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Vanuatu, Penama Province, Pentecost Island, Lonorore, Naghol, traditional land diving, rite of passage from childhood to adul...
Vanuatu, Penama Province, Pentecost Island, Lonorore, Naghol, traditional land diving, rite of passage from childhood to adulthood, man jumping into space with creepers attached to the ankles





At the culmination of a Hamar bull-jumping ceremony, the rite of passage to manhood for every male, the bull-jumper or initia...
At the culmination of a Hamar bull-jumping ceremony, the rite of passage to manhood for every male, the bull-jumper or initiate runs naked across the backs of a line of bulls. He does this twice in each direction. Once he has completed his bull jump he is takes his place as a man of the tribe, he can take a wife and can vote on tribal issues.





India, Bombay, Indian, Sari, Goldschmuck, Folded hands, greets, close-up Asia, South Asia, woman, clothing traditionally, jew...
India, Bombay, Indian, Sari, Goldschmuck, Folded hands, greets, close-up Asia, South Asia, woman, clothing traditionally, jewelry, Pearl , bracelets, rings, hands, greeting, paints, Rite, formality, traditions, tradition, concept, Grace, grace, posture





BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Marble slab with lateral inscription and reliefs about intertwined crosses. Dated from latest XI centu...
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Marble slab with lateral inscription and reliefs about intertwined crosses. Dated from latest XI century and early XII century. Byzantine Museum. Athens.





REPUBLICA CHECA. PRAGA (PRAHA). SINAGOGA VIEJO-NUEVA. Construida en estilo gótico a mediados S. XIII. En ella aún se realizan...
REPUBLICA CHECA. PRAGA (PRAHA). SINAGOGA VIEJO-NUEVA. Construida en estilo gótico a mediados S. XIII. En ella aún se realizan servicios religiosos. Josefov (Antiguo Barrio Judio). Centro Europa.





Byzantine Church of St. John the Baptist. 8th century. Kerch. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine.





Puja, long cloth, 300 metres, Buddhist flag is draped around the Ruvanveli Seya Dagoba or Ruwanweliseya Dagoba, Anuradhapura,...
Puja, long cloth, 300 metres, Buddhist flag is draped around the Ruvanveli Seya Dagoba or Ruwanweliseya Dagoba, Anuradhapura, Unesco World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, South Asia, Asia





After the Sanhedrin, Jesus is handed over to Pilate. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





ARTE ROMANO. ALEMANIA. ALTAR dedicado al diós Júpiter y el "genius", espíritu protector de la Centuria de Valerio Alexander. ...
ARTE ROMANO. ALEMANIA. ALTAR dedicado al diós Júpiter y el "genius", espíritu protector de la Centuria de Valerio Alexander. Piedra caliza. Mainz-Kástrich, 205, Maguncia. Museo Histórico Alemán (Deutsches Historisches Museum). Berlín. Alemania. Europa. Pieza cedida del Museo Weisbaden.





Martin Luther, (Eisleben, 1483, Eisleben, 1546). German reformer. Doctor of Theology and Augustinian priest. In 1517, outline...
Martin Luther, (Eisleben, 1483, Eisleben, 1546). German reformer. Doctor of Theology and Augustinian priest. In 1517, outlined the main thesis of Lutheranism in Wittenberg. He was excommunicated in 1520. Luther played the lute at the home of Ursula Cotta. Engraving by A. Closs.





procession, sisterhood of Virgen de las Angustias,Statue usually in the Sant Jaume church,Good Friday, Easter week,plaza Sant...
procession, sisterhood of Virgen de las Angustias,Statue usually in the Sant Jaume church,Good Friday, Easter week,plaza Sant Jaume,Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain





ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. CATEDRAL DE AVILA. Iniciada en el siglo XII en estilo románico y finalizada en gótico. Detalle exterior ...
ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. CATEDRAL DE AVILA. Iniciada en el siglo XII en estilo románico y finalizada en gótico. Detalle exterior de la fachada con la representación escultórica de SAN PABLO (izquierda) y SAN MARCOS (derecha). AVILA. Castilla-León.





Baptizands at the baptistry of Yardenit on the Jordan River, near Kinneret, Israel, Middle East, Orient





Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Staryi Krym. Ozbek Han Mosque. 14th century. Detail.





Samburu warriors, spears in hand, jump into the air without bending their knees during one of their dance routines.





Torah being lifted in all cardinal directions during the Bar Mitzwa ceremony, Jewish quarter of the historic centre in the ba...
Torah being lifted in all cardinal directions during the Bar Mitzwa ceremony, Jewish quarter of the historic centre in the back, Arab quarter, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East





Relief depicting a Pharaoh making libations to the gods. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis o...
Relief depicting a Pharaoh making libations to the gods. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt.





