Spiritual Practices and Artisanship

Visuals depicting traditional crafts and spiritual practices, highlighting sacred sites, artisans creating religious carvings, and elements of animistic beliefs.

Inside Tent. Sami People. Laplander. North Cape. Honningsvag.

Craftsman carving a Buddha statue, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Voodoo Hospital. Effegies in shrine to heal the mentally ill in Togo.

Inside Tent. Sami People. Laplander. North Cape. Honningsvag.

Chaka, the Great Zulu Warrior, on display at site of Rorke's Drift/Shiyani Battlefield, where on January 22, 1879, Anglo Zulu war was fought in KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, South Africa

Fetish in Lobi village Fetish in Lobi village, in which there is animistic cult Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 10462502

Arrival of water in a village Moso Yunnan China

Close up of buddha's hand in the Ancient Buddhist ruins in Sukhothai Historical Park in Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Torture Museum, Castle, Loket, Czech Republic, Europe

Model of Aboriginal people, Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan

Fetish in Lobi village Fetish in Lobi village, in which there is animistic cult Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 10561598

Worker, Chouwara tanner and dyer quarter in Fes El Bali, Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fes, A worker in traditional dress processes leather in the historic tanning basins of Fes, Morocco, Northern Morocco, Morocco, Africa

Craftsman carving wood Country Dogon Mali

Wayang Kulit, the shadow puppet play. Bali, Indonesia.

Tso Moriri, Ladakh

Indian woman drying a sari

Jesus Christ on his deathbed, Holy Week procession, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Argentina, Salta, Iruya, traditional method of Indians for drying meat

Asia, India, Ladakh, Mulbekh. A Buddhist monk twirls a prayer wheel in Mulbeck in the Himalaya in Ladakh, India.

Samoan man with a body tattoo; Samoa

Stone bell in the ancient 14th Century Ura Kidane Mehret Monastery (Ethiopian Orthodox Church), Zege peninsula in Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Hogon ceremonial offering, Mali

Africa, Ethiopia, Southern Omo, Karo Tribe. A goatskin being stretched out to dry.

Rosary in ossuary Rosary in Fontanel cemetery, in Naples, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 9203210

Man's hand with prayer beads.

the Wat Saphan Hin Temple at the Historical Park in Sukothai in the Provinz Sukhothai in the north of Bangkok in Thailand, Southeastasia.

Kebran Gabriel monastery, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Murthis (statues) in Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharashtra, India. Delivering the wives of Brahmans

A man is baptized in the healing mud of Espinoza, Mexico.

Close-up of incense sticks burning at temple, Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Shiva sadhu from Avahan Akhara, holy man, rolling his penis on an iron pole for spiritual reasons, at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Lome. Offerings at voodoo Shrine at Fetish Market in Lome, Togo.

Traditional coffee ceremony in Ethiopia, Africa

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Voodoo Hospital. Effegies in shrine to heal the mentally ill in Togo.

Mali Dogon Tribe goat sacrifice, Mali

Tibetan Buddhist Monk blows conch shell to bring the devout to prayer - Thuptencholing Monastery, SOLU VALLEY, NEPAL

Wooden anthropomorphic statue in a village

CRISTO CRUCIFICADO SIGLO XVI. Author: JUAN DE ANCHIETA O JUAN DE ANCHETA (C. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

old dying woman in Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan at Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Africa, Tanzania, Masai Tribe. The Masai use traditional techniques to draw blood for their consumption.

Ethiopia: Lower Omo River Basin, Lebuk, a Karo village, during dancing ceremony, portrait of Karo child covered in face paint (Editorial Usage Only)

Traditional masked man, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Ethiopia: Lower Omo River Basin, Kundama farm for Karo's village of Duss, woven roof for a home

Voodoo temple and Voodoo fetish statues, Togoville, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Mudman carrying a mask in his hands during the traditional Sing Sing in the highlands, Paya, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Africa, Ethiopia, Putting a thatch roof on a hut, in an Oromo village (MR)

Mirbad Khan bathing in an irrigation canal called a falaj in Buraimi, Oman. The falaj is an ancient form of irrigation which was used by the Persians.

Yanomani tribal people in their traditional Shabono, rectagonal roof, Yanomami tribe, southern Venezuela, South America

A Nyangatom woman grinds sorghum using two stones. The Nyangatom or Bume are a Nilotic tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists who live along the banks of the Omo River in south-western Ethiopia.

Foot of 57 feet high statue of lord Bahubali known as Gomateshvara in Mahamasthakabisheka celebration ; Sravanabelagola in Hassan district of Karnataka ; India

Africa, Kenya, Samburu National Reserve. Tribal handicrafts, jewelry. Building, igniting and making fire, demonstration.

