Traditional Religious Altars

A series of images showcasing private syncretic altars in Guatemala, featuring wooden structures, flowers, and fruits, creating a spiritual and cultural ambiance.

Nepal, Lalitpur , Pharping. A young boy at Dakshinkali temple.

altar sincretico privado, Lancetillo, La Parroquia, zona Reyna, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

A Nahuatl indigenous man carries a ladder in Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico

Es Firo Es Firo, Moors and Christians celebration of victory over the Barbary corsairs of May 11, 1561, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21774802

altar sincretico privado, Lancetillo, La Parroquia, zona Reyna, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa. Wide angle portrait of large group of Christian pilgrims celebrating Orthodox Christmas at one of Lalibela's rock churches. (Editorial Use Only)

Private syncretic altar Private syncretic altar, Lancetillo, La Parroquia, Reyna area, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22071170

Private syncretic altar, Lancetillo, La Parroquia, Reyna area, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America

Fontanelle underground cemetery, UNESCO; World Heritage Site, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Pilgrims, Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India

Nepal, Lalitpur , Pharping. A young boy at Dakshinkali temple.

Picturesque rituals and flower offerings on the steps of Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango, Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Central America

SPAIN - La Vega (district of Sevilla) - ANDALUSIA - Seville. Semana Santa / Holy week; "La Macarena" and "roman soldiers" arriving to the basilica / church friday midday

Vietnam, North, Hanoi, Shop In The Old French Quarter Selling Religious Goods

Nepal, Bouddhanath, daily life

Nepal, Kathmandu, Chhuchmepati camp earthquake victims

Guatemala, Chichicastenango, mayan ceremonies

Mayan ceremony at the entrance of the church of Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala, Central America

Trraditioneller Lao-Thai Webstuhl im Freien, Ban Phanom, Laos Trraditioneller Lao-Thai Webstuhl im Freien, Ban Phanom, Laos / Traditional Lao-Thai style loom in the open, Ban Phanom, Laos Copyright: xZoonar.com/mikex 14814465

Argungu, Nigeria - 15 February 2027: View of a vibrant sea of people and fishing nets at the Argungu Fishing Festival, a spectacle of culture and tradition.

Funeral at Manikarnika ghat at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Graveyard In Cachi In The AndesArgentina

wedding in the Church of Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango, municipality of the department of El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

Prayer flags on a mountain, Bhutan

Chouwara tanning and dyeing district, Fez El Bali, Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco

Samburu boy waiting to be called inside his hut, where elders will hold him down whilst a tribal outsider performs a circumcision. Mount Nyiru, Kenya, Africa.

Oil (butter) lamps burning in Hindu temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A COLONEL killed by the NEPALESE MAOIST REBELS is CREMATED at PASHUPATINATH BURNING GHATS - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

temple fire,Nepal,Asia

Al Wahat Al Baharia, Giza, Egypt. Colorful tarps in an alley.

Israel, Jerusalem, Church Of The Holy Sepulchre

Nepal, Kirtipur, daily life

Tibet, incense offering on the Drepung Monastery

Clothes dry at the Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde's shelter 'Hermanos del Camino' (Brothers of the road) for Central American migrants in Ixtepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico.

Woman carrying Mayan offerings, Colonial Catholic Church, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipality of the department of Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

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,

Objects and letters in a chapel, Province of Lugo, Galicia, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhunath

The Imam Asim Shrine and other tombs can be found 23 kilometres from Khotan (Hotan) on the southern Silk Road. It is the site of a huge pilgrimage each May. Imam Asim was one of the first Islamic missionaries to visit this area. Khotan traces its history back at least as far as the 3rd century BCE, when the eldest son of the Indian emperor Asoka is said to have settled here. It was of great importance on the Silk Road, and is claimed to have been the first place outside China to have cultivated silk. It sits astride the Karakash or Black Jade’ and Yurungkash or White Jade’ Rivers, which here conjoin to form the Khotan Darya, and has been famous for its jade for well over two millennia. In times past trade routes crossed the desert to the north all the way to Kuqa, and as recently as 2007 this link has been re-established for the first time in centuries with the opening of a second Desert Highway leading to Aksu, distant some 424km to the north. In 1006 Khotan was conquered by Uighur

Olmec, Ancient Cultures, The Americas, Teopantecuanitlan, Mexico.

The yurt of a local herder. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains. Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)

People making offerings at Manakamana Temple, Mugling, Nepal, Asia

Statue gopis, prem mandir, vrindavan, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Bangladesh, Khulna, Sonadanga. Two girls prey in the Hindu temple in Bangladesh. (Editorial use only)

Polling stations in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 29-April-2009 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Durga puja deity, made from river mud and decorated on bamboo frame at Brahmaputra riverbank for annual Hindu immersion ceremony, Guwahati, Assam, Ind...

Man makes white Buddhist statues, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Washing before prayers, Edirne, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Pilgrims sleeping in the tent area during Bishwa Ijtema, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Freshly painted colorful graves, Day of the Dead celebration at the General Cemetery, Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

Followers of Maximon a deity derived from both ancient Maya gods and Catholic saints perform a ritual of devotion.