The Solovetsky Transfiguration Monastery on the Solovetsky Islands by Russian master / State Open-air Museum of the Trinity L...
The Solovetsky Transfiguration Monastery on the Solovetsky Islands by Russian master / State Open-air Museum of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Sergyev Possad/ 1879/ Russia/ Lithograph/ Russian Painting of 19th cen./ 24,8x29,8/ Architecture, Interior





EUGENIO IV (Venecia, 1383-Roma, 1447). Papa italiano, elegido en el año 1431, de nombre Gabriel Condulmer. Su pontificado que...
EUGENIO IV (Venecia, 1383-Roma, 1447). Papa italiano, elegido en el año 1431, de nombre Gabriel Condulmer. Su pontificado quedó determinado por el Concilio de Basilea. Convocó de nuevo el Concilio en Ferrara (1438) y lo trasladó posteriormente a Florencia (1439). Firmó la bula "Laetentur Coeli" (1439). Grabado.





Jain pilgrims doing a special pooja in front of the gigantic statue to receive the blessings of Bahubali by the local priests...
Jain pilgrims doing a special pooja in front of the gigantic statue to receive the blessings of Bahubali by the local priests, Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia





Relief depicting a Pharaoh making offerings to the god Onuris-Shu. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Ne...
Relief depicting a Pharaoh making offerings to the god Onuris-Shu. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt.





Memorial column dedicated to danish-norwegian naval officer Ivar Huitfeldt (1665-1710). Detail to the statue of Victory at th...
Memorial column dedicated to danish-norwegian naval officer Ivar Huitfeldt (1665-1710). Detail to the statue of Victory at the top of the column built by Ferdinand Edvard Ring. 19th century. Langelinie Park. Copenhagen. Denmark.





Romanesque art. Monastery of Santes Creus. Cistercian Abbey. Interior of the church built between 1174 and 1225 and covered w...
Romanesque art. Monastery of Santes Creus. Cistercian Abbey. Interior of the church built between 1174 and 1225 and covered with vault. Aiguamurcia. Catalonia. Spain.





Memorial column dedicated to danish-norwegian naval officer Ivar Huitfeldt (1665-1710). Detail to the statue of Victory at th...
Memorial column dedicated to danish-norwegian naval officer Ivar Huitfeldt (1665-1710). Detail to the statue of Victory at the top of the column built by Ferdinand Edvard Ring. 19th century. Langelinie Park. Copenhagen. Denmark.





FIELES en el interior de la BASILICA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE BEGOÑA (s. XVI). BILBAO. Provincia de Vizcaya. País Vasco. España.





Spain. Murcia. La Merced Church (18th century). Sculpture at the main facade, by Jose Balaguer.





Believers on a boat on the Ganges River, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia





The inner core of the pyramid of Meidum, surrounded by the debris of its collapsed outer covering,The pyramid at Meidum repre...
The inner core of the pyramid of Meidum, surrounded by the debris of its collapsed outer covering,The pyramid at Meidum represents the transitional stage of development from step pyramid enclosures to the full pyramid complexes. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Old Kingdom. Meidum





Portugal. Castro Marim. Church of Our Lady of Martyrs (Nossa Senhora dos Martires). 18th century. Algarve.





Sadhu, holy man, doing his washing and praying ceremony in the morning at the holy Narmada river, Omkareshwar, India, Asia





ARTE BIZANTINO. ASIA MENOR. TURQUIA. MARTYRIUM (MARTIRIO) DE SAN FELIPE. Santuario erigido a principios del siglo V probablem...
ARTE BIZANTINO. ASIA MENOR. TURQUIA. MARTYRIUM (MARTIRIO) DE SAN FELIPE. Santuario erigido a principios del siglo V probablemente para albergar la tumba del santo, y para recibir a los peregrinos que se reunían en el lugar donde fue martirizado el apóstol (año 87), durante el reinado de Domiciano. HIERAPOLIS. Pamukkale.





Ramesseum. Relief depicting the sacred solar boat carried by priests. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Necr...
Ramesseum. Relief depicting the sacred solar boat carried by priests. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Egypt.





