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Spiritual Practices and Traditional Attire

Images showcasing individuals in traditional clothing, bead necklaces, and cultural rituals, highlighting the spiritual aspects and diversity of Indian culture.

Australia, hand of aboriginal artist

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on Good Friday.

Cameroon, South West, Rumpi Hills, Leopard Cult Elder Sitting Inside Ekpe House With Spiritually Charged Leaves.

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodian man playing traditional musical instrument.

A Priest Rings A Bell While On His Way To Wash A Banana Trunk In The Ganges During Durga Puja, India

Pindaya Cave Festival, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

Sadhu lighting a chilum

The Bonda, also known as Remo, are a Munda ethnic group who live in the isolated hill regions of the Malkangiri district of southwestern Odisha, near the junction of the three states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh. The tribe is one of the oldest and most primitive in mainland India; their culture has changed little for more than a thousand years. They are one of the 75 Primitive Tribal Groups identified by the Government of India.

Young Surma woman with traditional body painting, Kibish, Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Muslim prayer beads, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

The make-up of the Kathakali character Krishna is being applied, Perattil, Kerala, India, Asia

Morvi Temple the Secretariat an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the ...

Africa, West Africa, Mali, Songo Village. Dogon-tribe blacksmith.

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

Close-up of Dogon shirt, Mali

man applying tikka on head after pooja, maharashtra, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Mexico, Festivals, Woman Making Clay Figure For Day Of The Dead.

Man writing lontar manuscripts, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Aerial view of a man cutting branches of banyan tree Indian fig illegally for Vat Savitri Festival celebrated by married women only on Hindu month of Jyeshtha on the full moon day, Borivali, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Indonesia, East Bali, outside Amed. Elder Balinese woman carrying baskets on her head.

Kenya; Samburu feet

Makeup applying on face of South Indian kathakali dancer Kerala India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

South Indian kathakali dancer looking in mirror Kerala India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, People Lighting Lamps During Wessac

Africa, Ethiopia, Southern Omo, Karo Tribe. Detail of the body decoration on a Karo man.

Reenactment of baptism during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The blessed water is sprinkled on the participants to symbo

Africa, Kenya: Amboseli National Park, Saruni's village, Maasai woman. (Editorial Usage Only)

Koranic school pupil holding a prayer tablet, Abene, Casamance, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

In carving workshop specializing in religious themes belonging to the Concepcion Church

Ghana: Bonwire (Ashanti Region), man combining four strands in to one thread 9an 'odah') for Kente cloth weaving, March. (Editorial Usage Only)

Man standing in front of Temple in Bagan, Myanmar.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Prayagraj, Ardh Kumbh Mela. A holy man beats the gongs at the festival while dressed in saffron colored robes.

Craftsman carving an idol out of sandalwood traditional Indian handicrafts Trivandrum Kerala India Model release number 125 Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

Tibetean monk reading the holy scriptures in Tibetan language, at the foot of Boudnath Stupa, Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia

Artists gets make-up form a make-up artist backstage to perform in an Assamese Bhaona, in Guwahati, Assam, India on 15 December 2023. Bhaona is a traditional form of play in Assam, created by Srimanta Sankerdeva in several centuries back.

American Evangelical Protestants praying at Jerusalem Garden Tomb, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

ritual of henna in Munshiganji, Bangladesh, Asia

Repainting Sri Subramaniya Swamy Hindu Temple blue, Munnar, Western Ghats Mountains, Kerala, India.

Morocco, traditional musicians with instruments, Pigeons du Sable group, Merzouga, Erg Chebbi desert, Africa

Creditors on the ghats or steps on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia

Meeting of Kolping members in Bungwe, Rwanda. Kolping is a christian German NGO.

Close-Up of Wellness Practitioner Meditating with Sound Bowl Outdoors

Myanmar Burma HPA AN a snake charmer is hanging a cobra

WEST NEW GUINEA, (IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA), ASMAT REGION, PRIMITIVE MAN WITH SHELL IN NOSE

A woman performs the morning ritual of making a Rangoli, India.

Local man carving a marble Buddha image using an angle grinder, and covered in white marble dust, stone carver's district, Amarapura, near Mandalay, M...

