Traditional Asian Attire and Rituals

Images of individuals in traditional dress from Bhutan, China, Japan, and Vietnam, highlighting cultural ceremonies and expressions of spirituality.

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of an elderly man's weathered face, etched with time, reflecting wisdom and serenity amidst the vibrant Thimphu Dromchoe festival.

Man in traditional Bhutanese dress watching the masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.

China - Yunnan - Buddhist monk

Anklebone shooting at Naadam Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

China, Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, Head And Shoulders Portrait Of Taoist / Daoist Priest

Japan, Takayama. Senior Man In Traditional Dress At Festival.

Burning incense during Tet, the Vietnamese lunar New Year celebration, Thien Hau Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

India, Sikkim, Rumtek Gompa, Portrait Of Monk Performing Pujar Ceremony And The Making Of A Spiritual Mandala

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of an elderly man's weathered face, etched with time, reflecting wisdom and serenity amidst the vibrant Thimphu Dromchoe festival.

A Buddhist monk in saffron coloured robes with hands together while praying at the Buddhist Temple in Huating, China

China, Tibet, Lhasa, Portrait Of A Man Spinning A Mini Prayer Wheel At The Jokhang Temple

Portrait of an old man in traditional dress who is a Confucian scholar, during the Sokchon Ceremony in South Korea, Asia

Devout nun at the Monlam Chenpo (Padmasambhava birthday), Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Yellow hat lama monk in Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, China

Chinese mask changing performer - Chengdu, China in Sichuan Province

China, Tibet, Sakya, A Pilgrim Turning Prayer Wheels Outside The Monastery.

Tibetan man spins prayer wheel; Garze, Sichuan, China

Naran Tuul, black market

lamas playing music at ladakh festival, leh, ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, india Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

A woman prays with prayer beads at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu.

Khampa warriors wear red tassels in their on the Barkhor - Lhasa, Tibet

Japan, Kyoto. Priest At Golden Pavilion At Kinkakuji Temple

Female Khampa wears gold hair pieces & gau boxes, zee stones & coral at the Litang Horse Festival - Sichuan Province, China

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a smiling monk standing beside a vibrant, ornate doorway and a red masked dancer, their contrasting presence creating a captivating scene.

A Man Lights Candles With A Long Stick, Kathmandu India

Elderly monk at the Buddhist Pohyon Temple on Mount Myohyang-san, North Korea, Asia

TIBETAN nuns joke in front of doorway at Thuptencholing Gompa - SOLU VALLEY, NEPAL

People practicing Tai Chi.

Khampa woman wears a gold and turquoise hair piece at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Monk and Buddhist ceremony in Khovd Buddhist Monastery

A woman's hands hold prayer beads and rice at an Amitabha Empowerment Buddhist Ceremony, Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Lijiang. Monk of Tibetan Red Hat Buddhist sect portrait; Yufeng Monastery (Editorial Usage Only)

The Daoist Priestess at the Sam Siang Keng Temple

Pilgrim spinning prayer wheels at Jambay Lhakhang, Bumthang, Bhutan

China, Yunnan province, Lijiang town. Naxi orchestra musician playng the flute at the Unesco World Heritage Site

Tibetan, coming of age ritual, Qinghai, China, Asia

Tibetan pilgrim with a prayer wheel at Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibet, China, Asia

Bhutan. Devout Bhuddist worshippers with prayer wheels at the Gantey Gompa in Bhutan. Gangteng Monastery.

Peace, meditation, man meditating with closed eyes with two Buddha figures, Shwedagon-Paya, Yangon, Rangoon, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bhutan, Bumthang, Portrait of an old monk (MR)

Tibet, Shigatse, man in the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

Chakhesang tribesman, Nagaland, India

Naxi performer in Dayan orchestra. Naxi music was banned during the Cultural Revolution and the musicians forced to hide their instruments. Lijiang, Yunnan Province, CHINA

Nyingma monks watch the Buddhist Cham Dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (E. Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Priest in colorful outfit at Golden Pavilion at Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto Japan (MR)

Man doing Kung Fu outdoors with pagoda in background

Japanese man, flute and music for practice, performance and zen sound for Shinto meditation. Sensei person, bamboo and fue instrument for tradition, culture and spiritual heritage with shinobue

LUNDUP DORJE a BUDDHIST YOGI has been meditating in TIBETAN caves for 18 years - TERDROM NUNNERY, CENTRAL, TIBET

Vietnam, Worship, Buddhist Worshippers.

India, Nagaland, People, Naga Warrior in traditional costume and jewelry.

