832-78132 - Anti nuclear power demonstration at the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant, the most powerful German nuclear power plant, Gundremmingen in Guenzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
832-78122 - Anti nuclear power demonstration at the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant, the most powerful German nuclear power plant, Gundremmingen in Guenzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
832-80781 - Guggenmusik Huegue-Schraenzer Lucerne music group dressed to the theme of an abbey during the carnival procession, Littau, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe
832-80775 - Guggenmusik Bacchus Littau music group dressed to the theme of Toreros during the carnival procession, Littau, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe
832-80784 - Guggenmusik Loechlitramper Littau music group dressed to the theme of 40 years of carnival battle during the carnival procession, Littau, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe
832-80782 - Guggenmusik Ruessboelle Reussbuehl music group dressed to the theme of the Chipmunks during the carnival procession, Littau, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe
832-78123 - Anti nuclear power demonstration at the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant, the most powerful German nuclear power plant, Gundremmingen in Guenzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
832-78130 - Anti nuclear power demonstration with balloons at the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant, the most powerful German nuclear power plant, Gundremmingen in Guenzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
832-55633 - Cham dancer wearing a red mask, Tibetan mask dance, Tibetan festival of a monastery, Sani, near Padum, Zanskar, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India, Asia
911-8775 - 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
911-8777 - 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
911-8776 - 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
1113-3043 - Opera Performance of A Masked Ball by Verdi, Pafos Aphrodite Festival, Verdi Opera Un Ballo in Maschera, by The Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg, Pafos castle, Cyprus
1113-3044 - Opera Performance of A Masked Ball by Verdi, Pafos Aphrodite Festival, Verdi Opera Un Ballo in Maschera, by The Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg, Pafos castle, Cyprus
1113-3041 - Opera Performance of A Masked Ball by Verdi, Pafos Aphrodite Festival, Verdi Opera Un Ballo in Maschera, by The Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg, Pafos castle, Cyprus
809-4939 - Protestors wearing Guy Fawkes masks, trademark of the Anonymous movement and based on a character in the film V for Vendetta, Paris, France, Europe
809-4942 - Protestor wearing Guy Fawkes mask, trademark of the Anonymous movement and based on a character in the film V for Vendetta, Paris, France, Europe
1196-107 - Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal
1196-51 - Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal
1196-204 - Mani mask dancers at mani festival marks setting in of spring season in humla. masked dances diversion a long-established part of bonpo religious ceremonies.Dance Is means by which supernatural forces be brought down to world of. Dance recalls a time when distance between spirits samll. Humla, north-west nepal
1196-239 - A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal
1196-89 - Sang sang rimpoche uses the dorje, a sacred ritual object to make the first decisive cut into the sand mandala on the last day of the mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal. solu khumbu, nepal
978-105 - Masked Pufferfish (Arothron diadematus). Usually solo, seen here feeding on Acropora Sp. coral. Seen in large groups only during the breeding season. Found only in the Red Sea. Red Sea.
978-104 - Masked Pufferfish (Arothron diadematus). Usually solo, seen here feeding on (Acropora Sp.) coral. Seen in large groups only during the breeding season. Found only in the Red Sea. Red Sea.
979-6799 - An adult masked booby (Sula dactylatra) following the National Geographic Endeavour in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil
979-6800 - An adult masked booby (Sula dactylatra) following the National Geographic Endeavour in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil
979-6798 - An adult masked booby (Sula dactylatra) following the National Geographic Endeavour in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil
979-6797 - An adult masked booby (Sula dactylatra) following the National Geographic Endeavour in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil
970-289 - Masked Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcuatus ), profile of entire fish resting on coral and clearly showing mask around eyes, Mabul, Borneo, Malaysia
979-6801 - An adult masked booby (Sula dactylatra) following the National Geographic Endeavour in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil