Spiritual Rituals and Offerings

Photographs of individuals engaging in spiritual practices, such as incense offerings and meditation, illustrating diverse rituals across cultures.

Spiritual, ritual and woman with healer, hands and sound therapy for self awareness, healing and calm. Meditation, person and shaman with Tibetan bowl for mantra, holistic and chant for inner peace

A visitor offers incense at the shrine of the Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island. The busy 18th century temple is one of Hong Kong's most famous and is dedicated to the deities of Man Cheung and Kwan Yu.

Spiritual, ritual and woman with healer, hands and sound therapy for self awareness, healing and calm. Meditation, person and shaman with Tibetan bowl for mantra, holistic and chant for inner peace

Portrait of little girl praying to God at home

Portrait of little girl praying to God at home

Cat sleeping in a temple Siem Reap Cambodia

Woman playing Tibetan singing bowl in sound healing therapy . Tibetan Singing Bowl in Sound Therapy

China, Gansu Province, Symbolic Paper Money Burnt At Taoist Funeral With Close Relatives Wearing White Shrouds To Indicate Mourning.

Hindu priest sitting narrow lane, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

China, Yunnan Province. Female in traditional costume. (Editorial Usage Only)

Tabla Musician, India, Asia

A woman holding a rosary

Nepal, Kathmandu, Pashu, Patinath Sivatri Festival With Sadhus Perfoming Rites

Lali Baba, a priest waiting for worshippers that he will bless with ash from the bowl at his feet, wearing necklaces given to him to worship Shiva, Va...

They are known, variously, as sadhus (saints, or 'good ones'), yogis (ascetic practitioners), fakirs (ascetic seeker after the Truth) and sannyasins (wandering mendicants and ascetics). They are the ascetic - and often eccentric - practitioners of an austere form of Hinduism. Sworn to cast off earthly desires, some choose to live as anchorites in the wilderness. Others are of a less retiring disposition, especially in the towns and temples of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. If the Vale of Kathmandu seems to boast more than its share of sadhus and yogis, this is because of the number and importance of Hindu temples in the region. The most important temple of Vishnu in the valley is Changunarayan, and here the visitor will find many Vaishnavite ascetics. Likewise, the most important temple for followers of Shiva is the temple at Pashupatinath. Vishnu, also known as Narayan, can be identified by his four arms holding a sanka (sea shell), a chakra (round weapon), a gada (stick-like weapon) and a

Kathakali dancer applying makeup in preparation for his performance, Varkala, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Turmeric haldi being smeared on forehead of eunuch during wedding of eunuchs on occasion of Bewa Purnima at Ghatkopar Mumbai Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Haitian refugees make offerings in a tent city during the Haitian exodus of the early 1980s.

Indian man with symbols painted on his forehead.

Thailand, Bangkok, Thai woman at a temple

Buddhist worshipper burning incense sticks, Taoist temple, Jade Emperor pagoda (Chua Phuoc Hai), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia,...

A Priest praying the holy rosary during a Canonization Holy Mass in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican.

Main prayer hall, Samye Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

Jakar, Bhutan. A young monk at the Jakar Dzong in Bhutan

Kathakali, man performing classical dance of India MR.306 Copyright: xMadhusudanxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathakali dancer applying makeup in preparation for his performance, Varkala, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Novice Monk At Ordination Ceremony At Wat Chiang Yuen Having Ornate Head Dress Adjusted.

Malaysia, Penang, Georgetown, Kuan Yin Teng Or Temple Of Mercy With People Carrying Jos Sticks And Praying In Front Of Large Jos Sticks

Ganesh ganpati Festival, Procession of huge idol of Elephant headed God, close ups of face, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Eunuchs smearing turmeric and kumkum on forehead during wedding of eunuchs on occasion of Bewa Purnima at Ghatkopar Mumbai Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathakali dancer waiting for the next phase of makeup to be done.

Canada Quebec province Centre du Quebec region Odanak Abenaki Indian Reserve Saint Franτois de Sales Church

buddhist monk, bodhgaya, bihar, india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

A Hindu priest sitting on the floor writing near Hardiwar in Northern India.

Hindu Goddess Durga puja ceremony, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox -

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

Daily puja at Bhaktivedanta Manor

Young Men Walk And Carry Items On Their Heads As Part Of A Ritual, Penang Malaysia

child dressed up as hanuman peeking out of curtains

Child and man celebrating the funeral Cambodia

England, East Sussex, Brighton, Hare Krishna Taking Part In A Parade On Brighton Seafront With A Colourful Painted Carriage

Belly dancing and Henna at a Desert BBQ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Glimpses of mahatma gandhi khadi and village industries, Indian, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathakali actors making themselves up in Kerala, India

Jesus Speaks With A Woman

Woman in an ochre kimono exploring a virtual reality

Mahatma Gandhi signing his photograph, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia, September 1944 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

A Buddhist monk (lama) spins a prayer wheel at Diskit Monastery in the Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India, Asia

Woman lighting candles at the Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, the New Cathedral, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Prayers for Loi Krathong festival. Wat Chaimongkol Temple.

