Bali Religious Festivals

Vibrant processions featuring groups of men and women in traditional attire, carrying offerings and participating in temple ceremonies in Bali, Indonesia.

Standard Bearers carry the brass banners of the different Provinces and Temples participating in the Kandy Perahera. The Day Perahera concludes ten days of pageant with a magnificent procession through the city's streets, Sri Lanka

Men at a parade in a religious festival, Kehen Temple, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia

Pilgrims entering the temple of Besakih Bali Indonesia

Pilgrims worshipping at Mother Temple of Besakih, the most important, largest and holiest temple of Hindu religion in Bali, Indonesia (Large format sizes available)

Procession, Tenganan region, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women taking offerings to the temple festival, Pura Dalem Puri Temple, Peliatan, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Spectators in traditional dress at the largest and most important religious festival of the Cham, Po Nagar Temple, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Standard Bearers carry the brass banners of the different Provinces and Temples participating in the Kandy Perahera. The Day Perahera concludes ten days of pageant with a magnificent procession through the city's streets, Sri Lanka

Artists performing Bengal folk dance Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

men performing folk dance, ellora festival, maharashtra, india Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Procession at Besakih Temple and pilgrimage shrine at the foot of Mount Agung, Besakih, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

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,

Colorful floral floats. 48th Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2025. Thailand. (Editorial Use Only)

Dancers, Kecak Dance, night shot, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Warriors folk dance, nagaland, india Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Dancers performing a Barong dance, Batubulan, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Priests wearing black cloaks chant with prayer sticks and sistra during the annual Timkat Festival of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which celebrates Epiphany.

Vietnam, Hue, Citadel, Imperial City, Ngo Mon Gate, Change of Guards, ceremony

Indonesia, Bali Province, Uluwatu. Kecak & Fire Dance at Uluwatu Temple near Southern Tip of Bali. Incorporates Ramayana & Sanghyang (Trance Dance).

Vietnam, Hue, Citadel, Imperial City, Ngo Mon Gate, Change of Guards, ceremony

Buddhist family with children during a joyful walk around the temple with a drum and sacrificial bowl, Vientiane, Laos, South East Asia, Asia

Procession, Balinese Galungan, religious ceremony, holiday celebrating return of the spirits of ancestors, Bali-Hinduism, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Toba Batak people performing a traditional Batak dance at Huta Bolon Museum in Simanindo village on Samosir Island, Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Indonesi...

Worshippers in the Hindu temple Monkey Forest, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Asia

Lisu and Akha tribesmen gathering at the New Year festival, Chiang Rai province, Thailand

Masked dancer at the Tsechu (festival), Thimphu, Bhutan

Gombey dancers, Bermuda, Central America

Stick dance from the tribal people of the island of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Pacific

Thailand: A performance of traditional Thai dance, Bangkok.

Nadaswaram musicians, Hindu temple festival with elephants, Sri Mahadeva temple in Pattanakkad, Kerala, South India, South Asia

Procession of traditionally dressed women carrying temple offerings or gebogans on their head on the island Bali; Bali, Indonesia

Procession, Balinese Galungan, religious ceremony, holiday celebrating return of the spirits of ancestors, Bali-Hinduism, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Trichurpooram pooram, Elephant March Festival, the jendai drums musicians, trichur, Kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims celebrating Meskel Festival, Lalibela, Ethiopia

BALI APRIL 2024 - Kecak Dance , Uluwatu Temple, Bali, Indonesia

Traditionally dressed spectators at the most important festival of the Cham, Po Nagar temple, Nha Trang, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Celebration joy festival Carnival on the day of the Sabado Gordo Fat Saturday Group of men dancing in the blue and red traditional costumes Panjim Goa India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Manggarai men performing a traditional dance with poles, Melo village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Folk dance by siddi tribe of gir forest Gujarat India NOMR Copyright: xRajendraxShukla/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese wedding ceremony.

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

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese women performing Barong Temple dance.

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Samathi Mai, Kachin Manou Dance Leaders Passing Manou Posts In The Background

Woman wearing traditional decoration for the Loy Kratong Celebration, Khon Kaen, Thailand (Editorial Usage Only)

Colorful floral floats. 48th Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2025. Thailand. (Editorial Use Only)

South Korea, Seoul, Korean Folk Village, traditional dancers,

Angami tribe, Hornbill festival, Nagaland, India

Procession of traditionally dressed women carrying temple offerings, gebogans on their head near Ubud, Gianyar regency on the island Bali, Indonesia, Asia

The Kandy Esala Perahera reaches a climax on the full moon of July/August in a most magnificent evening procession through the city's streets, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Meskel ceremony in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Marching in Flower Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Thailand: Performers at the Khao Phanom Rung Festival, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle), Buriram Province, northeast Thailand (1998)

Velichappadu Oracles in Bharani festival in Kodungallur, Kerala, India, Asia

Indonesia, Bali, Lodtunduh (near Ubud). Hindu women in formal lace and silk leave temple with blessed food offerings. (Editorial Usage Only)

Men performing the famous Balinese ´Kecak´ dance, Bali, Indonesia

Usaba Sumbu ceremony in Pura Dalem Desa Timbrah.

