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Russia, St. Petersburg; During an Easter Orthodox ceremony at Vladimirski Cathedral
During a Ngetunogh ceremony, the mothers of Pokot initiates sing and dance holding high the cowhorn containers they used to smear fat over the masks of their sons as a blessing
Stone circle & chullpas mark ceremonial Inca burial grounds Stone circle & chullpas mark ceremonial Inca burial grounds
Grand Taikai Sumo Wrestling Tournament Dohyo ring entering ceremony of top ranked wrestlers. Japan Tokyo Ryogoku district Kokugikan Hall Stadium Grand Taikai Sumo Wrestling Tournament Dohyo ring
A Himba woman lights a small fire made of woodshavings and scented butterfat as part of her personal hygiene routine. Once the shavings are smoking she will cover herself with a sheepskin cloak
Africa, Kenya, Kajiado District, Ol doinyo Orok. A large gathering of Msai warriors during an Eunoto ceremony when the warriors become junior elders and thenceforth are permitted to marry
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic
Kenya, South Horr, Kurungu. A Samburu youth after his circumcision. The day after he has been circumcised, the initiate must hang in his pierced earlobes copper ear ornaments that are normally worn
Laikipiak Msai
Kenya, Kajiado, lpartimaro. Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headdress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
During an eunoto ceremony when Msai warriors become junior elders, their heads are shaved and they daub themselves with white clay
In their dances, Samburu warriors take it in turns to leap high in the air from a standing position without bending their knees
Samburu warriors, spears in hand, jump into the air without bending their knees during one of their dance routines
A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision. A day after the ordeal, he will hang in his pierced earlobes copper earrings normally worn by married women
A Samburu youth, his head freshly shaved, has milk poured over him from a wooden gourd-like container decorated with green grass prior to his circumcision
A Hamar woman blows a tin trumpet at a Jumping of the Bull ceremony. The Hamar are semi-nomadic pastoralists of Southwest Ethiopia whose women wear striking traditional dress
The Karo excel in body art. Before dances and ceremonial occasions, they decorate their faces and torsos elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments
In the early morning, a Dassanech man puts on his serval cat skin cape and ostrich-feather headdress to participate in his Dimi ceremony, an important initiation ceremony
A Borana man at Mega in southern Ethiopia wears a phallic Kallaacha on his forehead. Made of cast aluminium and ivory or bone
A Dassanech man in full tribal regalia participates in a dance during a month-long ceremony. He wears a cheetah skin draped on his backs and a black ostrich-feather headdress
During a dance, Muslim girls from the Sultanate of Tadjoura, dress up in all their finery and display the curved daggers of their men
Coldstream Guards leaving Wellington Barracks during Trooping the Colour, London, England
Worshipers praying in the cave, Goa Giri Putri temple, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Band of the Welsh Guards leaving Wellington Barracks during Trooping the Colour, London, England
Goa Giri Putri temple in the cave, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Tirta Empul Temple, Bali, Indonesia
Life Guards at Horse Guards, London, England, United Kingdom
Life Guard dismounted at Horse Guards, London, England, United Kingdom
Life Guard mounted at Horse Guards, London, England, United Kingdom
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom
Changing of the Guard in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Syntagma Square, Athens, Attica, Greece
USA, Texas, West Texas, Fort Davis, National Historic site, lowering the flag
Virgen de los desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken) in preparation for the offering of the flowers ceremony during the Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain
Falleros marching at the flower offering ceremony (ofrena de flors or ofrenda de flores) during the annual Fallas Festival, Valencia, Spain
The first Wednesday of every month, at noon, the Changing of the Guard takes place at Royal Palace of Madrid or Palacio Real, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Chole Bhature Stall, Sector 7, Chandigarh, Punjab / Haryana Province, India
Sculptures at The Rock Garden, Chandigarh, Punjab / Haryana Province, India
Alms giving ceremony, Luang Prabang, Laos
Wat Phan Tao temple during Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand
Ganga Aarti ceremony, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Buddhist monk prays near Kasugataisha Shrine, Nara, Japan
Queens Guards, London, England, UK
Guards on Horseback, Changing of the Guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern Asia. Smoke penetrates through tree branches at a religious celebration
Korea, Seoul, Jongmyo Royal Shrine, Jongmyo Daejae - Royal Ancestral Memorial Ritual
Africa, Senegal, Casamance. The mask dance ceremony
Africa, Senegal, Dakar. Artisanal wooden masks outside the food market
