1350-711 - Pilgrims praying, golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

1350-715 - Interior of golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

1350-1684 - Morning shave, street scene in Assi Ghat, Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

1350-707 - pilgrim and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

1350-1305 - Followers of the Christian sect of Fifohazana, sunday mass, Soatanana village, Madagascar

1350-713 - pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

1350-1410 - Monk praying, in Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai, Thailand

1350-1864 - Yonna dance, also called Chichamaya, carries a considerable symbolic charge for the Wayuu indigenous people of Colombia, representing three basic principles for this tribal group: Social equality, collective solidarity and the improvement of relations between the human being and the Cosmos.

1350-1023 - People burning incense, in Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

1350-1636 - Person who recovers wood used in cremation, which has not burned completely, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

1350-1663 - Pilgrims praying and bathing, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

1350-1632 - Barber shaving the head and beard of a pilgrim, Dashashwamedh ghat (main ghat), in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

1350-697 - pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

1350-1058 - woman inviting passersby to enter into her restaurant.

1350-1491 - Donation to monks, Wat Suan Dok temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

1350-1867 - Yonna dance, also called Chichamaya, carries a considerable symbolic charge for the Wayuu indigenous people of Colombia, representing three basic principles for this tribal group: Social equality, collective solidarity and the improvement of relations between the human being and the Cosmos.

1350-1489 - Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

1350-712 - pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

1350-701 - pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

1350-1477 - woman praying, in Wat Phra Singh temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

1350-1666 - Pilgrims making a ritual offering, and praying, ghats in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

1350-1036 - Invocations to the fortune at Fushimi Inari-Taisha sanctuary,Kyoto, Japan

1350-1010 - The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

1350-1011 - The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

1350-1012 - The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

1350-947 - Monk blessing a woman, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

1350-1020 - Torii gates at Fushimi Inari-Taisha sanctuary,Kyoto, Japan

860-288808 - Ritual of mating of Great crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in in early spring, Fernan Caballero, Ciudad Real, Spain

860-288824 - Ritual of mating of Great crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in in early spring, Fernan Caballero, Ciudad Real, Spain

805-429 - Joranda monk at dusk, wearing orange cloth, sounding a cymbal as preparation for ritual evening prayer, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

1174-10018 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aerial view.

1174-10016 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holy city in Saudi Arabia

1174-10019 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holy city. Aerial view.

1174-10017 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aerial view.

1174-10014 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aerial view.

1174-10029 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Aerial view.

1174-10020 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Aerial view.

1174-10021 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holy city. Aerial view.

1174-10030 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holy place, Aerial view.

1174-10015 - The Hajj annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holy city in Saudi Arabia

832-389914 - Close up of mehendi on bride's hand, Mauritius, Africa

832-389915 - Close up of mehendi on bride's hand, Mauritius, Africa

1174-9734 - Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom

832-389147 - Young Peul man, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Fulani ethnic group, Niger, Africa

832-389149 - Wodaabe-Bororo man with face painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Fulani ethnic group, Niger, Africa

832-389148 - Close up of the bracelets, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Woodaabe Fula people, Niger, Africa

1315-340 - Buddhist monks receive rice from locals during an early morning daily ritual known as Sai Bat (morning alms) in Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1315-334 - Buddhist monks receive rice from locals during an early morning daily ritual known as Sai Bat (morning alms) in Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8099 - A silver Yad Jewish ritual pointer, a Jewish star (Star of David) and a Torah, Jewish symbols, France, Europe

809-8096 - A silver Yad Jewish ritual pointer on a Torah, France, Europe

809-8100 - A silver Yad Jewish ritual pointer on a Torah and surgical mask, France, Europe

809-8098 - A silver Yad Jewish ritual pointer on a Torah, France, Europe

832-385789 - Man jumping from a bamboo tower, Pentecost land diving, Pentecost, Vanuatu, Oceania

832-386953 - Ruins of ritual buildings near Dakhmeh Zoroastrian Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran, Asia

832-386951 - Ruins of ritual buildings near Dakhmeh Zoroastrian Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran, Asia

832-385790 - Man jumping from a bamboo tower, Pentecost land diving, Pentecost, Vanuatu, Oceania

832-386950 - Ruins of ritual buildings near Dakhmeh Zoroastrian Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran, Asia

832-385788 - Man jumping from a bamboo tower, Pentecost land diving, Pentecost, Vanuatu, Oceania

832-386932 - Muslim man with his sabha in Mozaffari Jame Mosque or Friday Mosque, Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran, Asia

832-386952 - Ruins of ritual buildings near Dakhmeh Zoroastrian Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran, Asia

971-230 - Dolmen de Romeral, a Chalcolithic period ritual monument, showing the corbelled construction of the inner chamber, Antequera, Malaga Province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

971-232 - Dolmen de Romeral, a Chalcolithic period ritual monument, showing the corbelled construction of the entrance passage, Antequera, Malaga Province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

971-231 - Dolmen de Romeral, a Chalcolithic period ritual monument, showing the corbelled construction of the entrance passage, Antequera, Malaga Province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

971-234 - Entrance to the Dolmen de Menga, a Neolithic ritual site and burial chamber, Antequera, Malaga province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

971-227 - Chaotic scene at sea, as the Virgen del Carmen from Tarifa is taken on an annual ritual voyage with small boats in attendance, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

809-7970 - Bathroom for ritual wash, Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1174-7554 - High angle close up of a ritual at a Chinese wedding ceremony, people passing a bowl of soup

1131-1381 - Ruins of ritual buildings in front of Dakhmeh Zoroastrian Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

1131-1384 - Ruins of ritual buildings in front of Dakhmeh Zoroastrian Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

1131-1380 - Koshti, traditional ritual training course for warriors in the Yazd Zourkhaneh, gymnasium or House of Strength, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

1131-1378 - Koshti, traditional ritual training course for warriors in the Yazd Zourkhaneh, gymnasium or House of Strength, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

1131-1382 - Ruins of ritual buildings near Dakhmeh Zoroastrian Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

1131-1377 - Ruins of ritual buildings in front of Dakhmeh Zoroastrian Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

1184-3638 - Tuaregs on their camels, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3639 - Tuaregs on camels, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3641 - Aerial of cattle moving to a waterhole, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3640 - Aerial of cattle moving to a waterhole, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3637 - Young men arriving for the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3642 - Aerial of cattle moving to a waterhole, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3624 - Young girls at the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3622 - Colourful dressed girl at the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3626 - Young girls at the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3627 - Young girls at the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3623 - Young girls selling food, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3625 - Local women arriving on the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3621 - Wodaabe-Bororo man with face painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3616 - Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3615 - Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3619 - Wodaabe-Bororo man with face painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3620 - Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3617 - Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3618 - Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3614 - Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3612 - Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1184-3613 - Wodaabe-Bororo men with faces painted at the annual Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

1116-46660 - A Pair Of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) That Are Likely Mates Do A Bonding Ritual Of Flying Together And Touching Or Locking Talons Together And Then Tumbling Down Through The Air, South-Central Alaska, Alaska, United States Of America

809-7921 - Mau Son Taoist temple, woman at Taoist ceremony, ritual of offerings, Sapa, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-7922 - Mau Son Taoist temple, woman at Taoist ceremony, ritual of offerings, Sapa, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1116-44580 - Hamer woman carrying a baby at a bull jumping ceremony, which initiates a boy into manhood, in the village of Asile, Omo Valley, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

1116-44579 - Hamer man wearing a colourful hat at a bull jumping ceremony, which initiates a boy into manhood, in the village of Asile, Omo Valley, Ethiopia