Desfile de Llamadas during the carnival celebrations in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.

Compete for sale of garlands in front of Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health at Velankanni Velanganni on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Colourfully decorated and painted tribesmen celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the highlands, Paya, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Gamelan orchestra in a ceremonial procession, Baha, Bali, Indonesia

Thailand: In a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Town, a so-called Mah Song or spirit medium is seen with countless needles stuck in his arms and metal spokes pierced through his cheeks. The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed.

Indonesia, Bali, Singaraja. Balinese children attend classes and compete for parts in traditional dances. (Editorial Usage Only)

Folk artists performing at the rituals of Shiver Gajan, a traditional Hindu pre-harvest folk festival on the outskirts of Agartala. Tripura, India.

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

Tribal dance performance at Sneha school set up in 2003 by young activists to educate chakma tribe children, Diyun, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Ambalakavadi Dance, Kerala, India

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Group of Balinese children.

Pathivara Devi, Nepal, circa May 2012: Woman in red clothes touches red and golden cloth in streets of Pathivara Devi, Nepal. Documentary editorial, Asia

Pilgrims, devotees on their way to the Vishnu Varadaraja temple, Kanchipuram, men in traditional dress during a procession on a street, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese playing Gamelan music.

Temple ceremony. Bali, Indonesia.

Miss Songkran Beauty Pageant, Songkran Water Festival, New Year Celebration, Chiang Mai, Thailand, SE Asia

Pilgrims entering the temple of Besakih Bali Indonesia

Burma, Bagan, festival

Mexico, San Luis Potosi, San Antonio, Easter Week in San Antonio, Holy Friday Viacrucis

Devout Balinese, split gate, Candi bentar, mother temple Besakih, Pura Agung Besakih Penetaran, Banjar Besakih, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Japan, Kyushu, Child Drummers At Kaseda Samurai Festival.

A Hindu woman carries a fire bowl during the big procession Theer, temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Oceania, Indonesia, Yogyakarta. End of Ramadan.

Chinese New Year celebrations crowd in Dixon street. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Balinese New Year Nyepi procession, Bali, Indonesia.

Parade carrying portable Shinto shrines celebrating Hamaorisai Festival, Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Kandyan dancers in traditional costumes, Kandy, Zentralprovinz, Sri Lanka, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, night ceremony on the streets of Ubud,

Women of an ethnic minority in traditional costume, Inle Lake, Shan State, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pulikali Tiger Dance procession, Onam festival, Thrissur, Kerala, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Shamans from the Yanomami tribe practising traditional healing methods, southern Venezuela, South America

Colourful Tibetan musicians Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

INDONESIA, BALI, GAMELAN ORCHESTRA

Performance of the Balinese Kecak dance, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Saio dai at a ceremony during the Aoi Festival at the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

A Tempyo Gyoretsu Procession (Japanese people dress up as nobles and court ladies from the time of the Tempyo Period 729-749ad) in front of the Great Buddha Hall (daibutsuden) of the Todai-ji temple (Eastern Great Temple), which is a Buddhist temple complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the city of Nara, Japan.

Festival, rocket firing, bang fai, launch and explosion of a rocket on the launch pad, monks in orange robes looking on, Muang Xai, Oudomxay province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young Balinese girls dancing during Kuningan ceremony in Bali

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

Thailand: During the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Town, a Mah Song or spirit medium carries two umbrellas, the handles pierced through his cheeks. The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed.

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese performing art dance.

Artists performing Bengal folk dance Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Performers at the conclusion of a Kejak Dance, Bali, 1998.

Karagattam Karagam dancers performing during Police Public sports festival at Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. Folk dance, Asia

Sylhet, Bangladesh. 23rd November 2023. The Khasi Tribe dressed in their traditional attire to celebrate Khasi Seng Kut Snem 2023 organized by the Khasi Social Council. Khasi Seng Kut snem is a traditional year end festival of the Khasi community of Greater Sylhet Division. This ceremony was held at the Magurchhara Khasia Punji field in Kamalganj.

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