Sacred Spaces and Rituals

Dramatic interiors featuring statues, stained glass, and lighting that evokes a spiritual atmosphere in various religious settings.

Candles skull halloween dark night. Beautiful photo

A woman lights a candle by the grave of a family member at the cemetery in San Gregorio Atlapulco on the outskirts of Mexico City

A man in a vintage monk costume with a wooden ax in a haze, cosplay for ancient times, a historical plot

Photograph of a model reconstructing Mahatma Gandhi saying farewell to Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun independence activist against the rule of the British Raj. Dated 21st Century

60-foot long Reclining Buddha at Shinbinthalyaung Temple, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Verona, Italy Bénitier de la Basilique Sainte Anastasie , 1918 - Italy - Fernand Cuville - (March -August) (French - Vérone , Italie Bénitier de la basilique Sainte Anastasie). Church, statue, Christianity, inner view, sculpture, basin, carved decor, religious architecture, Religion , Habitat , Architecture , Art, Italy, Verona, Saint Anastasia (basins)

Ganesh ganpati Festival Elephant head Lord in vermillion and sikka, vantihani cave, ujjain, madhya pradesh, india Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Medieval berserk-Vikings in leather with fur and an ax in the hands. Unbelievable man in the smoke stands fairytale, mystical, calm medieval berserk-Vikings in leather with fur and an ax in his hands. Unbelievable man in the smoke stands fairytale, mystical calm copyright: xzoonar.com/ianxiankovskiix 23154899

Prelate, detail of Saint Francis canonized by Pope Gregory IX, polychrome terracotta statue by Dionigi Bussola (1615-1687), 20th Chapel, Sacred Mountain of Orta (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2003), Orta San Giulio, Piedmont, Italy, 17th century.

Eine Frau sitzt in einer Kirche und betet. Woman is sitting in a church and praying. LicenseRF ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitrixMarutax 23343293 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

ORACION EN EL HUERTO - 1752 - MADERA POLICROMADA - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: Francisco Salzillo. Location: MUSEO SALZILLO. MURCIA. SPAIN. JESUS.

Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Square - Situated in the heart of Lhasa's Old Quarter and first built in the 7th century, the Jokhang is Tibet's most sacred shrine. Pilgrims still prostrate themselves daily before the main entrance whose flagstones have over the centuries, been worn smooth

Wood carvings. Christ with the apostles Matthew, Judas Thaddeus and James the Elder. Workshop of the Master of Elsloo (1490-1550), 1520. Museum Catharijneconvent (Saint Catherine Convent). Utrecht. Netherlands.

Men praying in Eyüp mosque . Istanbul. Turkey. (Istanbul, Marmara, Turquie)

Photorealistic Painting of a Praying Moecnhe, Plastered Wall, Arkadi, Orthodox Monastery, National Monument, Rethimnon Province, Crete, Greece, Europe

Burma (Myanmar), Yangon, Chaukhtatgyi Paya, Young monk looking out from behind gate.

Portrait of two brothers praying together to God with folded hands

St Jerome and the Lion, Hans Memling, 1485-1490,

Meditating On The Death Of Christ

Nazarene in procession through the streets of Villajoyosa

Madrid, 12/12/2014. Nativity scene in the Royal palace. Photo: Isabel Permuy Archdc.

Italy, Novara Province, Orta San Giulio. Baroque chapel sculptures by Giuseppe Rusnati and Bernardo Falconi, Sacro Monte d'Orta, Sanctuary to St. Francis of Assisi.

Skeleton in a spooky cemetery at night with moon - 3d rendering. Skeleton in a spooky cemetery

Confucian, ancestor worship at grave mound, Geongju (Kyongju)

Rotten Buddha statue inside Pak Ou caves obove Mekong river north of Luang Prabang, Laos

Ceremony of the Holy Light Jerusalem

Pink wooden model of Statue of Liberty on brown wooden background with copy space

Good Friday Easter Parade in Santa Eulalia del Rio Ibiza They start from Puig de Missa church that gives name to an architectural ensemble situated situated on a hilltop and walk down through this coastal Mediterranean village

Prayer flags, Tiger Nest, Taktsang Goempa monastery, Bhutan

Close-up of a hand of Buddha statue in Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan

Bali Hinduism, three Shiva Lingam, old phallus made of black stone decorated with black, white and red cloth, Goa Gajah, Elephant Cave, Bedulu near Gianyar, Bali Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Laxmi narayan idol ritual, matrugaya, sidhpur, patan, uttar, gujarat, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Portrait of two brothers praying together to God with folded hands

Madrid, 12/12/2014. Nativity scene in the Royal palace. Photo: Isabel Permuy Archdc.