'Empalaos' impaleds, Holy Week in Valverde de la Vera Empalao and companion family Caceres province, Extremadura, Spain





Christ Holy Tuesday procession in Carrera del Darro Brotherhood of 'Via Crucis' Granada Andalusia, Spain





Two Young Couples Perform The Passing Of The Torch Ceremony At The UNESCO World Heritage Site





Diana R., who claims to be possessed by spirits, prepares herself for a ritual of exorcism performed by Hermes Cifuentes in L...
Diana R., who claims to be possessed by spirits, prepares herself for a ritual of exorcism performed by Hermes Cifuentes in La Cumbre, Colombia, 28 May 2012. Exorcism is an ancient religious practice of evicting spirits, generally called demons or evil. Although the formal catholic rite of exorcism is rarely seen and must be only conducted by a designated priest, there are many pastors and preachers in Latin America performing exorcism ceremonies. The 52-year-old Brother Hermes, as the exorcist





Shrine maidens handing out holy sake, rice wine, for the participants of the procession from the Shimogamo shrine to the Mika...
Shrine maidens handing out holy sake, rice wine, for the participants of the procession from the Shimogamo shrine to the Mikage shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia





Burning pyres, cremation of bodies according to a Hindu ritual, Manikarnika Ghat, primary cremation Ghat at Varanasi, Benares...
Burning pyres, cremation of bodies according to a Hindu ritual, Manikarnika Ghat, primary cremation Ghat at Varanasi, Benares or Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia





Pastor Hugo Alvarez performs the exorcism ritual on a faithful at the Church of the Divine Saviour in Mexico City, Mexico, 31...
Pastor Hugo Alvarez performs the exorcism ritual on a faithful at the Church of the Divine Saviour in Mexico City, Mexico, 31 May 2011 Exorcism is an ancient religious technique of evicting spirits, generally called demons or evil, from a person which is. Pastor Hugo Alvarez performs the exorcism ritual on a faithful at the Church of the Divine Saviour in Mexico City, Mexico, 31 May 2011 Exorcism is an ancient religious technique of evicting spirits, generally called demons or evil, from a per





Palm Sunday Looking the bishop Interior of Basilica Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain





ARTE PRERROMANICO. ESPAÑA. IGLESIAS PRERROMANICAS DE TERRASSA. (Antiguo nucleo visigodo de Egara). IGLESIA DE SANT PERE (SAN ...
ARTE PRERROMANICO. ESPAÑA. IGLESIAS PRERROMANICAS DE TERRASSA. (Antiguo nucleo visigodo de Egara). IGLESIA DE SANT PERE (SAN PEDRO). Siglos VIII-X. Decoración del ábside central con retablo de piedra, donde se conservan restos pintóricos del S. XI. Terrasa. Vallés Occidental. Provincia Barcelona. Cataluña.





penitents in procession, sisterhood of Jesus del Gran Poder y virgen de la Macarena, Statue usually in the San Agustin church...
penitents in procession, sisterhood of Jesus del Gran Poder y virgen de la Macarena, Statue usually in the San Agustin church, Good Friday, Easter week, carrer Hospital, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain





Tibetan pilgrims throwing prayer notes into the air, ceremony at Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibetan, China, Asia





Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Yannawa temple roof and unfinished apartment block from 1990s Asian financial crash with red lanterns ...
Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Yannawa temple roof and unfinished apartment block from 1990s Asian financial crash with red lanterns at Chinese New Year.





The funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir-el-Bahari Western Thebes, Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII...
The funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir-el-Bahari Western Thebes, Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. Deir-el-Bahari.





Giovanni Villani (ca. 1276 or 1280–1348). New Chronicles. Miniature depicting the foundation of the new church of Santa Croce...
Giovanni Villani (ca. 1276 or 1280–1348). New Chronicles. Miniature depicting the foundation of the new church of Santa Croce. 14th Century. Fol. 155r. Vatican Library. Vatican City.





Coffin of Gua. Painted cedar wood. Exterior. Detail. Stresses the pair of eyes on the east side that allowed the deceased "lo...
Coffin of Gua. Painted cedar wood. Exterior. Detail. Stresses the pair of eyes on the east side that allowed the deceased "look" towards the dawn. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From the tomb of Gua, Deir el-Bersha. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.





Celebrating Christmas Mass at the Cathedral of Strasbourg. France. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration" (1875...
Celebrating Christmas Mass at the Cathedral of Strasbourg. France. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration" (1875) on an original drawing by M. Robert Akmus.





Pilgrims in Punta de Malandar,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Doñana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlúc...
Pilgrims in Punta de Malandar,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Doñana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlúcar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocío, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia





Moses. Marble sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1513-1515). Tomb of Pope Julius II. Church of Saint Pietro in Vincoli. Ro...
Moses. Marble sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1513-1515). Tomb of Pope Julius II. Church of Saint Pietro in Vincoli. Rome. Italy.





