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.

Performing Arts stage for different Tribes during Namdapha Eco Cultural Festival Performing Arts stage for different Tribes during Namdapha Eco Cultural Festival, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 3945100

China, Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, prayer wheels being turned by the flow of river water

Temples on green Pagan plainPagan,Burma

Voodoo scultpures in the Unesco site Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Osun State, Nigeria, Africa

Buddhist figure in front of a tree on Phi Phi Island, wood, carving, wooden figure, Buddhism, faith, praying, praying, sculpture, statue, religion, world religion, icon, female, sculpture, respect, Siam, Asian, history, culture, cultural history, figure, temple, temple figure, idolise, tree, Thailand, Asia

Thai Buddhist public temple with good environment

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

The ritual cleaning and purification fountain of the Hie Shrine in Tokyo, Japan

Little Adam s Peak in Ella, Sri Lanka Ella, Sri Lanka - August 5, 2018: A golden Buddha statue on top of Little Adam s Peak. Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFörstnerx 13571742

Praying or meditating Buddhist monk sitting on a plastic chair, temple and monastery of Wat Phra Archa Thong or Golden Horse Temple, Mae Chan, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Pura Besakih temple,Bali,Indonesia

Monks with umbrellas and pond on the top of Sigiriya rock, Sri Lanka

THE GAMBIA. Wassu. Stone circles.

Native traditional Hmong house in the rice terraces showing the authentic indigenous culture and daily life in Lao Chai Village, Sa pa Vietnam

Monk and flowers in ceramic pots in monastery wat Klong Prao, Ko Chang, Thailand

A tourist looks out at the fog while visiting the statue of Bodhidharma, Damo the first Buddhist monk who brought Buddhism and kung fu to the Shaolin.

Headhunter Village, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Portrait of remaining carved totems outside main lodge in ruined headhunter village.

USA, Florida, Sarasota, Selby Gardens, Koi Pond Buddha Sculpture, Tourists Feeding Koi

Stone grave, bastar, chhattisgarh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Meditation rock and Buddha statue in Mihintale, Sri Lanka - giant rock uses for meditations on sunset

Sagar Shiv Mandir Hindu Temple on the coast near Poste de Facq on the exotic island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean

Keraniganj, Bangladesh - 20 June 2020: Aerial view of three person praying alone on a small traditional canoe along Buriganga river in Dhaka province, Bangladesh.

Chortens in the temple, Tagong, western Sichuan, China

A woman dressed in a white dress stands in front of a Banyan Tree in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Popa Mount, in her open studio, Maaye Aye Soe take pictures of pilgrims with the Popa Taung Kalat monastery behind

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

Front View of Rock Cut Lord Shiva Temple and sculpture of Tripurantaka and Nataraja with Parvati, Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Front View of Rock Cut Lord Shiva Temple and sculpture of Tripurantaka and Nataraja with Parvati, Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21711607

Cross On The Plaza And Jesuit Mission Of Concepcion, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia

Old Hare Krishna man drinking the holy water in front of a colorful boat on the holy river of the religious village of Mathura India (MR)

Celebration of festival dahi hundi govinda janmashtami Charni road Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Thien Truc buddhist pagoda. Buddha hand with a lotus, Buddhist hand gesture. Bac Lieu. Vietnam.

China, Guangxi Province, Near Guilin, Longji Area, Grave

Sculptures of African deities on the natural spring lake Dique do Tororo, in the back typical dwellings, Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil, South America

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad. Hindu pilgrims at the Kumbh Mela festival rest in the shade of a rare (in India) baobab tree near the River Ganges.

Photo of old cemetery with gravestones surrounded by greenery and palms in Waruga in Airmadidi, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Sandahiru Seya under construction at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka - August 21, 2018: People working on top of Sandahiru Seya, the contruction sote a new stupa. Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFörstnerx 13354758

Lady carrying water pot on head in Uttan, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Freshly painted colorful graves, Day of the Dead celebration at the General Cemetery, Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

Buddhist monks walk across the U-leg bridge in red robes as the sun rises, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Buddhist site, Kaushambi 60km from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar, Mingun. A young monk walking beneath a massive temple wall at the ruins of Mingun Pahtodawgyi.

