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Africa, Tanzania, Manyara Region. Two Msai men
One of the "Devil's" masks of the Uquia Carnival, Jujuy, Argentina
The "Descent of the Devil's" from the sacred "Cerro Blanco" hill in Uquia, Jujuy, Argentina. Hundreds of devils descend from the "Cerro Blanco" hill to celebrate
A devil mask of the Uquia's Carnival with bengala's during the "Descents of the Devil's", Jujuy, Argentina
Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Stonehenge at sunrise, Wiltshire, England
Sweden, Southern Sweden, Kaseberga, Ales Stenar, Ales Stones, early peoples ritual site, 600 AD
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
Fishermen on the frozen Volkhov River with Nikolsky monastery in the background, Staraya Ladoga, Leningrad Region, Russia
Church of St. John the Baptist in winter, Staraya Ladoga, Leningrad region, Russia
South America, Peru, Cusco, Sacsayhuaman. Tourists at the Inca ceremonial site of Sacsayhuaman near the UNESCO World Heritage listed former Inca capital of Cusco
A decorated escarpment at the Dogon village of Songho. Magic symbols spread the wall where circumcision of boys takes place each year. Dogon Country, Mali, West Africa
Buddhist monks lining up for lunch at Mahagandayon Monastery, largest Buddhist monastery in Burma, Amarapura, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar)
Ceremonial purification rite at the Adashino-nembutsu-ji, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Africa, Benin, Grand Popo. A voodoo shrine at Heve
Africa, Benin, Dassa. The royal burial site on the hill of Dassa
Russia; St. Petersburg; The High Priest talking to believers during the Russian Orthodox Easter ceremony at Vladimirsky Cathedral
Europe, Malta, Qormi; A caped cross bearer walking barefoot during the Good Friday Processions
Galapagos Islands, A frigatebird on North Seymour island inflates his red pouch to attract a mate
Towards the conclusion of a Ngetunogh ceremony, an initiate must put on his mothers jewellery for a day before removing the wild sisal face mask he has worn for 2-3 months
During a Ngetunogh ceremony, the mother of a Pokot initiate sings and dances holding high the cowhorn container she used to smear fat over the masks of her son and other boys as a blessing
At the start of a Ngetunogh ceremony, the mothers of Pokot initiates will smear animal fat on the boys masks as a blessing
After 2-3 months seclusion, Pokot initiates leave their camp in single file to celebrate Ngetunogh. They must wear goatskins
For two to three months after their circumcision, Pokot boys sing and dance in a special seclusion camp while undergoing instruction from tribal elders
Mongolia, Karakorum. Lamas praying at a ceremony to bless a Horse Festival, Erdene Zuu Monastery
Mongolia, Ulan Bator. Lamas performing morning prayer at Ganden Monastery
Wales, Denbighshire, Llandrillo. Moel Ty Uchaf a stone circle of 41 stones with a cist in the centre stands on the edge of the Berwyn Mountains
Brazil, Bahia, Salvador. The city of Salvador within the historic Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage listed location. Local art reflects the strong African influence with vibrant colours
Japan, Kyoto, Gion. Performers at the Yatuko Nomae Festival at the Yasaka Shrine
Two young Samburu girls help each other preparing for a celebration, Wamba District, Kenya Two young Samburu girls help each other preparing for a Kenya, Wamba District
A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as
A Samburu initiate takes aim at a bird with a blunt arrow. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as many
A Samburu youth is forcibly restrained after throwing a fit in the tension-filled days leading up to his circumcision. It is not uncommon for Samburu youths and warriors to succumb to hysterical
Gabbra women sing and dance to celebrate a wedding. The traditional metal ornamentation on their heads is called malmal
The Jamia Mosque in the centre of Nairobi during Friday prayers
A Pokomo drummer from the Tana River district of Kenya
Ghana, Upper east region, Bende. A funeral procession and memorial dance
Ghana, Central region, Winneba. An antelope is caught by hand and brought to the chief at the Aboakyer festival in Winneba
A Nyangatom boy catches blood from the artery of a cow in a gourd. The cow is bled by firing an arrow with a very short head into the artery of the cow
Hamar men paint themselves with white chalk and ochre and decorate their hair with feathers and leaves prior to a bull -jumping ceremony, a rite of passage to manhood. Ethiopia, Omo Valley
Cremation Urns for sale outside St Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana, Slovenia
