1116-13918 - Kenny Endo performing on the Taiko, a traditional Japanese drum at the Powell Street Festival in Woodland Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1116-13919 - Kenny Endo performing on the Taiko, a traditional Japanese drum at the Powell Street Festival in Woodland Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
911-8781 - First Nation Canadians protest against the destruction and pollution of the Tar Sands industry at the 4th annual Healing Walk north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America
911-8782 - First Nation Canadians protest against the destruction and pollution of the Tar Sands industry at the 4th annual Healing Walk north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America
857-63350 - Liberians line the streets of Monrovia, Liberia to celebrate Chinese President Hu's visit. Besides rebuilding the National football stadium Chinese aid to the war torn nations is very popular with the locals. Liberia is rich in iron ore, timber, rubber and other resources which are desired by China.
857-66662 - Electronics recycling facility Metran in Kematen, Austria is where metals and plastics are sorted after the waste is first shredded at Mueller-Guttenbrunn in Amstetten. At a shake table the waste is separated by friction as hard items drop through first because they have less friction. The drum turns and small objects drop through the holes. Large piles of e-waste plastics objects and circuit boards. Avci Bilal walks atop a pile of e-waste that is waiting to be processed at Metran.
857-48448 - With the Yellowstone bison returning to the Ft. Peck Reservation, the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes held a winter round dance in a school gym.
1196-29 - Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers
1196-219 - Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased
1196-51 - Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal
805-436 - Drummers leading village bride under red canopy to her marriage ceremony in a procession with family and villagers, rural Orissa, India, Asia
921-520 - 04/04/2009. Live music by the beach in Bahia dos Gatos. Man playing acoustic box, percussion, Mindelo, Sao Vicente Island Of the Cape Verde Islands. Mindelo, Baia Das Gates, Sao Vicente Island. Cape Verde Islands
841-662 - Drummer at Tahtib demonstration, a traditional form of Egyptian folk dance involving a wooden stick, also known as stick dance or cane dance, Mosque of Abu el-Haggag, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
746-74702 - Gancia underground wine cathedral in Canelli, the barrels made by oak wood and named "barriques" where the wine is maturing, Asti, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
746-74705 - Gancia underground wine cathedral in Canelli, the barrels made by oak wood and named "barriques" where the wine is maturing, Asti, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
746-74704 - Gancia underground wine cathedral in Canelli, the barrels made by oak wood and named "barriques" where the wine is maturing, Asti, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
746-74701 - Gancia underground wine cathedral in Canelli, the barrels made by oak wood and named "barriques" where the wine is maturing, Asti, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
746-74706 - Gancia underground wine cathedral in Canelli, the barrels made by oak wood and named "barriques" where the wine is maturing, Asti, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
746-74700 - Gancia underground wine cathedral in Canelli, the barrels made by oak wood and named "barriques" where the wine is maturing, Asti, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
746-74692 - Contratto underground wine cathedral in Canelli, the barrels made by oak wood and named "barriques" where the wine is maturing, Asti, Piedmont, Italy, Europe