Sacred Sites and Rituals

A collection of images depicting religious symbols and sites, including a Madonna statue, syncretic crosses, ancient stones, and monks in vibrant robes walking in a lush tropical setting.

Vintage Photograph. Monks in vibrant orange robes walk under umbrellas amidst tropical palm trees.

Statue of the Madonna in a grotto at this volcanic tourist park with a peace tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia Copyright: RobertxFrancis 83-13459

Ceremonial syncretic vegetal cross Ceremonial syncretic vegetal cross, La Tana cemetery, Reyna area, Uspantan department, Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22071145

Stones on the road in Wat Phu, Champasak, Laos

cementerio de La Taña, zona Reyna, departamento de Uspantan,Guatemala, Central America.

Vintage Photograph. Monks in vibrant orange robes walk under umbrellas amidst tropical palm trees.

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Pura Kehen Patuwon Temple at Susut, tree house,

TEMPLETE EN MEDIO DE MANANTIAL-AGUA DONDE VIENEN A PURIFICARSE PEREGRINOS. Location: TAMPAKSIRING-TEMPLO. INDONESIA.

Kyauk Kalap Pagoda on a rock, reflection, monastery, Hpa-an, Kayin or Karen State, Myanmar, Asia

A small temple used for sacred ablutions. Enchanted and covered in moss, with offerings, beautiful statues and much more. Holy springs and holy water in Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Hand made dreamcatcher in a tree in Dominican Republic

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Inside the Hindu temple, Pura Tirta Empul, the water temple located in the village of Manukayu.

Wicker baskets with flowers and flowers as a sacrifice in Hindu temple at in Taman Beji Griya Waterfall, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia

Lying budha of Gal Vihara

Copan Ruinas, Honduras », December 2019: Workers who maintain the temples of Copan Ruinas

Buddhist monk in misty tropical rain forest. Sun beams shining through trees at jungle landscape. Travel background at Doi Inthanon Park, Thailand

At the northern end of Tenganan Village in East Bali, Indonesia is the old village temple Pura Puseh, the temple of origin, surrounded with old frangipani trees.

French Polynesia, Society Islands, Leeward Islands, Huahine Island (AKA Mata'irea), Maeva. Numerous marae, Polynesian sacred or ceremonial sites, dot the shore and hinterland of Lake Fauna Nui. The decorative wooden stele, or unu, were probably totems for the local family or tribe.

Hindu Tempelanlage Grand Bassin, Mauritius Hindu Tempelanlage Grand Bassin, Mauritius Copyright: xZoonar.com/GabrielexSitnik-Schmachx 21547486

Meditation at the Spa Village, Pangkor Laut Resort, Pangkor Laut, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Reclining Buddha, Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Asia

Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island, PORT OLRY. Port Olry Road religious memorial under banyan tree

FRENCH POLYNESIA, SOCIETY ISLANDS, TAHITI, MARAE ARAHURAHU, TIKI STATUE

Statue of a Balinese woman, artist Louis van der Noordaa, trapped in the roots of a bodhi tree in the gardens of Puri Lukisan museum, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Lancetillo cemetery, La Parroquia, Reyna area, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America

A small temple used for sacred ablutions. Enchanted and covered in moss, with offerings, beautiful statues and much more. Holy springs and holy water in Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, Society Islands, Raiatea. Altar at Taputapuatea Marae, once considered the central temple and religious center of Eastern Polynesia.

Tanim magic Buddha garden, Koh Samui island, Thailand

MANANTIAL SAGRADO DEL"PURA TIRTA EMPUL" PURIFICADOR. Location: TAMPAKSIRING-TEMPLO. INDONESIA.

Dambulla Cave Temple, Buddhist Monk statues, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Buddhist monks at Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Aerial roots Chitrakoot Hill home to ancient Hanuman temple devotees throng to feed the langurs near Deoghar Jharkhand India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Woman at the entrance to the Buddha cave, Mae Cham, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Small temple in a pond Photograph of a small hindu temple in a pond in Bali, Indonesia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFoerstnerx 16403065

Hpa-An, Kyauk Kalap Buddhist monastery, pagoda, lake, monks working, Kayin (Karen) State, Myanmar (Burma)

Muslim children on the way to Madrasa school in Kodungallur, kerala, India, Asia

bananas and coconuts tree in a field of Buddha background.