Baptismal font at the baptism site of Jesus Christ at the River Jordan, Wadi Al-Kharrar, Jordan, Asia

Man worshipping, Koh Lanta, Thailand, Asia

Temple at mineral spring Umi Jigoku, Beppu, South Island, Kyushu, Japan

Marvelling over the church of Saint George in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

a Palm sugar Plantation in the Town of Tha Kha in the Province Samut Songkhram west of the city of Bangkok in Thailand in Southeastasia.. ASIA THAILAND SAMUT SONGKHRAM PALM SUGAR

Hindu goddess statue figure sculpture of goddess deity Parvati woman consort Shakti of Lord Shiva Hindu mother goddess mother of Ganesha stands in lake sacred Hindu lake Ganga Talao at religious site largest Hindu sanctuary sanctuary for religion Hinduism outside of India for devout Hindu Hindus, crater lake Grand Bassin, Sacred Lake Ganga Talao, Le Petrin, Mauritius, Africa

Thailand, Ko Samui (aka Koh Samui). Wat Plai Laem aka Plai Laem Temple, prayer house. Cremated ashes in ornate gold crypts surrounding prayer house.

Sacred Elephants and Monks Sculptures, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Dambulla Cave Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kandy Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Young men at a Pa'O tribal festival; Yawngshwe, Shan State, Myanmar

Locals and monks on a teak bridge, U Bein Bridge, over Thaungthaman Lake, Amarapura, Mandalay Division, Myanmar, Asia

Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

Caucasain male standing inside a prayer circle meditating

The festival of Bala Chaturdashi is a celebration in Nepal that is held at Pashupatinath Temple near Kathmandu every year in late November or early December. Hindu pilgrims from all over Nepal as well as India gather at Pashupatinath temple, which is considered to be the most sacred temple of Shiva (Pashupati), in Nepal. An all night vigil by the light of small wick lamps marks the beginning of Bala Chaturdashi. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Man praying, Koh Lanta, Thailand

animist site in Burkina Faso sacred animist site of sacrifice in Burkina Faso Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 9225136

Students of a religious school walking through the fog, La Parroquia, Lancetillo, Zona Reina, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America

THAILAND CHACHOENGSAO WAT HONG THONG the Buddha at seawalk of Wat Hong Thong on the Coast in Bang Pakong in the Province of Chachoengsao in Thailand. Thailand, Chachoengsao, November, 2, 2024 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21367678

Totem poles of the Gitksan people, Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada

Lion figure at a temple on the banks of the Ayeyaawady River; Myanmar

Person walking at a Buddhist temple

Aerial view of Balinese funeral ceremony

Shankaracharya 9th century philosopher and social reformer established four mathas, Sringeri, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Pregnant woman in white dress holds a mirror in a serene bamboo forest. WA, USA

Carving a totem, Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia B.C., Canada, North America

procesion marinera de la virgen del Carmen, Portinatx, Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

Balinese Hinduism, sanctuary on a cliff high above the sea, Pura Luhur Uluwatu temple, Bukit peninsula, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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.

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peoples at shankaracharya temple, srinagar, kashmir, India, Asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Prayer flags on Trumshingla pass, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia

People are carrying stone material for repairing, Konarak sun temple, Konarak, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India NO MR Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

THAILAND NONTHABURI PAK KRET WAT BANGCHAK BUDDHA THAILAND NONTHABURI PAK KRET WAT BANGCHAK BUDDHA Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 23102012

Nuns on the rocks at the North Beach of Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington State, United States.

People praying, dhamekh stupa, sarnath, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Aerial drone view of the gigantic statue of Lord Shiva Mangal Mahadev the destroyer overlooking the entrance of the holy site, Grand Bassin, Savanne, Mauritius.

SAMSARA (2023), directed by LOIS PATIÑO.

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