Mieko Yamada,former geisha She shows how she was young Currently is a Jikata only play syamisen and sing accompanying the gei...
Mieko Yamada,former geisha She shows how she was young Currently is a Jikata only play syamisen and sing accompanying the geishas She lives in Ishihatsu okiya geisha house Geisha´s distric of Miyagawacho Kyoto Kansai, Japan





Church of Saint Peter the Old. Altarpiece by Juan Berrueta and Juan de Alli in renaissance style. Huesca. Aragon. Spain.





The make_up of the Kathakali character Jayantha is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia





Yellow demon devil mask, portrait, knight festival Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany





Vanuatu, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Lamap, men in traditional dress performing a Small Nambas funerary ritual





ARTE ROMANO. Altar del sol, el dios sol. La inscripción da una fecha (87 AD) y el nombre de dedicante, el esclavo Euporianus ...
ARTE ROMANO. Altar del sol, el dios sol. La inscripción da una fecha (87 AD) y el nombre de dedicante, el esclavo Euporianus Abascantus. Glyptothek. Munich. Alemania. Europa.





Head from a statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus between 475-450 BC. From the Sanctuary ...
Head from a statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus between 475-450 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.





The small statue of Bahubali at the feet of the gigantic staue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, used for special rituals, ...
The small statue of Bahubali at the feet of the gigantic staue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, used for special rituals, Karnataka, India, Asia





Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maat's settlement, home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kin...
Valley of the Artisans. Ruins of Set Maat's settlement, home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties. Temple of Hathor and Maat built in ptolemaic era. Goddess Hathor. New Kingdom. Deir el-Medina. Egypt.





Inauguration of a direct rail from Madrid to Ciudad Real. The Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo bless the locomotive "Badajoz" (1...
Inauguration of a direct rail from Madrid to Ciudad Real. The Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo bless the locomotive "Badajoz" (1879), in the presence of King Alfonso XII. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration.





'Bocinas' Easter Monday procession Cofradia del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón Holy Week Murcia Spain





Sadhu, holy man, praying at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Allahabad, Uttar Prade...
Sadhu, holy man, praying at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia





Pashupatinath, cremation, riverside Bagmathi, tributary of the Ganges, Nepal sacred river for Hindus, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia





Samburu boys wearing the charcoal-blackened goatskin cloaks of those about to be circumcised drive their families' herds to t...
Samburu boys wearing the charcoal-blackened goatskin cloaks of those about to be circumcised drive their families' herds to their lorara (a purpose-built circumcision encampment), shortly before they undergo the ritual. A family's herds must be penned in the lorara until the circumcision





Gothic Art. 14th Century. St. Mary's Cathedral. Apostles and Prophets. Sculptures in main door. Work of Jaume Cascalls worksh...
Gothic Art. 14th Century. St. Mary's Cathedral. Apostles and Prophets. Sculptures in main door. Work of Jaume Cascalls workshop. Tarragona. Catalonia. Spain.





Jordan, Petra, rock-temples, Lichtermeer, visitors, evening, Near east, East-Jordan-country, Edom, city, rock-city, Nabatäer-...
Jordan, Petra, rock-temples, Lichtermeer, visitors, evening, Near east, East-Jordan-country, Edom, city, rock-city, Nabatäer-Stadt, sight, UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe, people, rite, lights, outside,





ARTE ISLAMICO. PERIODO TULUNI. EGIPTO. S. IX. MEZQUITA DE IBN TULUN. Construida entre los años 876 y 879. Apenas presenta mod...
ARTE ISLAMICO. PERIODO TULUNI. EGIPTO. S. IX. MEZQUITA DE IBN TULUN. Construida entre los años 876 y 879. Apenas presenta modificaciones, lo que la convierte en el testimonio más antiguo de la arquitectura musulmana en Egipto. Detalle exterior. EL CAIRO.





Buddhist inscripted pieces of wood leaning against a tree, Wat Jet Yot, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia





The Giza Sphinx, photographed in the 1920's, Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Old Kingdom 4th dynasty. Giza





Santuario di Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore de Gesu Lucca Italy Tuscany Europe Mediterranean





ESCRITURA JEROGLÍFICA. Detalle de escritura egipcia. Museo al Aire Libre (Mit Rahina). Menfis. Egipto.





Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Wackersberg, Feast of Corpus Christi procession passing through field





Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Juma-Jami Mosque. 1552-1564. Founded by Khan Devlet I Giray and designed ...
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Juma-Jami Mosque. 1552-1564. Founded by Khan Devlet I Giray and designed by Mimar Sinan (1490-1588). Interior. Prayer room.





Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic. B...
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic. Before long, they imitate the dances of the warriors which, hitherto, they have been forbidden to perform.





Jewish boy at the bar mitzvah ceremony, Jewish confirmation, in front of the Wailing Wall, Israel, Middle East, Orient





Pilate delivered Jesus to Herod after they had mocked him and dressed in white. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin....
Pilate delivered Jesus to Herod after they had mocked him and dressed in white. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





ARTE SIGLO XIX. MODERNISMO. ESPAÑA. GAUDI, Antoni (Reus, 1852-Barcelona, 1926). Arquitecto modernista. VIDRIERA DE LA CRIPTA ...
ARTE SIGLO XIX. MODERNISMO. ESPAÑA. GAUDI, Antoni (Reus, 1852-Barcelona, 1926). Arquitecto modernista. VIDRIERA DE LA CRIPTA DE LA COLONIA GÜELL (19081914). SANTA COLOMA DE CERVELLO. Provincia de Barcelona. Cataluña.





Spain. Extremadura. Cabezuela del Valle. Saint Michael Archangel Church (16th century). Facade.





TELESFORO, San (m. Roma, 136). Papa de origen griego (125-136). Según el "Liber pontificalis", San Ireneo le coloca en el sép...
TELESFORO, San (m. Roma, 136). Papa de origen griego (125-136). Según el "Liber pontificalis", San Ireneo le coloca en el séptimo lugar en su catálogo papal y murió según él como mártir en tiempos de Adriano. Grabado.





Statue of the jackal-headed god Anubis. Detail of the Ankh. Diorite. Reign of Amenophis III. 1403-1365 BC. 18th Dynasty. New ...
Statue of the jackal-headed god Anubis. Detail of the Ankh. Diorite. Reign of Amenophis III. 1403-1365 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. From the Temple of Luxor. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark.





BYZANTINE ART. Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Mark's Basilica, dating between XII-XIV centuries. Venice....
BYZANTINE ART. Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Mark's Basilica, dating between XII-XIV centuries. Venice. Italy.





SAN HERMENEGILDO (m. Tarragona, 585). Príncipe visigodo, hijo del rey Leovigildo. Se convirtió al cristianismo. S. VI. "DEGOL...
SAN HERMENEGILDO (m. Tarragona, 585). Príncipe visigodo, hijo del rey Leovigildo. Se convirtió al cristianismo. S. VI. "DEGOLLACION DE SAN HERMENEGILDO". Grabado S. XIX.





Pilgrims at the 22_stations_shower_circle around the Ramanathaswamy Temple, a ceremony for washing away little sins, Rameshwa...
Pilgrims at the 22_stations_shower_circle around the Ramanathaswamy Temple, a ceremony for washing away little sins, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia





Elizabeth of Hungary, (1207-1231). Princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Countess of Thuringia, Germany and Catholic saint, one...
Elizabeth of Hungary, (1207-1231). Princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Countess of Thuringia, Germany and Catholic saint, one of the first members of the newly-founded Third Order of St. Francis after beeing widowed of Louis IV. Statue in the Monastery of Saint Elizabeth the Royal. 16th century. Granada. Spain.





Jewish boy carrying the Torah scroll from the shrine at the Wailing Wall, Western Wall, to a table, Bar Mitzvah celebration, ...
Jewish boy carrying the Torah scroll from the shrine at the Wailing Wall, Western Wall, to a table, Bar Mitzvah celebration, Arab quarter, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East





H.W. Bissen (1798-1868). Danish sculptor. Orestes flees from the Eumenides.(v. Bissen 1887 (H.W. Bissen, 1850-51). Ny Carlsbe...
H.W. Bissen (1798-1868). Danish sculptor. Orestes flees from the Eumenides.(v. Bissen 1887 (H.W. Bissen, 1850-51). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark.





Greek Art. Apollo Belvedere. Ca. 120-140. Roman copy of Greek bronze original of ca. 350-325 BC. Marble. Attributed to Leocha...
Greek Art. Apollo Belvedere. Ca. 120-140. Roman copy of Greek bronze original of ca. 350-325 BC. Marble. Attributed to Leochares. Vatican Museums. Rome. Italy.





Temple of Hera (Heraion). Doric style. Peripteral and hexastyle. 6th century B.C. General view. Altis. Sanctuary of Olympia. ...
Temple of Hera (Heraion). Doric style. Peripteral and hexastyle. 6th century B.C. General view. Altis. Sanctuary of Olympia. Ilia Province. Peloponnese region. Greece.