Sakhalin, Yuzhno-Sakhalin, Russia; During a Russian Orthodox ceremony in a traditonally wooden-built church

Poll photo collection. Ein Kerem. Church of the visitation: a Franciscan Father wipes the square at the church. In the foreground a wrought iron fence. January 1, 1964. Ein Karem, Israel

Man praying in mosque

Paris, France. Tarot reader with her deck of tarot cards.

Vietnam, Ho Chi Mihn City (Saigon), Cholon, Quan Am Buddhist pagoda (MR)

Interior of Santiago de Jalpan, Unesco site Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Queretaro, Mexico, Central America

Winged cherubs, statues on the facade of the Cathedral of St James, Santiago, Chile.

Person lighting incense while a young girl watches at the great Buddha hall of Todai-ji Temple in Nara in Japan.

Clothes are piled high where thousands lost their lives at a church in rural Rwanda during the 1994 genocide.

Monk holding an incense bowl during an Ecumenical celebration, Paris, France, Europe

A man in traditional Middle Eastern dress walks up the stairs of a grand mosque.

Shooting of television serial Ek Aur Mahabharata Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

RAYS OF SUNLIGHT SHINING, WOMAN SITTING ON BENCH, CHURCH IN DROME, SOUTH EST OF FRANCE

Man finishing off image of the dancing Siva, brass moulding workshop, India, Asia

Monk - priest - in front of the cross in the crypt - 3D rendering. Monk - priest - in front of the cross in the crypt

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Draufsicht auf das Ritual der Dämonenbeschwörung. Ein auf einen Steintisch gemaltes Pentagramm, getrocknete Kräuter und alte Amulette top view of the demon summoning ritual. a pentagram painted on a stone table , dried herbs and old ancient amulets Copyright: xZoonar.com/PavelxMarysx 22945320

Manpuku ji Temple was established by Chinese Zen priests and remains a Zen temple.

A man holding a candelabra with extinguished candles

Light-rays in Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. 1898, Israel

Interior of a tavern

Two Women Stand In Front Of Lit Candles, Kathmandu Nepal

USA, ALASKA, SOUTHWEST, KODIAK ISLAND, Kodiak: Baranov Museum (b.1808) by Russian Traders; Painting of Russian Orthodox Father Gerasim Schmitz

Godfried Schalcken / 'Anciano leyendo a la luz de una vela', 1700-1706, Dutch School, Oil on canvas, 58 cm x 47 cm, P02135. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Fairy magician. A sorcerer with a glass sphere, a magical spell Fairy magician. A sorcerer with a glass sphere, a magical spell and a ritual. Elder with a staff and a cross in the forest. Black and white magic. A spell in old book. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/AleksandrxKichiginx 11361364 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Mexico, Mexico City, Woman Being Carried Through Crowd On Stretcher By Emergency Services During Festival Of Our Lady Of Guadaloupe

A YOUNG MAN WITH GULAL ALL OVER STANDING ALONE WITH DUPATTA IN HAND

The good shepherd

CRISTO-DET PIES. Author: JUAN DE JUNI. Location: CONVENTO DE SANTA CATALINA. Valladolid. SPAIN.

A monk in Tibet holds a handwritten text at a monastery Black and white image with distinctive hands holding a Tibetan text about recession in a monastery in Tibet Copyright: xZoonar.com/AchimxSchneiderx 21353417

cute woman like widow with a black transparent veil on her face in church

TAISSA FARMIGA and BONNIE AARONS in THE NUN (2018), directed by CORIN HARDY.