Thailand: A Mah Song or spirit medium gets a spoke inserted into his cheek during the Vegetarian festival in Phuket. The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed. Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar.

Nun sorting wheat in Bet Maryam church courtyard, Lalibela, Wollo, Ethiopia, Africa

Singapore,Little India,Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple,Thaipusam Festival Particpant

China, Yunnan, Jinghong. Animist fertility symbol at the entrance of a village near Jinghong.

Batik Production. Woman using hot wax to outline a cloth design. Yogyakarta. Indonesia.

Priest praying towards the holy river Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Himba woman applying Otjize (a mixture of butter, ochre and ash) to her skin, Kaokoland, Namibia, September 2013.

Hpa-An, man braids basket, Kayin (Karen) State, Myanmar (Burma)

Man Praying Outside. France.

Sylhet, Bangladesh - 14 April 2025: View of a man suspended by hooks through his back, a stark display of devotion against the muted sky.

Maasai Warrior, detail of sword, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Karvati dancers who have their bodies pierced and thus give thanks for answered prayers, temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

With a machete in hand, Tacana guides stand near an ancient forest tree in the tropical rainforest of Madidi National Park, Bolivia; Bolivia

Myanmar,Yangon,Shwedagon Market,Craftsman Carving Buddha Statue

portrait beautiful african woman wearing traditional accessories yellow veil

Colombia, Vaupes Region, Tukano Tribe, Headman Lights A Breo Resinous Torch In Centre Of The Maloca / Longhouse.

man carves birdman image, Rapa Nui (Easter island, Isla de Pascua) Chile

sadhu in loincloth, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, Asia Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman carrying fruit on her head, offerings, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Senegalese photographer using a reflector disk as a prayer mat in Toubacouta, Senegal

South Indian kathakali dancer applying makeup Kerala India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

Niger, Northern Niger, Air Region, Tuareg Man Playing Solitaire Traditional Game; Agadez

A Mursi woman wearing a large clay lip plate. Before marriage, a girl's lower lip will be pierced and stretched over a year or so while some of her teeth will be removed for the plate to fit snugly.

Indian priest with jatas or long hair , Kumbh mela , Ujjain , Madhya Pradesh , India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Striking gold leaf, Mandalay city, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Burma, Asia

Nepal, Patan, Looking Down On Man Lighting Butterwick Candles At The Hiranyavarna Mahavihara Golden Temple

Kathakali dancer getting his make up done, Pachcha character, Kerala, India, Asia

Hindu brahmin man worshipping the sun god by bathing in a river, India.

Sadhus prepare their meal during the Kumbh Mela 2003 at Nasik, maharashtra, india. Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony and rituals. Singapore.

Kathakali, Intricate make up requires help in Kerala Kalamandalam in Cheruthuruthy near Soranur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Dogon boy in Sangha, Mali

SadhuÄôs jeweled hands in Juhu, Mumbai, India.

Havana, Cuba, UNESCO World Heritage City. Rare Santeria sacrificial cleansing. Normally performed in private and generally not photographable.

Voodoo priest Emile Vignikin in Tron Pitourika temple in Ouidah, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Benin, Mono County, Sahoue Doutou, Sacrifice Of A Cock For The King Of Fetishers Houngue Towakon Guedehoungue Ii With His Court

Navajo

England,London,Ealing,Shri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman Temple,Chariot Festival Participants,Hand Holding Video Camera

Jerusalem a prayer with the four species at Succot

Bible Pix - Amish Color, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Sandipani Muni High School. Student Sounding The Bell Vrindavan. India.

Africa, Morocco, Marrakesh. Craftsman sculpting Islamic patterns.

cosido de los enbutidos,matanza tradicional del cerdo, llucmajor,Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.

Muslim reading Koranic scriptures on his cell phone in the great mosque in Touba, Senegal

England, London, Religion, Pentecostal Church Service. Members Of The Congregation Taking Part In The Washing Of Feet Ceremony.

LT. Leslie Branch stands at attention prior to being commissioned as the Navy's first black Roman Catholic chaplain. NAVAL CHAPLAINS SCHOOL. Base: Ncs, Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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