MITOLOGIA CLASICA. DIOS del vino, DIONISO. Escultura romana del S. II d. C.. Mármol. Roma. Museo Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenha...
MITOLOGIA CLASICA. DIOS del vino, DIONISO. Escultura romana del S. II d. C.. Mármol. Roma. Museo Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhague. Dinamarca. Norte Europa.





Pilgrim with spiritual tongue piercing, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malay...
Pilgrim with spiritual tongue piercing, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia





Fukuyu,geisha and Fukukimi,´maiko´ geisha apprenticein taxi going to work Geisha´s distric of Miyagawacho Kyoto Kansai, Japan





Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BC). Priests in procession with the sacred boat. 19th dynasty. New Kingdom...
Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BC). Priests in procession with the sacred boat. 19th dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt.





Raising the maypole, Holzhausen am Starnberger See, Muensing community, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe





Sikhism, ritual washing, two believers of the Sikh taking a ritual bath in the lake, sacred Golden Temple, Hari Mandir, Amrit...
Sikhism, ritual washing, two believers of the Sikh taking a ritual bath in the lake, sacred Golden Temple, Hari Mandir, Amritsar, Punjab, India, South Asia





'Bocinas' Easter Monday procession Cofradia del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón Holy Week Murcia Spain





Meskel Cerimony in Lalibela Meskal, Meskal, Maskal, Mescel, Mesquel, which is taking place every September For Meskel many pi...
Meskel Cerimony in Lalibela Meskal, Meskal, Maskal, Mescel, Mesquel, which is taking place every September For Meskel many pilgrims are coming to lalibela, to celebrate it at one of the holy palces in Ethiopia Procession of the clergy around the pile of





A Samburu youth is circumcised outside his mothers house as his two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders while turn...
A Samburu youth is circumcised outside his mothers house as his two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders while turning his face away from the circumciser, the other holding his right leg.Boys are not allowed to show any sign of fear or pain.





Pastor Hugo Alvarez performs the exorcism ritual on a follower of the Church of the Divine Saviour in Mexico City, Mexico, 31...
Pastor Hugo Alvarez performs the exorcism ritual on a follower of the Church of the Divine Saviour in Mexico City, Mexico, 31 May 2011 Exorcism is an ancient religious technique of evicting spirits, generally called demons or evil, from a person which is. Pastor Hugo Alvarez performs the exorcism ritual on a follower of the Church of the Divine Saviour in Mexico City, Mexico, 31 May 2011 Exorcism is an ancient religious technique of evicting spirits, generally called demons or evil, from a per





Spain. Region of Murcia. Lorca. Ex-Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick. Sculpture detail of the main facade, built in the 18th...
Spain. Region of Murcia. Lorca. Ex-Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick. Sculpture detail of the main facade, built in the 18th century in Baroque style.





The Miracle of the Mass, by Karcher Giovanni, 1551 - 1553, 16th Century, arazzo tessuto a Ferrara. Italy, Emilia Romagna, Fer...
The Miracle of the Mass, by Karcher Giovanni, 1551 - 1553, 16th Century, arazzo tessuto a Ferrara. Italy, Emilia Romagna, Ferrara, Cathedral Museum. Detail. Joint hands liturgical furnishings cross crucifix trilobed: trilobated arms cartouche inscription candelabra phytomorphic decoration lectern holy book Bible candles curtain drapery: draping red gold yellow cream.





The make_up of the Kathakali character Jayantha is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia





Unpinning Good Friday procession, Bercianos de Aliste, Province Zamora, Castilla Leon, Spain





Ukraine. Sevastopol. Pokrovsky Orthodox Cathedral. Exterior. Built from 1892 to 1905 by architect Valentin Feldman. Crimean P...
Ukraine. Sevastopol. Pokrovsky Orthodox Cathedral. Exterior. Built from 1892 to 1905 by architect Valentin Feldman. Crimean Peninsula.





Baker making a ´Mona´, typical chocolate cake of Pascua´s monday, the godfather gives his godson, catalan tradition, Escriba ...
Baker making a ´Mona´, typical chocolate cake of Pascua´s monday, the godfather gives his godson, catalan tradition, Escriba bakery, 83 La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain





festa del maggio, arboreal rite, accettura, parco regionale di gallipoli cognato e delle piccole dolomiti lucane, basilicata,...
festa del maggio, arboreal rite, accettura, parco regionale di gallipoli cognato e delle piccole dolomiti lucane, basilicata, italy





Early in the morning, a Samburu youth sings the lebarta, the Samburu circumcision song, just after he has been circumcised ou...
Early in the morning, a Samburu youth sings the lebarta, the Samburu circumcision song, just after he has been circumcised outside his mothers house. One of his sponsors attends him by holding his back. Boys are not allowed to show any sign of fear or pain.