NTRA SRA DE ARANZAZU-DET DEL RETABLO MAYOR-. Author: LUCIO MUÑOZ (1929-1998). Location: SANTUARIO DE ARANZAZU. ONATE. Guipuzcoa. SPAIN. VIRGEN DE ARANZAZU.

All Saints Day at Powazki Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland.

Portrait of a penitent dressed as a Benedictine monk at the procession of the Black Christ of Santa Maria during Easter Holy Week inside of the Cathedral of Caceres, Extremadura, S

Woman praying in Wat Patum Wanaram Tample. Bangkok. Wat Pathum Wanaram is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the district Pathum Wan, between the two shopping malls Siam Paragon and CentralWorld, and across the street of Siam Square. The temple was founded in 1857 by King Mongkut (Rama IV) as a place of worship near his Sa Pathum Palace. At the time of its founding the area was still only rice fields, only accessible via the Khlong Saen Saeb. The temple is a third class roy

Namahage Shinto Festival, Japan

1980s THE MIDDLE AGES FRENCH KNIGHT WEARING PURPLE ROBE WITH GOLDEN FLEUR DE LIS HOLDING A LARGE SWORD UPRIGHT

Madrid, 11/28/2014. Neapolitan nativity scene of the Dukes of Cardona. Photo Isabel Permuy Archdc.

Kitten resting and monk in a monastery Nyaungshwe Burma

Practicing zen meditation

MONJA BORDANDO. Location: CONVENTO DE SANTA MARTA. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

Belgium, Flanders, Antwerp Province, Antwerp, statues outside cathedral, Live Statue performer, Our Lady Catherdral

Women in shawl, traditional traditional costume, Corpus Christi procession, Corpus Christi procession, parish church of St. Kilian, Bad Heilbrunn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Antonio Muñoz Degrain / 'Jesus at Tiberias'. 1909. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

das Ritual der schwarzen Magie, der Begriff des Okkultismus, ein gezeichnetes Pentagramm auf einer Tafel, ein altes Zauberbuch the ritual of black magic, the concept of occultism, a drawn pentagram on a blackboard, an old spellbook Copyright: xZoonar.com/PavelxMarysx 22945358

Bell ringing, United Kingdom, Europe

Isreal, West Bank, Bethlehem, interiors of the Church Of The Nativity, the grotto of Jesus birthplace

Jesus On The Cross

Crucifix Crucifix, France, c. 1260, walnut with traces of polychromy, Amsterdam, Netherlands Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21627812

Crucifix Laying On Open Bible

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

Exhibit, World Mission, Boston Garden , Exhibitions, Religious meetings, Exhibit booths, Monks. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

The teacher sat in a kitchen chair on the platform and spoke to the "sisters and brothers". Most religious meetings attract more sisters than brothers, but this was not true of meetings held by Bhikku Narada. July 13, 1955.

Man in traditional dress at entrance to Alila hotel, Jabal Akhdar, Oman

Mexico, Chiapas, Metzabok, Selva Lacandona. Lacandon Mayan indian in sacred cave shrine where the craniums of Pre-Hispanic Maya remain

Spider's web on a tombstone in front of a blurred photo Medailion of the deceased in a cemetery, Bari Sardo, Ogliastra, Sardinia, italy

People praying within the BasÌlica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada FamÌlia, a Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Spanish architect Antoni GaudÌ (1852ñ1926). Dated 21st Century

Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Carnival Float Carrying Dancers Wearing White Beaded Costumes

Benedictine monk reading a choir book. Monastery of Poblet. Vimbodi´. Catalonia. Spain.

Exhibit, World Mission, Boston Garden , Exhibitions, Religious meetings, Exhibit booths, Monks. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Sultanahmet Camii Blue Mosque interior with men at worship. , Turkey Istanbul

Eine Frau sitzt in einer Kirche und betet. Woman is sitting in a church and praying. LicenseRF ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitrixMarutax 23343452 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Broken Virgin Mary statue

Turkey, Istanbul: Cemberlitas Turkish bath

Young man with cross tattooed on chest

The devil grabs a nun in the forest

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