Nepal

An elderly buddhist woman in Bhutan

China, Guizhou Province, Xingren. Older Black Miao (Hmong) minority in traditional costume. (Editorial Usage Only)

Tibetan monk in Lhasa, Tibet.

Mongolian man in traditional clothing, Deel, Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia

Jinshan Golden Hill Temple, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China, Asia

Muslim visitor at Hazrat Khizr mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Funeral ceremony in a Buddhist family. Prayers for the deceased. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Thailand, Phuket. Wat Chalong (aka Chalong Temple), Phuket's largest & most ornate Buddhist monastery. Temple prayers.

Pilgrims discuss the dharma at Sera Monastery - Lhasa, Tibet

Celebrating Lao New Year, Royal Palace, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tu An buddhist temple. Vesak celebration. Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha. Bathing infant Buddha to Purify the heart.

Funeral ceremony in a Buddhist family. Prayers for the deceased. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Senior mature adult Balinese man looking at camera, celebrating Galungan Kuningan holidays in a family temple in Ubud Bali, Indonesia.

View of a man in traditional dress stands on a wooden bridge overlooking a majestic temple nestled against the backdrop of green mountains, Punakha, Bhutan.

Two Japanese women and Buddhist priest kneeling in Buddhist temple, talking.

WOMAN GIRAFFE IN KAUNG DAING LAKE INLHE

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. Viarocana Buddha prayer wheel. Worshipper. Singapore.

Bhutan Paro man

Buddhist monk practices sand mandala painting in Dhokham Garther Monastery - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

A monk in the Bhuddist temple or Dzong in Paro Bhutan

Mrs. Zhou Chao Hui, widowed Chinese Christian farm wife living at Tongshan, a village beyond Wanzhou City (also called Wanxian), important port city on the Yangzi River in Chongquing Municipality, gateway to Eastern Sichuan Province. Mrs. Zhou is life-long Roman Catholic believer and her bedroom is like a chapel with Jesus and Christian images at her win

HH Penor Rinpoche, Tibetan-born Supreme Head of Nyingmapa Buddhism, presides over Amitabha Empowerment at Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA

man holding bundle incense temple

Monk In Monastery

The temple chairman, Boon Prang Fei of Sam Siang Keng Temple in Johor, Malaysia.

Male traditionally dressed musician holding his instrument during the Jongmyojerye Royal Ancestral Rite at Jongmyo Royal Ancestral Shrine in Seoul South Korea

Bali Hinduism, portrait of an old Brahmin with white robe, glasses and a long beard, Pura Sadha Temple, Kapal, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, October 25, 2014 : The changing of the guard demonstration at Gyeongbokgung Palace on October 25, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea, Asia

ASIA, Vietnam, Tay Ninh Caodai Religion Worshipper in traditional dress with alter. (MR)

Tibetan woman spinning prayer wheel.

Nepal, Annapurna Region, Manang, Lama Blessing Good Luck Thread For Safe Journey. Also Known As The 1000 Rupee Lama Due To The Cost Of The Blessing.

Worship in Dai Hung temple

2005 Chinatown Parade. Vancouver BC Canada. Year of the Rooster. NO RELEASE No Property Release No Model Release

Russia, Komsomolskaya Bay, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Port of Provideniya. Native cultural show, woman in traditional attire.

Japan,Tokyo,Ueno,Monk Collecting Alms

A Muslim man praying

Salesman wearing white kimono at Shinto Sakurai Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan.

TIBETAN refugee with prayer wheel - SOLU TREK, NEPAL

Shinto priests.

A PILGRIM from KHAM visits the DRIGUNG MONASTERY in CENTRAL TIBET

Tonkin, Indochina a village python , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Tonkin , Indochine Une pythonisse de village lisant). Woman, costume, divination, shoe, portrait, jewelry, hairstyle , headgear, literature, Human beings, clothing, art, Indochina, pythonisse reading

Monk at Mehe Monastery, Mehe, Ladakh India

Praying women at the temple of Tran-Quoc-Pagoda, Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a child perched atop someone's shoulders amid a crowd, vibrant colors and textures creating a lively scene at Tashichho Dzong.

Picture of Ho Chi Minh on altar at temple, Hanoi, Vietnam

Zen sesshin (retreat) in Morocco. Zazen (meditation)

Bhutanese Monk in traditional headdress for a religious festival in the Bumthang region of Bhutan.

Man selling carvings of the ancient tales and the Ramayana epic in Sanskrit on lontar leaves, Tenganan Pegringsingan, Bali, Indonesia

Band playing music harps near La Posada de Don Rodrigo hotel and restaurant in Antigua Guatemala in Central America

Nepal, Kathmandu. Man Walking Out Of A Temple.

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