Brazil, Iguacu National Park, Iguacu Falls, Devil's Throat, Conceptual Art representing Life's learning process and the abund...
Brazil, Iguacu National Park, Iguacu Falls, Devil's Throat, Conceptual Art representing Life's learning process and the abundance of knowledge one must try and obtain through out life.





ARTE PRERROMANICO. ESPAÑA. IGLESIAS PRERROMANICAS DE TERRASSA. (Antiguo nucleo visigodo de Egara). Vista del ABSIDE tribulado...
ARTE PRERROMANICO. ESPAÑA. IGLESIAS PRERROMANICAS DE TERRASSA. (Antiguo nucleo visigodo de Egara). Vista del ABSIDE tribulado prerrománico de la IGLESIA DE SANT PERE (SAN PEDRO). Siglos VIII-X. Terrasa. Vallés Occidental. Provincia Barcelona. Cataluña.





Close up of Japanese Cherry Tree blossoms in High Park, Toronto, Ontario _ the oldest of the cherry trees were given to Toron...
Close up of Japanese Cherry Tree blossoms in High Park, Toronto, Ontario _ the oldest of the cherry trees were given to Toronto by the Japanese Ambasador in 1959 on behalf of the citizens of Tokyo _ the viewing of the cherry blossoms is a rite of spring c





Batara Turum Kabeh ceremony, Hindu temple of Besakih, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia





Kotuku-in, Amida Butsu, the Great Buddha. Detail of the hands.The giant bronze statue was created under the patronage of samu...
Kotuku-in, Amida Butsu, the Great Buddha. Detail of the hands.The giant bronze statue was created under the patronage of samurai Yoritomo. Japan. Japanese Kamakura period, 1252 AD.





Group of Jain pilgrims is pouring water over the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in th...
Group of Jain pilgrims is pouring water over the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karna. Group of Jain pilgrims is pouring water over the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabel





Pilgrim Man with flowers for Sainte Sara Procession during annual gipsy pilgrimage at Les Saintes Maries de la Mer may,Camarg...
Pilgrim Man with flowers for Sainte Sara Procession during annual gipsy pilgrimage at Les Saintes Maries de la Mer may,Camargue, Bouches du Rhone, France





asia, india, benares, rito della cremazione sulle rive del gange, 1900 1910. asia, india, Benares, rite of cremation on the b...
asia, india, benares, rito della cremazione sulle rive del gange, 1900 1910. asia, india, Benares, rite of cremation on the banks of Ganges, 1900 1910





El Rocío Romería pilgrimage,Special procession,once every seven years the virgin of el Rocío travels from El Rocío to Almonte...
El Rocío Romería pilgrimage,Special procession,once every seven years the virgin of el Rocío travels from El Rocío to Almonte where he spends a few months, to finally go back to El Rocío,procession trip from el Rocío to Almonte,boy is carried over the cro. El Rocío Romería pilgrimage,Special procession,once every seven years the virgin of el Rocío travels from El Rocío to Almonte where he spends a few months, to finally go back to El Rocío,procession trip from el Rocío to Almonte,boy is carried





Pilgrims in El Cerro del Trigo,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Doñana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlú...
Pilgrims in El Cerro del Trigo,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Doñana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlúcar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocío, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia





Catholic followers carry the wooden cross in the sea during the annual Holy Week ritual Lavado de la cruz in Santa Elena, Ecu...
Catholic followers carry the wooden cross in the sea during the annual Holy Week ritual Lavado de la cruz in Santa Elena, Ecuador, 3 April 2012





Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Allgaeu, Bernbeuren, Auerberg, View of standard bearer during mass at George´s Ride





Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker. 19th century. Built by Alex...
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker. 19th century. Built by Alexander Bernardazzi. Iconostasis by Vannuki.





The scribe Amenophis worshipping the Sun-God. Limestone. Origin unknown. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1490-1400 BC.





Panel depicting the scene of an offering to an herm of Priapus, by Unknown artist, 25,1st Century, stucco. Italy: Lazio: Rome...
Panel depicting the scene of an offering to an herm of Priapus, by Unknown artist, 25,1st Century, stucco. Italy: Lazio: Rome: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme: Cubicolo D volta. Fragment of the ceiling. Panel with scene of an offering to an herm of Priapus young women gift/donation basin





Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Church of Saint Elias built by Adam L. Genrikh. 20th century. Facade.





Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Wackersberg, Men with rifles at feast of Corpus Christi procession passing through field





A Cuban man, the Palo religion priest, sits in his home temple and prepares himself for a ritual, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Aug...
A Cuban man, the Palo religion priest, sits in his home temple and prepares himself for a ritual, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, August 1, 2009 The Palo religion Las Reglas de Congo belongs to the group of syncretic religions which developed in Cuba amongst the. A Cuban man, the Palo religion priest, sits in his home temple and prepares himself for a ritual, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, August 1, 2009 The Palo religion Las Reglas de Congo belongs to the group of syncretic religions which developed in Cuba





Germany. Berlin. Partial view of the Cathedral of St. Hedwig, erected between 1747 and 1773 by architects Wenzeslaus Von Knob...
Germany. Berlin. Partial view of the Cathedral of St. Hedwig, erected between 1747 and 1773 by architects Wenzeslaus Von Knobelsdorff, Jean Laurent Legeay and Johann Boumann. Hans Schwippert rebuilt it between 1952 and 1963.





ARTE BARROCO. ESPAÑA. JUAN DE VALDES LEAL (1622-1690). Pintor español de la escuela barroca. "SAN IGNACIO RECIBIENDO DEL PAPA...
ARTE BARROCO. ESPAÑA. JUAN DE VALDES LEAL (1622-1690). Pintor español de la escuela barroca. "SAN IGNACIO RECIBIENDO DEL PAPA PAULO III LA BULA DE LA FUNDACION DE LA COMPAÑIA DE JESUS" (1674-1676). Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes. Sevilla. Andalucía.





Interior of Basilica Sagrada Familia,columns and vault of nave, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain





ARTE GRIEGO. Cabeza del dios de la guerra, Ares. Escultura romana posterior a un original del 330 a. C. Glyptothek. Munich. A...
ARTE GRIEGO. Cabeza del dios de la guerra, Ares. Escultura romana posterior a un original del 330 a. C. Glyptothek. Munich. Alemania. Europa.





Buddhist shopkeeper waiting with offerings for the Buddhist mendicants in the early morning in the town of Phonsavan, Laos, S...
Buddhist shopkeeper waiting with offerings for the Buddhist mendicants in the early morning in the town of Phonsavan, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia





Julius II (1443–1513), nicknamed "The Fearsome Pope" and "The Warrior Pope", born Giuliano della Rovere. Pope from 1503 to 15...
Julius II (1443–1513), nicknamed "The Fearsome Pope" and "The Warrior Pope", born Giuliano della Rovere. Pope from 1503 to 1513. Engraving.





Hermes Cifuentes, a Colombian spiritual healer, performs a ritual of exorcism on Diana R., who claims to be possessed by spir...
Hermes Cifuentes, a Colombian spiritual healer, performs a ritual of exorcism on Diana R., who claims to be possessed by spirits, in La Cumbre, Colombia, 28 May 2012. Exorcism is an ancient religious practice of evicting spirits, generally called demons or evil. Although the formal catholic rite of exorcism is rarely seen and must be only conducted by a designated priest, there are many pastors and preachers in Latin America performing exorcism ceremonies. The 52-year-old Brother Hermes, as the





Leo X (1475-1521). Florentine Pope (1513-21), named Giovanni de 'Medici. Son of Lorenzo de 'Medici, the Magnificent. Pope Leo...
Leo X (1475-1521). Florentine Pope (1513-21), named Giovanni de 'Medici. Son of Lorenzo de 'Medici, the Magnificent. Pope Leo X, accompanied by his Cardinals Medici and Rossi. S. Jesi engraving.





Shrine maiden dividing the holy sake, rice wine, which every participant of the procession from the Shimogamo shrine to the M...
Shrine maiden dividing the holy sake, rice wine, which every participant of the procession from the Shimogamo shrine to the Mikage shrine receives, Kyoto, Japan, Asia





Gothic Art. Cathedral of Saint Mary. Fourteenth century. Tympanum of the Virgin of Mainel door, made by Jaume Cascalls worksh...
Gothic Art. Cathedral of Saint Mary. Fourteenth century. Tympanum of the Virgin of Mainel door, made by Jaume Cascalls workshop. Rosette with lintel decorated with a seated figure of Christ and the souls of the dead. Tarragona. Catalonia. Spain.

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