People traveling to worship The stone with the footprint of Lord Buddha at Khitchakut mountain It is a major tourist attraction Chanthaburi, Thailand.February 16, 2019

Gunung Kawi, Ubud, Bali Indonesia, funeral temples

Lausikula church, Wallis, Wallis and Futuna, South Pacific, Pacific

Monks sightseeing at the archaeological world heritage site Plain of Jars Site 1 at Phonsavan, Laos; Phonsavan, Laos

February 2013 Sukhhotai this season tourists visit this historical city site because in this site the first great Siamese realm was founded. A detail of a Buddha statue in meditation with pagodas in the historical city with tourists

White Dragon statue at the base of a staircase in a buddhist temple

Monks in orange robes seeking shelter from an impending storm

Devout people praying in water at Taman Beji Griya Waterfall, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia

Christ the Redeemer statue, Maratea, Basilicata, Italy

Crosses at a Death Road accident site, Camino de la Muerte, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America

Buddhist monks in misty tropical rain forest. Sun beams shining through trees at jungle landscape. Travel background at Doi Inthanon Park, Thailand

Temple thailand beautiful sky twilight sunset with elephant statue and Indra statue water reflection important religious Buddhist landmarks and Hindu brahmin

Buddhist monks in misty tropical rain forest. Sun beams shining through trees at jungle landscape. Travel background at Doi Inthanon Park, Thailand Buddhist monks in misty tropical rain forest. Sun beams shining through trees at jungle landscape. Travel background at Doi Inthanon Park, Thailand Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 6282482

Reclining Buddha statue in Wat Lokaya Sutharam temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Reclining Buddha, Wat Lokaya Sutharam temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Budhist Birman monks on U Bein teck bridge Burma

Ruins of ancient building hidden in jungles Ruins of ancient building hidden in jungles. Architecture detail of Buddha Magic Garden or Secret Buddha Garden. Koh Samui island, Thailand Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 5680043

African workshop for woodcarving in Zanzibar Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. 27 March 2018. African workshop for woodcarving. magnificent carved doors and furniture. Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlenaxHuhnx 20726292

MANANTIAL SAGRADO DEL"PURA TIRTA EMPUL" PURIFICADOR. Location: TAMPAKSIRING-TEMPLO. INDONESIA.

Guatemala. Mayan Cemetery

JAPAN, NARA, KASUGA TAISHA SHRINE (SHINTO SHRINE), FOUNTAIN

KHM - MONUMENTS DE PHNOM PENHTemple Wat Phnom à Phnom Penh.KHM - MONUMENTS OF PHNOM PENHWat Phnom temple in Phnom Penh.

Ancient Recumbent Buddha Image House, Polonnaruwa Ancient City, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Ancient Recumbent Buddha Image House, Polonnaruwa Ancient City, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21646386

Totos are one of the most primitive communities in the world and this isolated tribal group resides only in Totopara at the foot of the Himalayas just to the borderline between West Bengal and Bhutan. Totos live in elevated bamboo huts raised on machas (raised platforms), and have straw thatches. The Totopara name comes from the toto community and the place located on the fringe of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Toto Para, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India.

Wat Ban Tham, or The Dragon Temple; Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Banyan tree at Nagnath shiva temple, vasai fort 1740 A.D. by chimaji appa, district Thane, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

2024 March - Closeup of stone statue in Temple Batu Bolong near to Tanah Lot in Bali, Indonesia. A carved statue with fine details that stands outside the entrance to Hindu temple as a guardian. Balinese culture.

Ancient Budda Head in roots,Thailand

Devout people praying in water at Taman Beji Griya Waterfall, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia

Pura Besakih temple,Bali,Indonesia

Thailand,Chiang Mai,Umbrella Making at Borsang Village

Aitutaki. Cook Island. Polynesia. South Pacific Ocean. Landscape and wood carving of Tangaroa God in Aitutaki Punani Culture Tours. Woodcarving is a common art form in the Cook Islands. The proximity of islands in the southern group helped produce a homogeneous style of carving but which had special developments in each island. Rarotonga is known for its fisherman's gods and staff-gods, Atiu for its wooden seats, Mitiaro, Mauke and Atiu for mace and slab gods and Mangaia for its ceremonial adzes

Ganesha, also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India. The Patravadi Theatre, on the Thonburi side of Bangkok's Chao Phraya River, is famed for its excellent Siamese music and dance performances. The company regularly puts on classical Siamese and other Asian epics.