Church of the Chapel of the Calvary of the Buried Lord, Chichicastenango, municipality of the department of El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

Iglesia de la Capilla del Calvario del Señor Sepultado, Chichicastenango ,municipio del departamento de El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

Tokyo Tokio Japan Tourismus Wirtschaft Kultur Kunst Architektur Religion 01.03.2025 Tokyo Tokio Japan Asakusa Der Asakusa-Schrein ist ein ShintÅ-Schrein neben dem buddhistischen Tempel SensÅ-ji im Stadtteil Asakusa des Stadtbezirks TaitÅ von Tokio in Japan. Er wurde im Jahr 1649 von Tokugawa Iemitsu errichtet.Donnertor Kaminarimon traditioneller Kimono Tokyo Tokio Japan *** Tokyo Tokyo Japan Tourism Economy Culture Art Architecture Religion 01 03 2025 Tokyo Tokyo Japan Asakusa Asakusa Shrine is a Shinto shrine next to the Senso ji Buddhist temple in the Asakusa district of the Taito ward of Tokyo, Japan It was built in 1649 by Tokugawa Iemitsu Thunder Gate Kaminarimon traditional kimono Tokyo Tokyo Japan

Manikarnika cremation ghat on the bank of the Ganges River,; Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Nepal, Boudhanath, one year after the earthquake, refugee camp

Dyeing vats, outdoor bazaar, Konya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Thailand, Phang Nga District, Nam Khem, 'Tsunami.A Thai Monk Looks At The Damage Caused By The Tsunami, Nothing Is Left Standing In The Village 2500 People Are Pressumed Dead. 125Kms North Of Phuket On The 2Nd Jan.'

Shivling at Banganga Tank Walkeshwar temple Mumbai Maharashtra India Aug 2012 India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Funeral of Anti Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare killed by terrorist attack in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Woman praying, Chhath puja festival, Vapi, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox

Mauritania. Atar. Goat Market. Goat Slaughter

City of David Jerusalem

A man going canyoning and wetsuits hung-up in a row, Haiming, Tyrol, Austria

Sculptor finishing goddess Durga deities, made using Hooghly river clay over straw base in Kumartuli potters' quarter, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal...

Anna Hazare hunger strike amcd ppp project man cleaning at ramlila maidan delhi India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Oaxaca artists

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhunath

Poor living in Passay Cemetery in Manila-Philippines

Aerial view of a bustling street market with vibrant stalls and crowds of people, a tapestry of colors and activity unfolds, Tongi, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Lithuania, Hill of Crosses (Kryziu Kalnas). Thousands of memorial crosses are layed over the hill in a tradition of planting crosses since the 14th Century.

aerial view of broken coconuts lord ayyappa temple, sabarimala, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue Of Jesus Behind Roof Beam In The Ruins Of The Catholic Cathedral After Being Hit By Hurricane Ivan, St Georges, Grenada.

Freshly painted colorful graves Freshly painted colorful graves, Day of the Dead celebration at the General Cemetery, Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22072681

Shrine on Besh Barmaq mountain, Siyazan, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia

Benghazi, Libya: Friday prayer in the main square of the city.

The Haiti flag floating over a tent camp.

Coloured graves in the cemetery, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipality of the department of Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

The burning fire of a cremation ceremony, Vrindavan, India, Asia

Smoking cremation, a ritual in a culture of India, Kathmandu valley. Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Akodessewa fetish market, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Cremation, Pashupatinath ghats at Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Iran, Teheran, Celebration of Ashura which Commemorates the Death of the Prophet Hosein

Laos, Vientiane. Xieng Khuan Buddha Park, interior statues of religious figures.

Myanmar, Mandalay. A man polishes a brass statue of Buddha in a workingshop.

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,

Buddhist Nuns Parking their Sandals before going to lunch. Sakyadhita Nunnery. Mandalay. Myanmar.

Chauchilla necropolis, Peru Bones in open inca cemetery in Nazca region , Peru Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 11615372

Statue of Jesus Christ toppled from the roof in the rubble of the church Sacre Coeur destroyed in an earthquake, Turgeau district, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

Tibet, Drepung Monastery, incense offerings, woman under sunshade

China, Kunming, Incense cauldron in courtyard

Chouwara tanning and dyeing district, Fez El Bali, Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco

The Samaritan Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim

Pilgrims during early morning bath in the place called Sangam where the three rivers the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati meet. Alla

EGYPT EGYPTIAN MAKING AND SELLING SOUVENIRS

In September 2018, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, announced the discovery of an 18th dynasty tomb, in Draa Abul-Naga, a burial site for noblemen on the left bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. the tomb contains mummies believed to be a goldsmith called Amenemhat, who lived sometime between 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C. The burial chamber has a niche at one end, which holds a statue of Amenemhat who sits on a chair next to his wife, Amenhotep. The Eighteenth Dynasty dates back to the 13th century BC, a period noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, including Tutankhamen and Ramses II. The chamber has two burial shafts. In one, archaeologists found sarcophagi and remains dating from the later 21st and 22nd Dynasties. Those included the remains of a woman and her two grown children. She showed signs of bacterial bone disease and cavities. The other shaft contains funerary masks and statues depicting the goldsmith's family. The tomb hoses deteriorated mummies with their skul

Ong Bon Pagoda (Nhi Phu Temple) is the oldest Chinese pagoda in Saigon. Encens sticks and ashes. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Guatemala, Quiché Province, Chichicastenango. Pascal Abaj Mayan ritual.

A Muslim woman offering namaz in front of mogul monument Taj Mahal seven wonder of the world constructed by emperor Shah Jahan, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707 D Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Aerial image of a traditional cemetary in Johor, Malaysia

Parque Central, Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

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