Ritual Collection (page 5)

Chinese monk in ceremonial robes making offerings at an altar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre
FLO4622417 Chinese monk in ceremonial robes making offerings at an altar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Temazcalli or hypocaust lodges, with section showing naked men inside performing a purification ritual in
FLO4622166 Temazcalli or hypocaust lodges, with section showing naked men inside performing a purification ritual in the underfloor-heated house, Mesoamerica

Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aissaouas (aissawas), 1910
LUX4765559 Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aissaouas (aissawas), 1910; (add.info.: Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aissaouas (aissawas), 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, session of Aissaouas (aissawas). Many interurban participants, 1910
LUX4765581 Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, session of Aissaouas (aissawas). Many interurban participants, 1910; (add.info.: Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, session of Aissaouas (aissawas)

Marie Laveau and her daughter, 1850
3330740 Marie Laveau and her daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of Marie Laveau (1794-1881) a Louisiana Creole practitioner of voodoo renowned in New Orleans, with her daughter

Photographic print of the interior of Mandapa, of the Parsvanath Jain Temple-II
3077838 Photographic print of the interior of Mandapa, of the Parsvanath Jain Temple-II; (add.info.: Photographic print of the interior of Mandapa, of the Parsvanath Jain Temple-II)

Art romain: oscillum decore de dauphins. Musee national d'archeologie, Madrid (Espagne)
AIS5386791 Art romain: oscillum decore de dauphins. Musee national d'archeologie, Madrid (Espagne)

Emperor Jahangir, miniature, 17th century
AIS5389237 Emperor Jahangir, miniature, 17th century; Islamisches Museum, Brandenburg, Berlin Germany; (add.info.: Solemn prayer of the emperor Jahangir (1569-1627) after Ramadan in Idgah (India)

Franc maconnerie : representation depliee des differents cotes de la Pierre Cubique (ou Pierre Taillee)
AIS5367943 Franc maconnerie : representation depliee des differents cotes de la Pierre Cubique (ou Pierre Taillee), symbole franc macon, il est installe sur l'Autel de la Loge

Samuel anoints Saul as first King of Israel, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665424 Samuel anoints Saul as first King of Israel, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Samuel anoints Saul as first King of Israel)

Native American making an offering at a shrine to the Powhatan god Okeus (Okee) in Virginia
FLO4621942 Native American making an offering at a shrine to the Powhatan god Okeus (Okee) in Virginia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as
FLO4621803 Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as they recite their vows, before breaking the stick

Statues of the Chinese Immortals, with faithful offering and greeting them kneeling, circa 1800
FLO4634263 Statues of the Chinese Immortals, with faithful offering and greeting them kneeling, circa 1800. Lithography for the book

Carroccio, a four-wheeled war altar, with huge vexillum standard, drawn by six oxen
FLO4623379 Carroccio, a four-wheeled war altar, with huge vexillum standard, drawn by six oxen, used in battle by the medieval republics of Italy

Teleuts and tungouse (tungouze) costumes (China and Russia): shaman women, with their ritual drums
FLO4634599 Teleuts and tungouse (tungouze) costumes (China and Russia): shaman women, with their ritual drums. Below, two tungouts hunters weapons

back couple going to the church in a village in the French countryside. detail of an illustration of Le Natur in "
PCT4279593 back couple going to the church in a village in the French countryside. detail of an illustration of Le Natur in " Chansons et rounds enfantines " Garnier 19th century edition.;

Bapteme among the Mormons in America in the 19th century. Drawing by David
PCT4261702 Bapteme among the Mormons in America in the 19th century. Drawing by David, after General Benett - Engraving of the journal "Tour du Monde"

Prayer with Mom. Drawing by Lorenz Frolich (1820-1908). Engraving 1867
JAB4121827 Prayer with Mom. Drawing by Lorenz Frolich (1820-1908). Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Prayer with Mom. Drawing by Lorenz Frolich (1820-1908). Engraving 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Chinese bonze - Chinese monk with palm leaf hat sitting in front of a pagoda - Handcoloured woodcut by Vermorcken after
FLO4723298 Chinese bonze - Chinese monk with palm leaf hat sitting in front of a pagoda - Handcoloured woodcut by Vermorcken after an illustration by H

Khakas or Khakas shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers
FLO4723184 Khakas or Khakas shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums

A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot
FLO4635835 A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot on the fire

Judaism: a rabbi praying in the synagogue and wearing the shadle "Talith"
FGL5478103 Judaism: a rabbi praying in the synagogue and wearing the shadle "Talith". Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Noah's sacrifice, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413227 Noah's sacrifice, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125784 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125773 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125771 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

La Baionnette, Satirical en Colours, 1916_3_2: War of 14 -18, Belligerants and symbols, Canons
ICA4844580 La Baionnette, Satirical en Colours, 1916_3_2: War of 14 -18, Belligerants and symbols, Canons, shells - Minotaur - Illustration by Pierre E

Masks used by the Unalaskans in their dances; darts and the boards to throw them
FLO4722559 Masks used by the Unalaskans in their dances; darts and the boards to throw them. From Joseph Billings (1758-1806)

Performance of a Roman sacrifice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4703836 Performance of a Roman sacrifice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Two boy acolytes (Ramilli) carrying the equipment for an offering. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4704783 Two boy acolytes (Ramilli) carrying the equipment for an offering. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Children attending a baptismal mass in San Jose, Chile, circa 1800. Color lithography, 19th century
NWI4876395 Children attending a baptismal mass in San Jose, Chile, circa 1800. Color lithography, 19th century.; (add.info.: Children attending a baptismal mass in San Jose, Chile, circa 1800)

Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Page on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles
CUL4868252 Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Page on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles, Duke of Angouleme." Early 16th century. English School

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Auray: Sainte Anne d'Auray, Basilica Sainte Anne
LUX4775711 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Auray: Sainte Anne d'Auray, Basilica Sainte Anne, the fountain of abutions with Bretonnes in prayer headdress, 1895; (add.info.: France, Brittany)

Fideles arriving at the village Protestant church for Sunday service, around 1870. Colour printing, 19th century
NWI4959066 Fideles arriving at the village Protestant church for Sunday service, around 1870. Colour printing, 19th century.; (add.info)

The banquet after a young day, among the Dunkers of Pennsylvania (Protestant sect: Church of the Brethren)
NWI4958977 The banquet after a young day, among the Dunkers of Pennsylvania (Protestant sect: Church of the Brethren), the pastor blessed the meal and the guests gathered together

Turning dervishes, circa 1800. Sama dance of the Mevlevi order, Sufi Muslim order of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
NWI4960362 Turning dervishes, circa 1800. Sama dance of the Mevlevi order, Sufi Muslim order of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Turning dervishes, circa 1800)

Ancient history. The Battle of Gaugameles on 1 October 331 BC (northern Iraq)
NWI4910561 Ancient history. The Battle of Gaugameles on 1 October 331 BC (northern Iraq) between the army of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) and that of Darius III (380-330 BC)

Pilou pilou (pilou-pilou) from Kanak (Melanesian from New Caledonia in the South Pacific)
JAB5037228 Pilou pilou (pilou-pilou) from Kanak (Melanesian from New Caledonia in the South Pacific). Engraving in " The peoples of the Earth" 1890.; (add.info)

Lettrine "h" representing the baptism of Christ by Saint John the Baptist in the Jordan River with the dove
GIA5036649 Lettrine "h" representing the baptism of Christ by Saint John the Baptist in the Jordan River with the dove symbol of the Holy Spirit

The faithful of the Protestant celebration (Anglican Church) of Christmas around 1900
NWI4883863 The faithful of the Protestant celebration (Anglican Church) of Christmas around 1900. Lithograph based on an illustration by Henry Mc Carter (1886-1942).; (add.info)

Indian ceremony of a tribe from the south east, involving a ritual of fire, circa 1500
NWI4894135 Indian ceremony of a tribe from the south east, involving a ritual of fire, circa 1500. In the centre of a tent village, the sorcerer poured liquid on flames

History of Indigenous Peoples: Religious Ceremony of Zuni using Tobacco, New Mexico
NWI4896631 History of Indigenous Peoples: Religious Ceremony of Zuni using Tobacco, New Mexico. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: History of Indigenous Peoples)

History of indigenous peoples: Indians of Flathead (tribe of flat heads) applauding the forehead of a new born in a
NWI4895836 History of indigenous peoples: Indians of Flathead (tribe of flat heads) applauding the forehead of a new born in a board that crushes his head

Indian of America: Human sacrifice of the Azteques in ancient Mexico. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4900097 Indian of America: Human sacrifice of the Azteques in ancient Mexico. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Indian of America)

Indian chef Hopi (formerly Moki), on the roof of a village house, announces the serpent dance ceremony (Arizona)
NWI4898686 Indian chef Hopi (formerly Moki), on the roof of a village house, announces the serpent dance ceremony (Arizona, USA) around 1800

Indian leader of Timucua tribe making a ceremony for victory before fighting with neighboring tribes, Florida
NWI4898524 Indian leader of Timucua tribe making a ceremony for victory before fighting with neighboring tribes, Florida, around 1500

Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer
3078165 Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer; (add.info.: Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer, used by Shamans)

Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer
3078161 Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer; (add.info.: Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer, used by Shamans)

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From ancient traditions to modern protests, the power transcends time and culture. In 1963, Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc made a profound statement by committing self-immolation in Saigon, denouncing President Ngo Dinh Diem's anti-Buddhist measures. Malcolm Browne captured this haunting moment that forever etched itself into history. The Parthenon of ancient Athens stands as a testament to the rituals performed in honor of Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare. The grandeur of this temple reminds us of the significance placed on religious customs throughout civilizations. In Las Vegas, amidst glitz and glamour, The Little White Chapel serves as a sacred space for couples seeking matrimonial rituals. Love takes center stage here as vows are exchanged and lifelong commitments are sealed with tradition. Across the pond in 1953, the Coronation ceremony brought forth an awe-inspiring display of regal pageantry as Queen Elizabeth II ascended to her throne. This meticulously planned ritual within Westminster Abbey showcased symbols of power and glory alongside Christian faith. Traveling back even further in time, we find ourselves at Avebury in Wiltshire where stone circles were reconstructed - remnants from an ancient civilization's mysterious rituals. These enigmatic structures continue to captivate our imagination today. Jerusalem's Western Wall holds deep spiritual significance for worshippers who gather there daily to engage in prayerful rituals dating back centuries, and is a place where faith converges with history and devotion resonates through every stone. Sri Lanka introduces us to Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players whose rhythmic movements form part of traditional rituals celebrating their rich cultural heritage. Through music and dance, they pay homage to their ancestors while keeping these age-old practices alive. Delving into Mesoamerican cultures through Codex Borgia reveals intricate illustrations depicting ritualistic ceremonies intertwined with divination practices - providing insights into their beliefs about life's mysteries.