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Spiritual Practices and Rituals

Authentic representations of diverse spiritual practices and ceremonies from around the world, illustrating the deep cultural roots and traditions.

Asia, Papua New Guinea, Tari Valley. Huli Wigmen
Asia, Papua New Guinea, Tari Valley. Huli Wigmen
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niger, gerewol, surrounding of abalak
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Close-up of traditional hair style and headdress worn by Himba women, Opuwo, Namibia.
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A Mayan ball player poses for a portrait in Chapab village in Yucatan state in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula
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Huli guide at the mount Kerawa
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Namibia, Africa. Himba Village. Opuwo, Kaokoland, Africa
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Africa, Gabon, Estuaire Region, Tsango Island, Bwiti Ceremonies, The Shaman Assossa Scratches The Bark Of A Spirit Tree For A Divination, His Son Collects The Powder That Will Be Used For Treatments
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The Chewa people, Malawis largest ethnic group, live on the west side of Lake Malawi.  Despite years of missionary influence, they still cling to old beliefs and rituals.  For them, death simply means a journey of rebirth into the spirit world.
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Tribesman wearing wig and face paint for Sing-Sing in Papua New Guinea
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The weekly Anjuna market is one of Goa's most popular for  travellers, here the stall owners try to attract custom with circus type acts
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shaman, Amazon, Venezuela
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Man as demon costumes in Mahaveer Jayanti procession  Jodhpur  Rajasthan  India NO MR Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox
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Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) meat slabs drying in sun. Legal harvest on quota of a South American tropical fish that is one of the largest in the world. Rupununi, Guyana.
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Ethiopia: Lower Omo River Basin, Shicanygara, a Mursi village on east bank of Omo River, eyes of Mursi man (Editorial Usage Only)
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Mexico, Chiapas, Naha, Selva Lacandona, North America. Disappearing tribe the Mayan Indians hunt with bow and arrow.
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Africa, Gabon, Mboka A Nzambe Village, Bwiti Ceremonies, Forest, The Shaman Adumangana Dances Invoking The Power Of The Invisible World
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Close-up of the face of a native statue, Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia, South Pacific
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Mursi tribeswoman adorned with animal horns, shells and white clay. Omo Delta, Ethiopia, Africa.
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Ojibwa (Native American) woman weaves mat out of straw at Fort William Historical Park in Ontario, Canada
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Zulu Sangoma (Diviner). KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa
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Musicians, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia
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African adolscent Initiate (abakwetha). After ritual circumcision the initiates live in isolation for up to several weeks painted in white clay.
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Make Up Of A Temple Dancer: Yakdessa adjusts framework of ribbons and wood on which his elaborate headdress will rest. January 11, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Press Photo).
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Traditional cymbal. Bali, Indonesia.
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Pilgrim with bear skin hat & prayer wheel  at the Monlam Chenmo masked dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China
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A Mayan ball player holds up the ball made of hule in Chapab village in Yucatan state in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula
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On the Tohua Hikokua sight some musicians and dancers for the Danse du Cochon Nuku Hiva Marquises islands
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Smoking marihuana as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
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Horn of Africa, Sudan
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Tanzania, Craft, Makonde Man Carving Traditional Wooden Sculpture.
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Artisans in the production of the famous traditional masks by Majuli, Assam, India. Artisans in the production of the famous traditional masks by Majuli, Assam, India.
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Xhosa medicine man, Xhosa Wish Doctor, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa
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A tribal man exhales smoke out of his mouth, Africa.
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Sri Lanka, Kandy, Temple Of The Tooth Interior With Drummers
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Statue in the royal palace, Porto Novo, Benin.
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Singapore, Thaipusam, Murugan Temple Tank Road a.m. Man with chains pierced in back carrying Kavadi .
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A Voodoo practitioner raises her arms in prayer during the annual Saut D'eau Voodoo festival in Haiti.
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Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Summer Feast Day Celebration. Tewa tribe. Traditional moccasins.
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Introducing the harvest with the Hopi Indians, Arizona, USA, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated
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Malaysia, Batu Cave. Thaipusam Festival.
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NewZealand, Rotorua, Maori Costume
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North America, Mexico, Chiapas, Naha, Selva Lacandona. The last Lacandon Mayan shaman.
