Traditional Cultural Gatherings

Images of people engaging in traditional practices and celebrations across Southeast Asia and Central America, displaying local attire and cultural heritage.

Myanmar, Burma, Lake Inle. Two Padaung women belonging to the Karen sub-tribe pray at a Buddhist shrine. Their traditional heavy brass necklaces elongate their necks.

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Flower Hmong, south of Sapa, North Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

formacion y intercambio con comadronas tradicionales, centro de salud de La Taña, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Portrait, woman of the the Akha Nuqui ethnic group, mother and child, traditional clothes, headdress, cap decorated with silver beads, at Ban Chakhampa, Phongsali district and province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional market, Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

La Taña, Northern Transversal Strip, Quiché department, Guatemala.

Young monks, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, South East Asia, Asia

Myanmar, Burma, Lake Inle. Two Padaung women belonging to the Karen sub-tribe pray at a Buddhist shrine. Their traditional heavy brass necklaces elongate their necks.

Nepal, Nuwakot district, one year after the earthquake, humanitarian aid

formacion y intercambio con comadronas tradicionales, centro de salud de La Taña, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.

A Balinese woman in a traditional sarong prepares offerings

Asia; Myanmar,Pa-O or Pao Mothe in traditional dress, ethnic minority, traditional costume, Shan State, Inle Lake,thanaka Face Pain

niño transportado en una falda tradicional, pozas de Ha' Kok , Río Tortuga, Lancetillo - La Parroquia, Franja Transversal del Norte , departamento de Quiché, Guatemala.

Lukla Nepal Young children pose in front of shrine and prayer wheel in Lukla Solukhumbu

Woman pounding rice at a rante, the ceremonial site for a Torajan funeral ceremony in Rantepao, Toraja Land, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

PALONG VILLAGE on market day - BURMESE TRIBE in NORTHERN, THAILAND

Young monk boys walking in a small town outside Bagan, Myanmar.

Women Dressed In Mourning Carry The Anda (Float) Of The Virgin Mary During The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacat...

The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of the Kayan, a mix of Lawi tribe , Kayan tribe and several other tribes. Kayan are a subgroup Red Karen (Karenni) people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma (Myanmar).

ECUADOR, HIGHLANDS, CANARI INDIAN FAMILIES IN EASTER PROCESSION

Young buddhist monk in a dzong, Bhutan

Journey of Little Amal. A 3.5 metre-tall puppet representing Amal, a young Syrian refugee, is seen at its arrival in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Vatican.

Young female monks waiting to receive rice from donors, Pyay, Myanmar, Asia

Girl taking offerings to the monks in Laos

niño transportado en una falda tradicional, pozas de Ha' Kok , Río Tortuga, Lancetillo - La Parroquia, Franja Transversal del Norte , departamento de Quiché, Guatemala.

Tzotzil Maya Women And Children By The Church Of San Lorenzo, Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico

Pao tribe women in Shan state Myanmar

Mass at the Catholic Church, La Taña, Franja Transversal del Norte, Quiché Department, Guatemala

Young girls, Buddhist child nuns, during a begging-tour in the morning, historic centre of Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

formacion de comadronas tradicionales, La Taña, Zona Reina, Quiche, Guatemala, America Central.

Au Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.In northern Laos, enclosed in the mountains, the peaceful city of Luang Prabang has prospered for centuries within the peninsula formed by the confluence of the Mekong River and the Nam Khan River. Before being overtaken by Vientiane, it was the capital of the powerful Kingdom of Lane Xang (Kingdom of the Million Elephants). Its colonial architecture and majestic temples have earned it a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.

Girls holding torches, concentrating, looking up, crowd of people, New Year celebration, traditional ceremony, Nyepi, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Nuns resting after the lunch Burma

A baby dedication ceremony, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Asia, Myanmar, Mandalay. Young nuns at nunnery (Editorial Usage Only)

Usaba Sumbu ceremony in Pura Dalem Desa Timbrah.

jornada de capacitacion laboral para comadronas tradicionales, San Bartolome Jocotenango, Guatemala, America Central.

Western Samoa, Women dancers seated wearing traditional costumes clapping NO MODEL RELEASE

Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Geluk (Yellow Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism. Its formal name is Gandan Shaydrup Dargay Tashi Gyaysu Khyilway Ling, commonly known as Labrang Tashi Khyil, or simply Labrang. The monastery was founded in 1709 by the first Jamyang Zhaypa, Ngawang Tsondru. It is Tibetan Buddhism's most important monastery town outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region.

JOWAI, INDIA - JULY 14: People from the Pnar community attend the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called rots, which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

Adi Tribe, Ponung dancers, arunachal pradesh, India Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Bhutan, Thimphu, Autumn Tsechu festival at Trashi Chhoe Dzong

BALI, PURA TAMAN - March 2024: devout Hindus at Mengwi Pura Taman Ayun in Bali, Indonesia

San Lucas Toliman, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Pura Besakih Mother Temple on the south-western slope of Gunung Agung volcano, Balinese woman with offering,

Pramila Dongol, a member of the Tharu tribe and staff at Dwarikas Hotel. Located on the east side of Kathmandu near Pashupatinath, Nepals most sacred Hindu temple.

Myanmar/Burma, Mon State, Mt Kyaiktiyo. Bearers carrying a pilgrim-tourist in a litter descend from Mt Kyaiktiyo, or Golden Rock as it is popularly known, one of Burma's most celebrated pilgrimage sites.

praying faithful, cloister of the church, San Gaspar Chajul, department of Quiché , Ixil Triangle, Guatemala, Central America.

Participants prepare for the Tamshingphala Tsechu in Bumthang, Bhutan.

Laotian wedding

Long-necked villager; Chiang Mai, Thailand

Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Shoi Zinda mausoleum, prayer

Pentecostalism in Latin America -- Bolivia

Mass at the Evangelical Church, Lancetillo - La Parroquia, Franja Transversal del Norte, Quiché Department, Guatemala

Man traditionally dressed up as women for the purpose of offering prayers and receiving blessings from the Goddess, Dasara Dussera Dusera Festival in Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Mass at the Evangelical Church, Lancetillo - La Parroquia, Franja Transversal del Norte, Quiché Department, Guatemala.

Carving, Myanmar, Myanmar, Asia

Man praying during a Ngaben or Cremation Ceremony, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

During the celebrations of "El Señor de la Columna" in the sanctuary of Yosonotú, during which the Mixteco and Triqui groups perform traditional rituals such as "el pedimento". Yosonotu, Oaxaca, Mexico.

GUATAMALAN WOMAN of MAYA descent wearing in traditional brocade TEXTILES - CHICHICASTENANGO, GAUTAMALA

Meke ceremony on Beqa Island, Fiji (Editorial Usage Only)

RELIGION, BALI. Food offerings being taken to the temple. .

Tribal people at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Laya Tribe , Layap , Laya, North West Bhutan

the market of Candi Kuning

Young monk playing and no battery game Nyaungshwe Monastery

Guatemala, Santa Maria de Jesus, Logos of global symbols contrast with local culture on schoolgirls' backpacks in Santa Maria de Jesus in the highlands.

A group of women sitting in a row on a bench dressed in the same outfit at a Hindu temple; Bali Island, Indonesia

young Burmese monks and friends

Old woman attending a funeral ceremony at a rante, the ceremonial site for a Torajan funeral, in Sereale, Toraja Land, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Thailand, Chiang Rai Province, Doi Lan, Lisu Shaman Spraying Supplicants Hand At Healing Ceremony

Ecuador, Tungurahua, Salasaca, Palm Sunday Celebrations.

Young novice at the monastery of Luang Prabang Laos

Traditional dressed couple in the town of Tsochen, West Tibet, Asia

Mass for Ixil refugees Mass for Ixil refugees, La Tana, Northern Transversal Strip, Quiché department, Guatemala Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22071137

Thai Koen costumes from Chentung, Shan States, Myanmar Burma, Asia

Young girl in national dress standing in doorway beneath colourful Buddhist banner at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, ...

Effigy of Maximon, San Simon, Mayan deity and folk saint in the town Santiago Atitlan at Lago de Atitlan, Lake Atitlan, Solola Department, Guatemala, Central America

Nun awoke from a rest after the lunch Burma

Young Tibetan with prayer flags, Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibet, China, Asia

Empires of the Sun, Peru, Native peoples, Andes

Myanmar. Bagan. Family preparing for a novitiation ceremony.

Musicians at the Barong and Kris dance, which tells a battle between good and evil spirit, in Batubulan, Bali Indonesia.

Yao hill tribe, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ojibwe mother and daughter dressed in traditional ribbon dresses with a large basket of corn inside a bark covered longhouse, during a visit to the Huron Ouendat Indian Village in Midland, Ontario. (MR)

Phakding.Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia.

Village festival, parade of the figure of a saint into the house of the new Mayordomo, San Miguel, Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico, Central America

Young boys dressed in ceremonial clothes attending procession during Timkat in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Asia, Nepal, Khatmandu, Buddhist children. (Editorial Usage Only)

Villagers use DOLKOS (Bamboo baskets) to transport just about everything in the MAKALU area - EASTERN, NEPAL

Indonesia, Bali. Villagers at religious ceremony

Tirta Empul Temple is a Hindu Balinese water temple located near Ubud in Bali, Indonesia.

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

RELIGION, BALI. Food offerings being taken to the temple. .

Myanmar. Bagan. Family preparing for a novitiation ceremony.

Study of a book of theology in a Buddhist monastery Burma

The bathing of the gods, a religious festival; Himachal Pradesh, India

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Buddhists praying in the evening in the assembly hall next to stupa 1 Sanchi Madhya Pradesh India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Toda way of salutation blessing, Nilgiris, Ooty Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. Elders are treated with great respect, and greeted by lifting their right foot and putting it in bride's head for their blessings, Asia

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