Traditional Latvian folk dancing, performed at the Latvian Open Air Ethnographic Museum (Latvijas etnografiskais brivdabas muzejs), near Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Traditional Latvian folk dancing, performed at the Latvian Open Air Ethnographic Museum (Latvijas etnografiskais brivdabas muzejs), near Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

AI generated image of a Deep sea exploration and mining in abyssal plains performed by AUV and autonomous drones

Water Margin characters, Yingge Dance, native dance dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Water Margin characters, Yingge Dance, of the Chaozhou and Shatou area, performed at a parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China Incorporates martial arts and drama. Current characters from the Chinese classic, Water Margin.

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Traditional Latvian folk dancing, performed at the Latvian Open Air Ethnographic Museum (Latvijas etnografiskais brivdabas muzejs), near Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Buffalo dance performed by Indians from Laguna Pueblo on 4th July, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Ball de Bastons (Catalan stick dance) performed by local troupe in traditional costume, Torredembarra, Tarragona, Cataluna, Spain, Europe

Welcoming ceremony performed by descendants of the Tuhourangi/Ngati Wahiao tribe, Te Puia Maori Village, Te Puia Wakarewarewa Geothermal Village, Rotorua, Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Traditional Haka performed by Maori warrior

Abhyangam, the ayurvedic oil massage, usually performed by two therapists on a special wooden bed, India, Asia

Abhyangam, the ayurvedic oil massage, usually performed by two therapists on a special wooden bed, India, Asia

Whirling Dervish dance performance (Mevlevi Sema), a spiritual ceremony performed by whirling dervishes, Istanbul, Turkey, Eurasia

Tourists at Whirling Dervish ayin music performance (Mevlevi Sema) a spiritual ceremony performed by whirling dervishes, Istanbul, Turkey, Eurasia

Voodoo ritual performed in Ouidah, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Traditional dance performed in ceremonial costume in Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Traditional dance performed in ceremonial costume in Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Traditional dance performed in ceremonial costume in Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Traditional dance performed in ceremonial costume in Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Traditional dance performed in ceremonial costume in Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Traditional dance performed in ceremonial costume in Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Fire cupping performed on a tourist, Can Tho, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Novice monks who have just performed Shin Pyu at Shewdagon Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A Maori welcoming ceremony performed at a Cultural Show at the Tamaki Experience, Rotorua, Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

BOLIVIA Shamanist ceremony by Calixto Quispe performed at the Mission Institute of Cochabamba

Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

French Polynesia, The Leeward Islands (Iles Sous-Le-Vent), Bora-Bora Island, Folkloric Dances Performed For Heiva Festival In July

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

BOLIVIA Shamanist ceremony by Calixto Quispe performed at the Mission Institute of Cochabamba

Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Common Seals, Phoca vitulina, on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, with the Longstone lighthouse that Grace Darling performed her famous rescue from.

BOLIVIA Shamanist ceremony by Calixto Quispe performed at the Mission Institute of Cochabamba

Indonesia, Bali Island, Village Of Batubulan, The Barong Theater , Every Day Are Performed Pieces Of The Ramayana Story, The Barong Head

Indonesia, Bali Island, Village Of Batubulan, The Barong Theater , Every Day Are Performed Pieces Of The Ramayana Story, The Barong Head

Italy, Verona, Arenes At Night, Verdi's Opera Aida Performed At Night

Thailand, Bangkok, Erawan Shrine Located In The Modern Town, Many Believers And Pilgrims Come Here For Praying And Getting Blessings, A Wealthy Donator Paid For A Dance To Be Performed

Indonesia, Bali Island, Village Of Batubulan, The Barong Theater , Every Day Are Performed Pieces Of The Ramayana Story, The Character Of The Witch Rangda

Indonesia, Bali Island, Ramayana Performed At Night, The Character Of The King

Oblique lunge of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) named Crowsfoot who has performed all feeding manoeuvre types known from the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Face massage performed on woman by Balinese therapist. Bali, Indonesia.

Shaving the head as part of a religious ritual, performed at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Elephants at the Gangaur Festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Elephants at the Gangaur Festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Stick dance performed by the tribal people of Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Oceania

Stick dance performed by the tribal people of Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Oceania

Dragon dance performed as part of the grand opening for a shop in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Asia

Rituals being performed at the ghats of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Aartii, the ceremony of Good Night to the River Ganges, performed by priests, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Theyyam ritual performed in the area of Kannur, Kerala, India.

Theyyam ritual performed in the area of Kannur, Kerala, India.

Theyyam ritual performed in the area of Kannur, Kerala, India.

Theyyam ritual performed in the area of Kannur, Kerala, India.

Theyyam ritual performed in the area of Kannur, Kerala, India.