Yangon U Win Hlaing, a famous nat-kadaw (medium), Festival of Ko Myo Shin, one of the most important nats (spirits) of the national pantheon, Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo), Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The hsaing waing, a traditional Burmese folk musical ensemble, Festival of Ko Myo Shin, one of the most important nats (spirits) of the national pantheon, Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo), Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Maasai (Masai) warriors perform jumping dance, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Festival of Ko Myo Shin, one of the most important nats (spirits) of the national pantheon, Pyin U Lwi (Maymyo), Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Festival of Ko Myo Shin, one of the most important nats (spirits) of the national pantheon, Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo), Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Felling trees ceremony (htein pin) at the biggest Nat ritual (Festival of Spirits) in Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The biggest Nat ritual (Festival of Spirits) held in Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The queens and the ministers at the biggest Nat ritual (Festival of Spirits) in Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The queens and the ministers at the biggest Nat ritual (Festival of Spirits) in Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A guard, the queens and the ministers at the biggest Nat ritual (Festival of Spirits) in Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Burma. Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Six different groups of native warriors, drummers, and dancers perform on Kwato Island, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Watching Olympics Gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Bercy Arena, Paris, France, Europe

Performers during Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun, Plaza de Armas square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco (Cuzco), Cusco Province, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Traditional masked man dancing on a roof of a hut, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Historic center, Braga, Norte, Portugal, Europe

A little girl getting into the spirit of things with a taiko drum at the Sanja Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

The biggest Nat ritual, Festival of Spirits, Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Yoruba women dance in trance at a sacred water festival to honor their animistic spirits. nigeria, africa

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

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

Participant in the annual Minstrels procession (also referred to as the Coon Carnival) in Cape Town.

Sadhu meditating, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sadhu meditating, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sadhus praying and begging, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sadhus sleeping, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sadhus begging, in Dashashwamedh Ghat Road , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Sadhus sleeping, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Lhasa Drepung Monastery Shoton festival or Shodon Festival with the unrolling of the huge thangka, a silk painting depicting Buddha Lhasa Tibet. Yogurt festival.

child monk, prayer ceremony, buddhist monks, court yard, during birthday of Wenshu, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

monks in yellow and red robes play bamboo mouth organ and flute, during birthday of Wenshu, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

prayer ceremony, buddhist monks, court yard, during birthday of Wenshu, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Tschaeggaetae, Carnival masks, Wiler, Loetschental, Valais, Switzerland

Sheep mask, Tschaeggaetae, Carnival masks, Wiler, Loetschental, Valais, Switzerland

Tschaeggaetae, Carnival masks, Wiler, Loetschental, Valais, Switzerland

Sheep mask, Tschaeggaetae, Carnival masks, Wiler, Loetschental, Valais, Switzerland

Tschaeggaetae, Carnival masks, Wiler, Loetschental, Valais, Switzerland

Tschaeggaetae, Carnival masks, Wiler, Loetschental, Valais, Switzerland

A man kneels in the sand while holding up an offering to the spirits during a voodoo festival on a beach in Haiti.

China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Qingming Festival when Chinese people honour their ancestors and deceased family members by visiting their graves or burial grounds to make offerings of fake bank notes and gold ingots which are then burned As the burning of offerings in not allowed inside most cemetries for safety reasons they are burned in the gutter outside.

Lightshow with Illuminated Fountain Font Magica at Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Illuminated Fountain Font Magica at Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain