Traditional Fire Festivals

Dramatic bonfires and flames from various cultural celebrations, showcasing vibrant fire against dark night skies and silhouettes of onlookers.

Flames of Holika Dahan fire festival, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox
Flames of Holika Dahan fire festival, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Burning paper offerings on a street; Tainan, Taiwan
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Chinese incense near buddhist temple, China
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Priest pouring hot milk ritual, Karaha Pujan, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox
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Bonfire of Coconuts in Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Sabarimala, Kerala, South India, India, Asia
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Church at night
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NOV 17, 2013 Chiang Mai, Thailand - Tourists holding and enjoy releasing Lanna style Yi Peng floating lanterns in Loy Krathong festival of Chiang Mai province
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Funeral of Anti Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare killed by terrorist attack in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox
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Maslenitsa celebration in the park, burning effigy and artists i
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Traditional mountain bonfires for the summer solstice in the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena near Ehrwald Traditional mountain bonfires for the summer solstice in the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena around the Ehrwald Lermoos Biberwier basin Copyright: xZoonar.com/MichaelxPedrottix 21981041
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Iran, Teheran, Celebration of Ashura which Commemorates the Death of the Prophet Hosein
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City God Temple, believers lighting joss sticks, old part of town, Shanghai, China, Asia
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Anefo photo collection. Bhagwan movement Amsterdam burn book Rajneeshis commissioned Bhagwan. September 30, 1985. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Grave stones at the town church of Bückeburg tombstones at the city church of Bückeburg
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Catholic church destroyed by fire in Romilly-la-Puthenaye, Eure
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Remarkable for their military prowess, their receptivity to Christianity, and their intricate all-embracing kinship network, the Kachins are a hardy mountain people living in the remote hills of northern Burma and on the peripheries of India and China. 'Kachin' is actually a Burmese word that does not exist in any of the local dialects. Each Kachin tribe has a different name for themselves and their neighbours, but no word to describe the whole group.
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Protester burning valentine day greeting cards at Mulund Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox
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Behind Centennial Flame burning, People at Vigil for First Nations woman Joyce Echaquan who died in hospital earlier this week
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Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9th April 2022. People from many parts of the country gathered at the Galle Face Green in astronomical numbers demanding the stepping down of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Government. The protest is expected to last 48 hours straight unless intercepted first. The protest included people from all ethnicitys and of all social statuses.
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INTERIOR-CUEVA-DET ESTRELLA QUE INDICA EL LUGAR DEL NACIMIENTO DE JESUS CON JOVEN TOCANDOLA. Location: BASILICA DE LA NATIVIDAD. BELEN. ISRAEL.
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Vintage Photograph. Olympic flame burning brightly against a scenic mountain backdrop.