South Korea, Seoul, Confucian Priest Taking Part In Administers Rites In Shrine

Muslim devotees offer the Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a Mosque, on March 22, 2024 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Friday prayers, also known as Salat al-Jumu'ah, are a congregational prayer (Salat) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer.

China, TibetJokhang 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.

Kathakali dancer checking the shape of chutty on his face.

Tu An buddhist temple. Ancestor altar. Woman at buddhist ceremony.

Sadhu Using Modern Telephone, Junagarh, Gujarat, India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Dakshinkali Temple

Monk praying, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Large format sizes available)

Wooden rosary in male hands

Kumbh Mela 2025: The Sacred Goes Viral. Pilgrims Taking Photos During the Rudrabhishek Ritual. Swamy Gnana Prasanna Giri and Pilgrims Capturing Moments During the Rudrabhishek Ritual. During the sacred Rudrabhishek ritual, which involves the worship of Lord Shiva through chanting and offerings, pilgrims participate not only in the spiritual experience but also in documenting it. The image captures pilgrims holding their smartphones to take selfies and photos, blending the ancient tradition with modern technology. Swamy Gnana Prasanna Giri, affectionately known as 'Guruvu garu' by his followers, is also present, leading the ceremony. The colorful lighting and the energy of the devotees contrast with the deep reverence of the ritual, highlighting how technology has become an integral part of documenting spiritual experiences.

Glimpses of mahatma gandhi nursing his father, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist monk, jetvan vihara, buddhism, sarasvati, uttar pradesh, india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

A Yogi Priest practices by Yoga near the Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pundit cum caretaker of holy rock from the Brahmaputra, painted black, in the village Shiva temple on the Brahmaputra riverbank, Assam, India, Asia

pooja puja for serpent god, sarpamkalam in sree nagaraja temple, mannarsala, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

A man in a cassock spends a ritual in a dark forest A man in a cassock spends a ritual in a dark forest with a crystal ball and book ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/AleksandrxKichiginx 11564311 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

A Muslim Boy pray inside Jama Masjid after the opening of most of the religious places as India eases lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, June 8, 2020. (Photo by: Majority World/Kuldeep Singh Rohilla/UIG)

Young boy behind yellow vestments, Bhutan

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

India, Kerala, Kochi, Kathakali Dancer

Quran, teaching or Muslim women in mosque to worship for Palestine, learning or gratitude to Allah. Dua, Islamic faith or spiritual people kneeling for God on Ramadan Kareem for reading book together

Buddhist prayer, Beijing, China, Asia

Buddhist ceremony, Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Bengali Married women performing dhunuchi dance on the occasion of durga puja, Durga Puja

Arms of Guru Gobind Singhji kept for public display inside of Anandpur sahib Gurudwara in Rupnagar district Punjab India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Egypt, Saqqara. Mortuary Complex outside the pyramid of Unas. Man in traditional attire.

Graceful Kathak dancer giving a mesmerising performance in front of a white background.

Quang Khanh Pagoda. Buddhist believers praying the Buddha with incense sticks. Can Tho. Vietnam.

Offerings in the Hindu temple Ubud, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Asia

Nepal, Kathmandu, Pashupatinath Temple, Hindu Holy man sitting on street, smoking pipe.

Hinduistic priest in Kathmandu, Nepal

Blankets lay on a bed in a shelter for undocumented Central American migrants traveling across Mexico to work in the United States in Mexico City

Jesus Writes In The Sand

Salesman, Pagan, Burma

China, Sichuan Province, Zoige town, Tibetan monk with prayer wheel

SPAIN - La Plana Alta (district) - Valencia autonomous region - Castellón. Fiestas de la Magdalena, traje tradicional, ofrenda floral.

Man, islamic and prayer with faith at house for spiritual worship, praise Allah and belief in Ramadan. Muslim person, praying and dua in salah, forgiveness and mindfulness of fasting tradition of God

Kathakali dancer doing his make up, Minukku character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

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

Monk in a Monastery.

England, Shropshire, Telford. Diwali festival of light at a temple, with child and candles. The festival is one of the biggest Hindu festivals and is celebrated for five continuous days.

Nepal, Kathmandu, A priest setting up an offering early morning at the Pashupatinath Temple on the banks of the Bagmati River one of the largest Hindu temples in the world

China, Macau. A-Ma Temple, the oldest temple in Macau. Temple inspired by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, worshiping all deities in the same complex. Tourist with phone camera. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Worshiper, Easter Procession, Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Central America

Monk with joss sticks during ceremony in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

child dressed up as hanuman peeking out of curtains

Khon, Is a classic Thai dance in a mask. This is Hanuman expressing his love to Miss. Suphan Matcha. Khon, Is a classic Thai dance in a mask. This is Hanuman expressing his love to Miss. Suphan Matcha. An episode from the Ramayana The greatest Thai literature of Thailand ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/SunanxWongsa-ngax 21993275 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Tai chi chuan exercises in the morning at Little Goose Pagoda park. Shaanxi, Xi'An, China

Islamic, man and praying with belief at house of spiritual worship, praise Allah and faith in Ramadan. Muslim person, religion and dua in salah, reflection and mindfulness of fasting tradition of God

Processions, Lourdes

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