An idol of the Hindu god Seto Macchendranath was bathed with milk and water in an annual ceremony for the deity at Janabahal in Kathmandu on New Year...
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded ...
Thousands of people participated in the annual Hindu thanksgiving festival in which devotees subject themselves to painful rituals in a demonstration of faith and penance, held in the c...
A Chinese New Year's parade held in the West End went through Charing Cross Road and ended in Rupert Street. A replica of the Wishing Tree was present on the two-mile long parade r...
New Year's Parade around the West-end went through Charing Cross Road and ended in Rupert Street. There was a replica of the Wishing Tree on the two-mile long parade route.
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The first 6 days of the Chinese lunar new year, traditional temples are packed with worshipers who come to ask for good fortune, receive blessings, make offerings and pray for a prosper...
Traditional festival in honor of Saint Anthony. Traditional masks, Boes and Merdules parade while citizens start a great fire as an expiatory rite in favor of the new harvest year. Otta...
People at the Tridarma pagoda at the Hong San Ko Tee shrine clean a statue of god. This ritual performed once a year to welcome the Lunar holiday. Surabaya, east Java, Indonesia. 19th J...
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos takes part in a ceremony at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud on the banks of the Jordan River, near the West Bank ...
Thousands of Ethiopians and supporters join Mulet Hararo, who set out on a 70Km 3-day trek to Jerusalem from his home in Kiryat Malachi, at the Wohl Rose Garden opposite the Knesset pro...
Masked dancers, wearing bells and carrying torches, dance around bonfires to bring luck and drive away evil spirits during Kukeri, or Survakari, pagan rituals performed in villages betw...
Thousands of devotees of Lord Ayyappa gathered to participate and witness the famous Petta Thullal dancing performed by Ambalapuzha and Aalangat Groups at Erumeli. Erumeli, India. 12th ...
Santeria (Way of the Saints) is an Afro-Caribbean religion based on Yoruba beliefs and traditions, with some Roman Catholic elements added. Santeria is a syncretic religion that grew ou...
Elementary and High School students from Cebu city danced the Sinulog, in downtown Cebu City. The Mardi Gras or the Grand Parade started on the Sinulog Feast Day which is celebrated eve...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama leads the preliminary Kalachakra Initiation, the student preparation, as part of the traditional Kalachakra ritual which lasts several days. Bodh Gaya, India...
The funeral was held for Venerable Beop Jeong, one of the most renowned Zen Buddhist monks, who had his writings published for more than thirty years. Over 15,000 people attended his cr...
Eastern Christian communities are preparing to celebrate Christmas according to the Eastern calendar, which falls on the 6th of January. Various parades and rituals were performed ahead...
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