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The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa Copyright: IanxMurphy 1383-70 Editorial Use Only
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Chief of Phom TribeTribesman during Hornbill Festival, Nagaland, India.
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Dance of the native people, Damara Living Museum, near Twyfelfontein, Namibia, Africa
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Samoan man with a body tattoo; Samoa
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Shaman At Altar For Day Of The Dead Festivities At Xcaret Near Playa Del Carmen. Mexico
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Offering parts of their first meal in their new lives as part of the initiation of new sadhus at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
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Javanese body wrap
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India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad. A sadhu (or Hindu ascetic) from the extreme Aghori sect with a skull begging bowl around his neck at the Kumbh Mela festival which is held here every twelve years.
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North America, Mexico, Chiapas, Naha, Selva Lacandona. The last Lacandon Mayan shaman.
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Balinese traditional ceremony, boy in national costume.
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India, Chitrakoot. A Sadhu (Religious Pilgrim) Shooing Off A Monkey
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China, Fujian Province, Xiapu, Yangjiaxi. Chinese actors replicate scenes from ancient China.
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Hindus performing  Pind Daan or Shradh in Allahabad, India.
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Shaman of the Lacandon tribe at a ceremony, Selva Lacandona, Naha, Chiapas, Mexico, Central America
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A sadhu playing a flute, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia
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Masked Dancer Tirelli, Dogon country, Mali,Africa.
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Africa, Namibia. Detailed view of a Himba woman's ochre-covered hair and adornments.
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Chinese fishing nets, Cochin, India
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Nayenezgani, a Navajo deity, full-length portrait, wearing body paints and other adornments.
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Es Firó de Sóller, Moors and Christians celebration , Battle of Can Generós Beach, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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Hindu saints naga baba bathing on Ganga river at Varanasi ghat, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox
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Moros y cristianos, fiesta de La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.
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Man, shaman and zen with holistic class or bowl in forest for sound, vibrations or outdoor healing. Male person, instructor or reiki guru with ornament for deep meditation, chakra balance or ritual
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Male paddlers from Uwus perform a ritual greeting ceremony on the river in the Asmat Region of Papua, Indonesia during a festive event
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Coast Salish women sculpture by Sandy Clark, Chemainus, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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India, Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Mountains, Toda Tribal Priest Wearing Puthculi Standing Beside Sacred Buffalo.  The Toda Are Nature Worshippers And Have Their Own Language.
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Body tattoo and a tusk necklace on a Samoan man's chest; Samoa
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Statue of King Kamehameha I in Kapaau on Big Island, Hawaii, USA, North America
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England, Essex, Southend-on-Sea. A member of an apostolic church being baptised in the sea at Southend-on-Sea.
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Lighting the Torches at Sunset. Hawaii. USA
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child blowing a sea conch child blowing a sea conch, Moors and Christians, feast of La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21728903
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Nigeria, Argungu, Fishing Festival.  Climax Of Festival When Thousands Of Giwan Ruwa Fish Confined In Stretch Of The Sokoto River Are Caught With Hand Held Nets And Calabashes.
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Easter sacrifical ceremony, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa
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elder blows shell, Hawai'i, calling to a ceremonial gathering
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Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, King Kamehameha Statue at night, with moon,
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Ndebele woman wearing traditional dress, Botshabele Mission Station, Limpopo, South Africa, Africa
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Idol makers adding finishing touches to an idol of the Mother Goddess Durga in a studio, ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Agartala, Tripura, India.
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Funeral for a victim of AIDS, Kyotera, Uganda.
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MUISCA TRIBAL STATUE, ECOPARQUE SABANA, CUNDINAMARCA DEPARTMENT. Colombia Muisca Tribal Statue, Ecoparque Sabana, Cundinamarca Department. Colombia
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African little boy dressed in traditional clothes and a turban holding a spear
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Tihoti, a tahitian Tattooist standing on sacred site; Tahiti
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A Cambodian Mahout adorned with Buddhist amulets to ward off danger stands next to his elephant on scrub land in Phumi Khna, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
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Man with a banana plant during the Thanksgiving church service, Manyemen, Cameroon, Africa
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