1980s NAVAJO INDIAN WOMAN WEAVING BLANKET WITH TRADITIONAL DESIGN SOUTHWEST USA

A young man holds a mask made from bamboo to his face, Assam, India, Asia

Slabs of slate with yak horns in the town of Tsochen, Western Tibet, Tibet, Asia

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

Canada, Quebec, Gaspe. Gaspe Peninsula, Micmac First Nation Indian Village, native dolls & toys. Property release.

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Voodoo Hospital. Effegies in shrine to heal the mentally ill in Togo.

An Idol maker making idols of Lord Ganesh in a studio for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Agartala. Tripura, India.

China, Tibet, Lhasa, Prayer Flag Vendor At Jokhang Temple

Saint doing yoga shirshasan head stand , Tapowan , Himalaya , Gomukh , Uttranchal , India Copyright: xJagannathxRaul/DinodiaxPhotox

Aztec indian wearing boots with nutshells during a celebration for the Day of the Dead in Mexico City, Mexico.

Ethiopia, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, South Omo, Mursiland, Mursi tribal man smoking beehive high up in tree at night to colle...

Religious mural; Kathmandu, Boudhanath, Nepal

Mali-Dogon Tribe mask tops, Mali, Africa

Carved head and horns of sacrificed buffalo, tongkonan traditional family house, La'bo, Rantepao, Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Illusionist s apparently disembodied head seen in stall at fair in Konarak site of world heritage Sun temple complex Orissa India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Senior sculptor colouring a Jesus Christ statue at workshop, Bavaria, Germany

burial chamber at los millares, almeria andalusia spain

Ritual hand washing at Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Colombia, Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta, Northern Slopes, Mama Valencia A Kogi Mama/Priest Re-Thatching The Conical Roof Of His House With Recently Cut Hay In Lowland Settlement Of San Antonio He Wears Traditional Criss-Crossed Mochilas/ Shoulder Bags Over A Woven Cotton Manta/Cloak

India, Ladakh, Spituk gompa (monastery). Carved brass and wood horns used in prayer ceremonies

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Morning ablutions on banks of Ganges

Superstition Tying bangles and ribbons to tree root, Tarnetar fair, Gujarat, India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Bhutan. Close up detail of a monk preparing betel nut

Dogon tribesman make rope, Mali

Maya, Tomb, Modern People, Ritual

Nepal, Katmandu, Swayambhunath Stupa, boy praying

A young man brings a flame close to his eye during a voodoo festival in Haiti.

Mummy of a monk from 15th century in a glas container at a temple, Giu village, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Entrance to Cave at Icebox Hill Mazatlan Sinaloa State Mexico

Sosu, a bamboo water fountain at Eikan-do Zenrin-ji, head temple for the Seizan branch of Jodo-Shu (Pure Land) Buddhist sect, Kyoto, Japan

Tibet, KhamTibetan man with prayer wheel, Kandze.

SPAIN - Alt Camp (district) - Catalonia - TARRAGONA. Pessebre vivent Picamoixons, Valls, Alt Camp, Tarragona

India, Sikkim, Pelling. A young novice monk blows a conch in the grounds of Pemayangtse Monastery.

Bhutan, Thimphu. Simply Bhutan, interactive living museum that provides an introduction to various aspects of Bhutanese traditional life. Basket making.

Myanmar, Mandalay, Mandalay. A macabre sight with puppets hanging in a tree in Mandalay in Myanmar.

A sculptor makes lord Ganesh idols from plaster of Paris in a workshop at Lalbaug for Ganesh ganpati festival, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Corroded old Buddha statue, Wat Yaang Kuong Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of Cherokee using a blow gun, Tsalagi Village, Cherokee Nation, OK

Miniature statue of lord Bahubali known as Gomateshvara in Mahamasthakabisheka celebration at Sravanabelagola in Hassan district of Karnataka, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka, Kalutara, Man Carving Wooden Masks Next To A Brightly Painted Example Of His Work

Zulu warriors standing outside a traditional grass hut. Shakaland. Eshowe. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

Statues inside the Jaws of Hell structure at Xieng Khuan Buddha Park, Vientiane, Laos.

Jain pilgrim in front of the monolithic statue of the Jain saint Gomateshwara, Indragiri Hill, Sravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Voodoo ritual with a tourist, Akodessewa fetish market, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Kathakali makeup application. Fort Cochin, Kerala, India.

Candle offering at Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, India Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, India

Indonesia, Bali. Hindu Temple on Bali Island called Pura Tirta Empul Temple near the town of Tammpaksiring Bali Island. It is famous for its holy water and Hindu people go there for purification. (Editorial Use Only)

Chouwara tanning and dyeing district, Fez El Bali, Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco

Scarecrow in a Corn field Ecuador

A young Dassanech girl wears a leather skirt, metal bracelets and amulets and layers of bead necklaces. Much the largest of the tribes in the Omo Valley numbering around 50,000, the Dassanech (also known as the Galeb, Changila or Merille) are Nilotic pastoralists and agriculturalists.

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