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Traditional Women in Cultural Attire

Collection of elderly women dressed in culturally significant attire from various regions including Asia, showcasing intricate headdresses and unique textiles.

Myanmar, Burma, Kengtung. An Akha woman wearing a traditional headdress of silver and beads.

Malla khondh tribe, Orissa, India

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

Tibet, Lhasa, Standing Pilgrims

Portrait of a female Buddhist devotee, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

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.

China, Beijing. A China Haji pilgrim at an Islamic Classics college.

Asia, China, Chongqing. Woman with prayer beads worshipping at Buddhist temple and nunnery

Mr. Samjid (80 years old) from the ethnic minority of the Uriankhai tribe (Uriyangkhai, Urianhai, or Uryangkhai) is performing traditional songs with a Tovshuur (string instrument) near the city of Ulgii (Ölgii) in the Bayan-Ulgii Province in western Mongolia.

Nepal, Bouddhanath, local temple

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people,

Woman waiting to give Buddhist monks alms on Khounsua Road at dawn; Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang, Laos

Ecuador, Corpus Christi, Winter solstice festival.

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing State, Po Win Daung, Shwe Ba Htaung temple, the monk U Kay Sa Ya smoking a cheroot, the Burmese traditional cigare

India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba Valley. A Gaddi (semi-nomadic shepherd) from Chamba smokes a hookah, or water pipe, on the trail linking Kugti village, Kugti Pass and the summer grazing meadows of Lahaul.

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.

Lama at Hemis Monastery at Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India Copyright: xNirbhayxJain/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman during the initiation of new Jain nuns, during Kumbha Mela festival, at night, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Chakama tribal women with traditional basket on head, Diyun, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Ladakhi Woman, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Mongolia, Karakorum. Lamas pouring Horses Milk (Koumiss) at Erdene Zuu Monastery.

Woman and prayer wheels, Bodhnath Stupa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Man holding a prayer mill, near Sisir La, Zanskar, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India, Asia

China, Tibet, Friendship highway

Female sadhu, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia

Senior Kayan woman wearing traditional neck rings, Loikaw, Myanmar

Tesoro Chiquito, La Taña, Franja Transversal del Norte , departamento de Quiché, Guatemala.

Old woman with offering in the temple site Bayon in Angkor, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Asia, India, Rajasthan, Ranakpur. A Jain monk sits near a beautifully carved pillar at Chaumukha Temple at Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India. (Editorial Usage Only)

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Woman on bridge, punakha dzong monastery, Thimphu, Bhutan, asia Copyright: xPradipxBarrai/DinodiaxPhotox

Tibetan ethnic minority people at the Horse Racing Festival or 'Heavenly Steed Festival.' Zhongdian. Deqin Tibetan Autonymous Prefecture. Yunnan Province. CHINA

Japan, Kansai, Kyoto, Jidai Matsuri, festival, man in historical costume,

Old Ladakhi woman turning her praying mill, Lamayuru, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Kazakh woman spinning wool, Kazakh ethnographical village Aul Gunny, Talgar city, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Indian with gold teeth, Colombia, South America

Monk with prayer wheel, Paelkhor Choede Convent, Gyantse, Tibet

Mother Teresa in pensive mood NO MR Copyright: xSajalxBose/DinodiaxPhotox

The gift of light

Tibet, Lhasa, Portrait Of Buddhist Monk In Front Of Prayer Flags

Padaung woman, ´giraffe_neck´ woman with brass rings which depress the collarbone, Kayah State, Myanmar Burma

Iglesia católica Colonial, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipio del departamento de Quiché, Guatemala, America Central.

Iglesia católica Colonial, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipio del departamento de Quiché, Guatemala, America Central.

Tibet, Kham, Tibetan woman.

A Tibetan woman carrying Juniper in Samagaon village in Nepal.

Tibet, Gyantse, Tibetan

Pilgrim with prayer wheel, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Chakhesang tribe, Chesezu Village, Phek District, Nagaland

Oceania, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Old woman with offerings at Elephant Cave Temple.

China , Tibet , Drigling Til, Elderly Man Reciting Mantras At Sky Burial

Old monk from Leh during an outdoor worshiping

Pakistani Man with Koran.

Senior woman with prayer beads; portrait; Cyunsi Buddhist Nunnery; commerce; religion; Chongqing, China, Asia; 041603

Nepal, Khumbu, Himalaya (Editorial Usage Only)

Thailand, Ko Phuket, Phuket. A Ma-Thong (spirit medium) with cheeks pierced with a metal skewer, as an act of religion devotion, during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

Wise man preaching in the high desert

Kodavas in their traditional dress at Madikeri, Mercara in Kodagu, Coorg, Karnataka, India, Asia

Asia, China, Guangxi Province, Baise. Diviner interprets readings at Wenxing Buddhist Temple. (Editorial Usage Only)

Monk, Baths of Aphrodite, Polis, Cyprus, Europe

East Asian calligraphy is a form of calligraphy widely practised and revered in the Sinosphere. This most often includes China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The East Asian calligraphic tradition originated and developed from China. There is a general standardization of the various styles of calligraphy in this tradition. East Asian calligraphy and ink and wash painting are closely related, since accomplished using similar tools and techniques.

Freedom fighter Gandhian Yashwant Parekh Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NO MR Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Sitted man playing of a traditional instrument Peru

Tarot card reading woman of the Santeria religion in Regla area of Havana, Cuba

Local villagers, Ollantaytambo, Peru

Mexico, Oaxaca, Teotitlan del Valle. Displaying Zapotec Indian rugs (MR)

Mature woman offers burning incense and prays at Taoist temple, City God Temple, Shanghai, China

A kite maker showing his creation, Kota Bharu, Malaysia.

Man wearing a traditional deel in front of Migjed Janraisig Temple in the Buddhist Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia

Pigrim with praying wheel before the Potala in Lhasa, Unesco world heritage site, Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Local man making an offering in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man doing Kung Fu outdoors with pagoda in background

High priest at the largest and most important religious festival of the Cham, Po Nagar Temple, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

PILGRIMS circumambulate a STUPA at the TERDROM NUNNERY started by YESHE TSOGYEL who was PADMASAMBHAVA'S CONSORT, CENTRAL TIBET

Portrait of Nepalese monk playing 'Geling' (short trumpet) Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal.

AYMARA grounds keeper of the 17th century Adobe Church in the village of PARINACOTA - LAUCA NATIONAL PARK, CHILE

Swami shri gopal sharan devacharya ji maharaj with cow, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Happy seniors took the word blessing

Lahore, Pakistan

NA, Mexico, Oaxaca. Shaman Ignacio Hernandez. Temescal Herbal Sauna, Hacienda Hotel los Laureles.

Berber wearing a Djellaba, a traditional robe, with a camel near Asni, Morocco, Africa

Portrait of a man at a Hindu temple; Bali Island, Indonesia

Interior of Greek Orthodox Church, Argostoli, Kefalonia island, Greece, Europe

aldeana vendiendo queso Oscypeck frente a la iglesia de madera de DÄ. bno , voivodato de la Pequeña Polonia, Cárpatos, Polonia, europe.

Priest preaching during Sunday school, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, South America

Male Alaska native elder rings the church bell, Noatak, Arctic Alaska, USA

Prime adult female African American portrait with hands in prayer position.

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