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Religious Sculptures and Reliefs

Various religious sculptures, carvings, and reliefs from churches and historical sites, expressing deep narratives and spiritual themes.

Thailand. Buddha Statue hand with gold leaf tokens.

Judensau on the east choir of ev. St. Sebald Church Nuremberg, 14th century. Judensau on the east choir of ev. St. Sebald Church Nuremberg, 14th century.

part of the huge ancient buddha statue of Wat Lokayasutharam

Man reading inside Thuparama at The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Sarcophagus in church of St. Nicholas in Demre Turkey. Sarcophagus in the church of St. Nicholas in Demre Turkey. Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonidxEremeychukx 14082272

part of the huge ancient buddha statue of Wat Lokayasutharam

Europe, Belgium, Antwerp. Calvary sculptures at Antwerp's St. Paul's Church

Reclining Buddha, detail, Gal Vihara rock temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polonnaruwa, Noerdliche Zentralprovinz, Sri Lanka, Asia

Greece, Central Macedonia, Veria, Barbouta, Old Jewish Quarter, gravestones at the Jewish Cemetery

Georgia, Kakheti. Carved enclosures for religious worship at David Gareja Monastery.

Thailand. Buddha Statue hand with gold leaf tokens.

Church of Saint Andrew, Wissett, Suffolk, England, UK artwork sculpture of St Andrew by Peter Ball 2006

Garden of Redemption, chapel with the theme of redemption from evil, gable field with two trees of paradise, the tree of life with angel heads instead of apples and, as a counterpart, the tree of knowledge bearing skulls, St., Sankt, Saint

Totem Poles, Haines, Alaska.

Mechernich-Wachendorf, Brother Klaus Chapel

Interior of an Ancient Hogan used in Navajo ceremonies, in Navajo National Monument, Navajo Indian Reservation northwest of the town of Kayenta, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Italy, Trentino Alto Adige, Bolzano, Firmian, Messner Mountain Museum, seated Buddha with Prayer wheel, The North Tower exhibit.

Hindu Religion Place Of Worship, Village Delwara, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Seated Buddha statue, Wat Sri Chum temple, Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

PILAR SOSTEN DE 8 ARCOS DE HERRADURA EN EL INTERIOR DE LA ERMITA DE SAN BAUDELIO DE BERLANGA - SIGLO XI. Location: ERMITA DE SAN BAUDELIO. CASILLAS DE BERLANGA. SPAIN.

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Lome. Offerings laid out at voodoo Shrine at Fetish Market in Lome, Togo.

Debre Damo Monastery, Tigray, Ethiopia

The Wampanoag Indians decorated their longhouses and wetus by hanging woven mats with designs as wall coverings. This also helped to insulate their dwellings from moisture and winds.

Worshipper praying at the Aksumite-style entry door, underground monolithic rock-hewn Church of Saint George (Biete Giyorgis) is dedicated to Saint George, the patron saint of Ethiopia, Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Ruined hindu god statue at the temple of My Son Sanctuary in Quang Nam, Vietnam

Sheila-Na-Gig, Augustinian Friary, Fethard, Co Tipperary, Ireland

Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa, Gal Vihara. A celebrated 14-metre long recumbent Buddha statue lies in the Gal Vihara, or Cave of the Spirits of Knowlege.

Fetish in village Fetish used to protect Lobi village, Burkina faso Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 10839934

Buddha statue, feet detail, Mohnyin Thanboddhay or Thanbuddhei Pagoda or Paya, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar, Asia

Sacred place at ancient monastery Tatev in the mountains of Armenia. Was founded in year 906.

Thailand, Sukhothai, Wat Traphang Ngoen, Buddha Monument

Africa, Benin, Ouidah. Deity in Kpasse's Sacred Forest.

Ethiopia: Lalibela, Blue Nile River Basin, World Heritage Site of 11 rock-hewn Coptic Christian Churches of the 13th century carved out of solid red volcanic tuff, Eastern Cluster.

Buddha at Wat Si Chum.

crosses on a wall, Almonaster la Real , Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.

Angels on the door of ruins of orthodox church in Alahan monastery, Turkley

Ahamra region, Azoa Maryam round church on the Zeghie peninsula in Lake Tana, Lake Tsana or Lake Dembea, Christian drawing on wood, window, Ethiopia, Africa

in antique cemetery of turkey asia and mystery headstone

Tirta Empul Temple is a Hindu Balinese water temple located near Ubud in Bali, Indonesia. The temple is famous for its sacred spring water, which is believed to have purifying and healing properties.

Große dekorierte Gong mit einem Mallet in einem buddhistischen Kloster Large decorated gong with a mallet in a Buddhist monastery LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 12690358

Badavi Linga (Badavlinga) - monolithic Shiva Linga. Hampi, Karnataka

Church of Sant Blai, first parish church of Campos, Mallorca, Spain.

Talent in the Church of St. Anne museum. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

Londa Ancient Graveyard with offerings in the interior in Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia; Kecamatan Kesu, Kabupaten Toraja Utara, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia

Hase-dera, commonly called the Hase-kannon is one of the Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan,

Buffalo horns on stone plates in the town of Tsochen, West Tibet, Asia

Nepal, Mustang, Effigies Fixed Above The Main Entrance Of A Home To Ward Off Evil Spirits.

Italy. Rome. Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins. Ossuary's chaptel. Contains the remains of 4.000 friars buried between 1500-1870.

View of rustic kitchen interior with a wooden spatula, religious icon, and aged stone walls evoking a sense of history, Frattura Vecchia, Abruzzo, Italy.

