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Image of the king's mummy on its funeral bed flanked by the king's two souls, dedicated by Maya, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
A red double-decker bus on Regent Street in front of BBC Broadcasting House and All Soul's Church, Langham Place, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Image of Nefertari, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Bas Relief, Tomb of Seti I, KV17, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
The Sipapu Bridge (Gateway of the Soul in Hopi), the second highest natural arch in America, Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America
A female elk (Cervus canadensis) checks her surroundings curiously and cautiously. Yukon Territory, Canada
Balinese people carrying a symbolic corpse around a huge Banyan tree, Ritual for the relief of the soul, Mengwi, Bali, Indonesia
Shaving head and beard is part of the ritual to bid farewell to the soul of a deceased person, at the ghats of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
Every Friday dervishes gather an hour before sunset in front of Sheikh Hamed al-Nil tomb in Omdurman, Sudan to perform a ritual called Zikr (Dhikr). The ceremony starts chanting words of gratitude to the Prophet Mohammed. The audience interacts with the chanters, dancing to the rhythms of the percussion instruments. The dervishes start whirling around. The music, the fragrance of burning incense, the endless repetition of religious chants creates a state of ecstasy, a kind of trance in which human soul is believed to communicate directly with God.
Every Friday dervishes gather an hour before sunset in front of Sheikh Hamed al-Nil tomb in Omdurman, Sudan to perform a ritual called Zikr (Dhikr). The ceremony starts chanting words of gratitude to the Prophet Mohammed. The audience interacts with the chanters, dancing to the rhythms of the percussion instruments. The dervishes start whirling around. The music, the fragrance of burning incense, the endless repetition of religious chants creates a state of ecstasy, a kind of trance in which human soul is believed to communicate directly with God.