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Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific
Traditional masked man dancing on a roof of a hut, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
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
Gombey dancers, traditional performers, in troupes of 10 to 20, of a blend of Native American, Caribbean and British culture, dancing to a powerful drum beat, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America
Local people celebrating the Magha Puja full moon festival at the Wat Suan Dok Lanna temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
War Memorial in Praca da Republica Square, Tavira, Algarve, Portugal, Iberian Peninsula, South Western Europe
Local people celebrating the Magha Puja full moon festival at the Wat Suan Dok Lanna temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
Local people and Buddhist monks celebrating the Magha Puja full moon festival at the Wat Suan Dok Lanna temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
South Pacific islanders in traditional costumes at tribal gathering in Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, South Pacific
Locals attending traditional welcome ceremony for honoured guests in Honiara, Solomon Islands, South Pacific
Locals attending traditional welcome ceremony for honoured guests in Honiara, Solomon Islands, South Pacific
Locals attending traditional welcome ceremony for honoured guests in Honiara, Solomon Islands, South Pacific
Locals attending traditional welcome ceremony for honoured guests in Honiara, Solomon Islands, South Pacific
Maori women dancing at tribal gathering in front of the Wharenui meeting house at the Marae in New Zealand
Carnival parade and musical band for celebrations at Sydney Opera House by Sydney Harbour Bridge for Australia's Bicentenary,1988
Carnival parade in costumes for celebrations at Sydney Opera House by Sydney Harbour Bridge for Australia's Bicentenary,1988
Fijian man taking part in traditional native kava ceremony at tribal gathering in Fiji, South Pacific
South Pacific islander in native dress at traditional tribal ceremony in Honiara, Solomon Islands, South Pacific
Fijian girl in traditional costume with bone necklace during native ceremony at tribal gathering in Fiji, South Pacific
Maori women dancing at tribal gathering in front of the Wharenui meeting house at the Marae in New Zealand
South Pacific islanders in traditional costumes at tribal gathering in Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, South Pacific
South Pacific islanders climb a tree for a vantage point at tribal gathering in Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, South Pacific
South Pacific islander in native dress at traditional tribal ceremony in Honiara, Solomon Islands, South Pacific
Traditional dressed local tribesmen dancing at the Al Janadriyah Festival, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Traditional dressed local tribesmen dancing at the Al Janadriyah Festival, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Traditional dressed local tribesmen dancing at the Al Janadriyah Festival, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Traditional dressed local tribesmen dancing at the Al Janadriyah Festival, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Thai girls performing local dance during King Narai Reign Fair, Lopburi, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
Local women arriving on the Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa
Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribesman celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific
Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing, Enga, Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific
Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific
Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific
Colourful dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in Paya, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific
Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific
Colourfully dressed and face painted local tribes celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific
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