Performing Ablutions

Shinto Priest Purification Ritual in Nara Nave in inside a candlelit nave in Nara

Shinto Priest Purification Ritual in Nara Nave

Nikon F6 · inside a candlelit nave in Nara

 Inuit Nalukataq Ceremony in Ahmedabad Prayer Hall in in a prayer hall in Ahmedabad

Inuit Nalukataq Ceremony in Ahmedabad Prayer Hall

Fujifilm X-E1 · in a prayer hall in Ahmedabad

 Hindu Bathers at Dawn on Sacred Ghat Steps in in a temple courtyard in India

Hindu Bathers at Dawn on Sacred Ghat Steps

Nikon Z 8 · in a temple courtyard in India

 Devotees Washing Feet in Algiers Gurdwara Courtyard in in a temple courtyard in Algiers

Devotees Washing Feet in Algiers Gurdwara Courtyard

Hasselblad X2D II 100C · in a temple courtyard in Algiers

 Devotees Washing Feet in Misty Night Courtyard in at a shrine entrance near Axum

Devotees Washing Feet in Misty Night Courtyard

Canon EOS 700D · at a shrine entrance near Axum

 Balinese Water Blessing Ceremony Courtyard in in a temple courtyard in Yogyakarta

Balinese Water Blessing Ceremony Courtyard

Fujifilm X-Pro1 · in a temple courtyard in Yogyakarta

 Wiping Bowls in Kyoto in in Kyoto, Japan

Wiping Bowls in Kyoto

Nikon Z 6 · in Kyoto, Japan

 Evening Water Blessing Ceremony in Denpasar Bali Temple Courtyard with Traditional Offerings in in Denpasar, Indonesia

Evening Water Blessing Ceremony in Denpasar Bali Temple Courtyard with Traditional Offerings

Canon EOS 7D Mark II · in Denpasar, Indonesia

 Shinto Priest Purification Ritual Osaka Evening in beside a prayer wheel corridor in Osaka

Shinto Priest Purification Ritual Osaka Evening

Canon A-1 · beside a prayer wheel corridor in Osaka

 Shinto Priest Dawn Purification Osaka in beside a prayer wheel corridor in Namba, Osaka

Shinto Priest Dawn Purification Osaka

Panasonic Lumix DC-S9 · beside a prayer wheel corridor in Namba, Osaka

 Shinto Priest Midnight Ritual Nara Chapel in in a chapel lit by stained glass in Nara

Shinto Priest Midnight Ritual Nara Chapel

Nikon F4 · in a chapel lit by stained glass in Nara

 Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony Sydney Courtyard in in a temple courtyard near Paddington, Sydney

Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony Sydney Courtyard

Samsung Galaxy S25+ · in a temple courtyard near Paddington, Sydney

 Shinto Priest in Kyoto Mosque Midnight Ritual in in a mosque prayer hall in Nishiki, Kyoto

Shinto Priest in Kyoto Mosque Midnight Ritual

Sony a99 II · in a mosque prayer hall in Nishiki, Kyoto

 Washing Kimono in Kyoto in in Kyoto, Japan

Washing Kimono in Kyoto

iPhone 7 · in Kyoto, Japan

 Dawn Sanitation Crew Cleans Taichung Market Street in outside a polling station entrance near Taichung

Dawn Sanitation Crew Cleans Taichung Market Street

Canon EOS 7D Mark II · outside a polling station entrance near Taichung

 Shinto Priest Purification Ritual Night in at the foot of a stone altar in Umeda, Osaka

Shinto Priest Purification Ritual Night

Canon EOS 80D · at the foot of a stone altar in Umeda, Osaka

 Shinto Priest Purification Ritual Midnight Tokyo in in a chapel lit by stained glass in Tokyo

Shinto Priest Purification Ritual Midnight Tokyo

iPhone 14 Pro · in a chapel lit by stained glass in Tokyo

 Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony in Darwin Hall at Dusk in in a ceremonial hall in Darwin

Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony in Darwin Hall at Dusk

Leica R3 · in a ceremonial hall in Darwin

 Silhouetted Priest Ritual in Tokyo Mosque in in a mosque prayer hall in Tokyo

Silhouetted Priest Ritual in Tokyo Mosque

iPhone 15 Pro · in a mosque prayer hall in Tokyo

 Inuit Nalukataq Blanket Toss Ceremony Vancouver in in a temple courtyard near Strathcona, Vancouver

Inuit Nalukataq Blanket Toss Ceremony Vancouver

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ · in a temple courtyard near Strathcona, Vancouver

 Shinto Priest Purification Ritual in Osaka Mosque in in a mosque prayer hall in Umeda, Osaka

Shinto Priest Purification Ritual in Osaka Mosque

Nikon F3 · in a mosque prayer hall in Umeda, Osaka

 Rinsing Saucers in Kyoto in in Kyoto, Japan

Rinsing Saucers in Kyoto

Olympus OM-10 · in Kyoto, