Religious Ceremonies Around the World

Scenes of diverse religious practices and attire, capturing the essence of spirituality and community in ceremonies from Vietnam, Eritrea, and elsewhere.

Woman reading at Jamma Masjid Delhi Great Mosque, Delhi, India, Asia

Caodaist disciples kneeling during ceremony, Cao Dai temple, Tay Ninh Holy See, Tay Ninh, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, December

Eritrean women in white hijabs at the Enda Mariam Cathedral; Asmara, Central Region, Eritrea

Asia, Vietnam. Religious ceremony at the Tay Ninh Holy See, Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh (Editorial Usage Only)

Sanctuary of La Benite Fontaine. Catholic mass. Lord's Prayer. France.

India, West Bengal, Kolkata, Missionaries of Charity sisters and nuns in the street outside the Mother's House.

Praying nuns . Madrid. Spain.

A small group of Jain pilgrims is reciting religious texts at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians at Timkat; Lalibela, Ethiopia

Woman reading at Jamma Masjid Delhi Great Mosque, Delhi, India, Asia

Rajasthani woman in veil India Asia MR 364 Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Lingam puja in Parmath, Rishikesh

Pilgrims At The Orthodox Easter Celebrations; Lalibela, Ethiopia

Israel, Jerusalem, Damascus Gate

Samaria Samaritan pilgrimage To Mount Gerizim

Mass in Akepe Catholic Monastery, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Study of a book of theology in a Buddhist monastery Burma

Close-up on hands and rosary, Dominican sisters, Bien Hoa, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ethiopia: Lalibela, Blue Nile River Basin, chanting prior to Meskal Demerar ceremony in Bete Meskal, red, fabric-covered drum and drummer (Editorial Usage Only)

A child in a primary school in El-Ar - a village in northern Sudan.

Catholic mass. Holy communion. A priest holds a communion wafer, symbolizing the body of Christ. La Roche sur Foron. France.

Indonesia, Java, Yogyakarta, Young Women Attending Dawn Prayers To Celebrate The End Of Ramadan.

Warkaris play the Abhang during Pandharpur Yatra at Alandi Maharashtra India Copyright: xFawzanxHusain/DinodiaxPhotox

The Samaritan Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim

Tuareg singers, Sahara desert, Morocco

Mother Teresa at her mission for underprivileged people in Calcutta, India.

Naqshbandi Sufis joining hands, Paris, France, Europe

UAE, Dubai, group of traditionally dressed Muslim men perform a song for visitors to the Bastakia

Muslim devotees offer the Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a Mosque, on March 22, 2024 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Friday prayers, also known as Salat al-Jumu'ah, are a congregational prayer (Salat) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer.

Christian pilgrims, festival of Easter, Cathedral, Axoum Axum Aksum, Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Visitors praying in a tomb niche, Shah-i-Zinda Tomb, Samarkand, Samarqand Province, Uzbekistan, Asia

Elder Pashtun leaders cup their hands in prayer at a meeting where they pledged their support for a Tajik presidential candidate, in Kabul.

GRUPO DE PAQUISTANIES EN LA PUERTA. Location: IGLESIA DEL SANTO SEPULCRO. JERUSALEM. ISRAEL.

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon). Giac Lam Pagoda, Chinese compound (not Vietnamese) has the oldest pagoda in the city, c. 1744. Religious service, daily worship.

Pilgrims inside the Mausoleum of Kohja Akhmet Yassawy, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Child sleeping peacefully as his father prays Eid ul Fitr namaz Ramzan Eid at Anjuman Islam school in Bombay now Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

In the suk of Assouan some craftsmen South Egypt

muslim people in mosque reading quran together concept of islamic education and school of holly book kuran

Time of prayer, Sikh community, Sikhdharma Gurdwara Singh Sabha Association, Novellara, Reggio Emilia province, Italy

Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Shoi Zinda mausoleum, old men

High angle rear view of of men wearing white robes sitting in rows on floor, praying.

South Africa, Kwazulu Natal, Melmoth, Zulu Zionists Women Wearing White Kneeling On The Earth Ground Inside A House Praying

Veiled women, Taroudan, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Small girls with hijab in a big mosque

Gaza City, Palestine. 1st May 2022. Palestinian Muslims perform morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Holy Week Procession, Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Afghanistan, Mohmaud, 'A Jirga, Traditional Tribal Assembly Of Elders Which Takes Decisions By Concensus Common Among The Pashtun. Can Also Refer To A Court Or Council.'