Totem poles at Gitanyow Kitwancool British Columbia

Right Hindu deity figure barrage figure sculpture of Dattatreya embodiment of trinity Brahma Vishnu Shiva, in the background left pilgrims pay homage blue figure of Hindu god Hindu deity Shiva of Hindu religion, pilgrimage site Hindu temple Lord Shiva, Saint Lake Grand Bassin, Ganga Talao, Mauritius, Africa

Statue of Chenrezig in Wat Plai Laem - buddhist temple on Koh Samui, Thailand

Silhouetted Buddha at Borobudur Temple at sunrise, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Myanmar, Burma, Lake Inle. Young novice monks at a monastery school on Lake Inle. Much of the early education of young boys takes place in Buddhist monasteries.

INDONESIA, BALI, HOLY SPRING TEMPLE, TIRTHA EMPUL, POOL

Dochula Stupas at Dochula Pass, Bhutan

monks walking in forest,Nepal,Asia

Two black children in front of traditional stone hut with thatched roof of the Konso, Xonsita tribe, south-western Ethiopia

Visitors to the Wat Pha Lat Buddhist temple in the hills above Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia Copyright: JulioxEtchart 1188-1064 Editorial Use Only

White Yurt - Nomad s tent is the national dwelling of Kazakhstan people Wedding, Kazakh tradition, wedding gift, white yurt, yurt wedding, invitations for wedding ceremonies, ethnic celebrations, for interior decoration Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxxKozoderovx 10626428

Pacific Islands, Kingdom of Tonga. Catholic Church in Neiafu, capital town of Vava'u Island.

Animist shrine on the border of Nigeria, Northern Cameroon, Africa

Myanmar, Burma, Lake Inle. Young novice monks at a monastery school on Lake Inle. Much of the early education of young boys takes place in Buddhist monasteries.

Indonesia, Bali. Stone altars, where offerings to Hindu Gods are made daily, dot the rice fields.

women wearing kimono, they are walking up the stairs to the Ryozen Kannon temple ,Kyoto, Japan

Men climbing a structure with a rocket during a festival, Pa'O Tribe; Yawngshwe, Shan State, Myanmar

Wat Ban Tham, or The Dragon Temple; Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Old tree, prayer flags, Samye Monastery, Tibet

Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. Daimon-zaka slope. Bamboo trees. Wakayama Prefecture. Kii Peninsula. Kansai region. Honshü Island . UNESCO World Heritage Site. Japan

Sign near entrance of the Union of Hill Tribe Villages representing the Akha, Yao, Lahu, Kayaw, and Long neck Karen or Kayan people groups outside of Chiang Rai in the Nanglae District of Thailand.

Mature man making a brass gopura kalasam to be placed on the top of a temple tower, Swamimalai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Devotees at Godavari river, Rajamundri, andhra pradesh, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Women releasing lanterns on Nhu Y River

FARMERS harvest rice in the Kathamndu Valley below SWAYAMBUNATH STUPA - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

Buddhist monks by the Tad Hang Waterfall, Tad Lo, Bolaven Plateau; Champasak, Laos

temple in Thailand

The Tai Dam or Black Tai are an ethnic group found in parts of Laos, Vietnam, China, and Thailand. Tai Dam speakers in China are classified as part of the Dai nationality along with almost all the other Tai peoples. But in Vietnam they are given their own nationality (with the White Tai) where they are classified as the Thai nationality (meaning Tai people). The Tai Dam originate from the vicinity of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam.

Pilgrims worshipping at Mother Temple of Besakih, the most important, largest and holiest temple of Hindu religion in Bali, Indonesia (Large format sizes available)

SPAIN - CANARY ISLANDS - LA PALMA. Virgen de las Nieves sanctuary

China, Fujian Province, Xiapu, Yangjiaxi. Chinese actors replicate scenes from ancient China.

Santuario de Idoia (s.XV-XVI).Isaba.Valle del Roncal. Gran recorrido 11.Cordillera pirenaica.Navarra.España.

Sri Lanka, Mihintale, 'A Lone Monk Descending The Stairway, 1840 Granite Steps That Lead Up To The Dagobas And Shrines At The Top Of The Hill.'

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