Chile. South America. Mapuche Museum and Cultural Center in Curarrehue. Display of Mapuche loom and weaving. Araucania Region of Chile (IX Region de la Araucania). Andes Mountains.

Renovating project at Litang Monastery (Changchunkeersi), new wood carving, Litang, western Sichuan, China

USA, Arizona, Tucson. Mission San Xavier del Bac (aka White Dove of the Desert). Mission church interior, painted ceiling.

Masks of the god chaac, Kabah, Mexico, North America, Central America

Seville, 07/28/2006. Our father Jesus of great Power. Photo: pepe ortega Archsev.

The royal tombs of the Lord of Sipan, Moche culture, Huaca Rajada, near Chiclayo, Lambayeque region, Peru, South America

Israel, Jerusalem. The Temple Mount, the Western Wall, pieces of paper with prayers are placed in the crevices of the temple wall.

Young novice monks at Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung monastery, Nyaungshwe, Inle lake, Myanmar, Asia

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Voodoo Hospital. Effegy amidst animal parts outside shrine to heal the mentally ill in Togo.

The Felsen Kapelle: Rock chapel, Gschloess valley, Tyrol, National Park Hohe Tauern, interior, dove as a symbol for the coming of the holy spirit. East Tyrol, Austria.

Orthodox Jew praying at the Kotel, also called Western Wall or wailing wall

Figure of a woman and sculpture of a bell, Crazy House Hotel, Hang Nga Guesthouse, Dalat, Central Highlands, Vietnam, Asia

Masked acrobat, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa

Japan, Izumo taisha, shinto shrine, sacred cord

Vietnam, Hue, Tu Duc Tomb,

Small Tibetan village in mountains. India, Ladakh Small Tibetan village in mountains. India, Ladakh, Diskit monastery Copyright: xZoonar.com/ xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 5283671

Buddhas hand covered with golden sheets. Ayutthaya, Thailand Buddhas hand covered with golden sheets as religious offerings at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet temple. Ayutthaya, Thailand travel landscape and destinations Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 6388860

TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL - February 1 2017 : Aerial view of people drawing a star with their bodies on Caesarea ruins in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Blindfolded acrobat, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa Copyright: IanxMurphy 1383-74 Editorial Use Only

San Francisco baroque church and monastery, human skulls and bones in the Catacombs, Lima, Peru

Scroll of Hindu pious taal patra in Kashi Nagri Pracharini Sabha, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist sculpture in Bangkok temple

Kirchendetail Säulenkapitelle Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 7465551

Chorten cerca de Milingo.Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia

Three stone crosses

Church of Resurrection of Christ reflecting in water, St. Petersburg, Russia

Traditional cemetery, Grande Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chozuya Temple, Japan

Evora, Portugal - 24 March, 2022: detail view of the Chapel of the Bones in San Francisco Church in Evora

Knowth prehistoric cemetery, Ireland.

watercolor representing the tombs with statues in the Montmartre cemetery in Paris in the autumn. the tombs with statues in the Montmartre cemetery in Paris in the autumn

Church of Jesus, built in the 15th century, village of Jesus, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Hölzerner Rosenkranz an Kapelle auf dem Wagensonnriegel im Bayerischen Wald - Wooden rosary on the chapel on the Wagensonnriegel in the Bavarian Forest Hölzerner Rosenkranz an Kapelle auf dem Wagensonnriegel im Bayerischen Wald - Wooden rosary on the chapel on the Wagensonnriegel in the Bavarian Forest Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 16727694

Traditional cemetery, Grande Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A royal procession, Benin, West Africa, 20th century. The Fon kingdom of Dahomey dominated the area that is now Benin from around 250 years until 1894. The king owned all the land, collected taxes from all crops produced and controlled all trade.

Icon with a biblical story of the Magis worship of the infant Christ in the Bethlehem cave, made in a niche in the rock. Chemal, Altai Republic, Russia - May 12, 2023: An icon with a biblical story of the Magis worship of the infant child Christ in the Bethlehem cave. The icon made in a niche in the rock. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergxZastavkinxSergeyxPristyazhnyukx 21491802

Calebs Tomb in Kifl Hares

King Jesse, altar in chapel Amorsbrunn in Amorbach, Forest of Odes Bavaria, Germany

Inuit Face Carving

China, Gansu Province, Zhangye, 35m sleeping buddha in the Great Buddha temple, (1098) western Xia dynasty

Religious rituals

Stone lingam, phallic symbol for Shiva, Heritage Hotel Ahilya Fort, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Hand impression on door locked, Diu, India Copyright: xSudharakxOlwe/xDinodiaxPhotox

Balinese traditional ceremony, offerings to spirits.

Voodoo fetish in Togoville, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Peruvian mummy at Chauchilla inca cemetery in Nazca region , PerA

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Hua Lamphong, Buddhist candle making ritual, bucket with wax

Lakh Chaurasi Prikrama Runden in der Nähe des Sudama-Tempels, Porbandar, Gujarat, Indien. Lakh Chaurasi Prikrama Runden in der Nähe des Sudama-Tempels, Porbandar, Gujarat, Indien. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22393798

Carved wooden angel wayside shrine, San Salvador church, Pazos de Arenteiro, Boboras, Ourense province, Galicia, Spain, Europe

A silver crucifix and a rosary with beads partially buried in the sand. Concept for religion, faith, and spirituality.

Asia, bhutan, Chokor Valley, Bumthang, Jakar,Jampay Lhakhang, (built 659 by King Songtsen Gampo) Spinning a prayer wheel

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