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

Moslem district, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

United Arab Emirates, Dubai, people, Beduin Lifestyle Festival,

Jain Saint reading holy books India Copyright: xFawzanxHusain/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist nuns collecting offerings from people or shop vendors in south Myanmar

Muslims who live in the villages of Merapi slope in the region of Yogyakarta and Klaten, Centre Java, did the Eid prayer in Klangon open space, located about 4-5 km from the crater of Mount Merapi. The people maintained health guidelines during the prayers as safety measures against the coronavirus which is still not under control in the country. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

top view of muslim people in mosque reading quran together concept of islamic education and school of holly book kuran

Mahatma Gandhi meeting crying woman during peace march, Bihar, India, Asia, March 1947 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

Indonesia, Bali. Hindu priests bless worshipers and devotees with holy water during a temple festival ceremony in Indonesia, Bali, near Ubud.

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

Woman in temple

Nizwa Souq market. Oman

Catholic Mass, St. Anne's Basilica, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa

Bali, Indonesia. Pura Batu Karu, one of the largest temples in Bali, is outside Denpasar and offers a quiet, secluded place to worship. A priest quietly goes about cleaning up the grounds

Egypt, Cairo, Southern Islamic Quarter, the Al Azhar Mosque

Kenya. Two men in Lamu offer children sweets during Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammeds birthday.

ASIA, Vietnam, Tay Ninh, Near Saigon. Worshippers in the Caodai Temple

Altar boy distributes blessed bread to believers in traditional white Shamma clothing after Sunday service, Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Christians attend a Christmas Mass in Mariam Nagar Church at Agartala. Tripura, India.

Muslim man in an aircraft

Friday prayers, Abene, Casamance, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

People making confession is Christian faith and practice Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist monastery. Faithful praying during a ceremony. Luang Prabang. Laos.

The sultan qaboos grand mosque.

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

Morocco, Fes. Members of the Tarti Women's Ensemble from Mali (5 women and 4 men) play their traditional Tinde drums in the Dar Tazi during the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music.

Israel the Druze annual pilgrimage to Nabi Shueib

Hindu Kashmiris in a camp in Jammu India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Israel, Jerusalem, An Ethiopian Christian pilgrim visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This church was built over the site believed by many to be location of the death and burial of Jesus Christ.

GUWAHATI, INDIA, APRIL 11: Muslims greets each other after perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at Eidgah in Guwahati, India on April 11, 2024. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan

Mali, Near Timbuktu, Tuareg Camp In Harmattan Dust Storm, Traditional Dances

Knight and Dame with White Veil Outdoor Near Bell Tower: Medieval Event Reconstruction. Knight nearby Dame Outdoor Near Bell Tower

Blessing from priest, ritual, Parsi Navjot a thread ceremony, India MR 735 Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Muslim devotees offer prayers at the Akheri Munajat or final prayers during the Biswa Ijtema 2nd phase, an annual congregation of Muslims in Tongi, the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Two men talking in a madressa, Fez, Morocco

Children praying at Babri masjid, India Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Souk, Nizwa, Oman.

The Samaritan Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim

Suk in Nizwa Souk in Nizwa, traditional market for cattle, Sultanate of Oman Copyright: xZoonar.com/JürgenxFeuererx 4016195

Jamiul Azhar mosque. The friday prayer (salat). Sermon by Imam. Vietnam.

Madrid, 08/24/2017. Madrid central mosque. Photo: Isabel Permuy Archdc.

Street scene with chador clothing, Shiraz, Iran, Shiraz, Iran, Asia

Israel Druze elders at the annual pilgrimage to Nabi Shueib

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Sheikh Zayid Mosque. Abu Dhabi

Dominican sisters. Close-up on hands and rosary. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Arab men in a majlis with Arabic coffee served with dates

Muslim prayer beads

Muslim men sharing a free meal in mosque. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Middle East, Oman. Dancers in traditional costume singing at Birkat Al Mawz.

Cao Dai temple. Caodaist service. Man praying. Close-up on hands. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

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Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Tooth-filing ceremony which marks the passage into adulthood, typically performed by a priest. Uneven teeth are believed to be too similar to demons and animals, so by filing the six upper teeth into a even line the six negative aspects of human behaviour are diminished.

Monks with alms bowls walk out to take alms food from villagers early in the morning Monks with alms bowls walk out to take alms food from villagers early in the morning ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 22052921 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Ceremony at Hindu Temple, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

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