in Dzogbegan Benedictine Abbey, Danyi Dzogbegan, Togo, West Africa, Africa

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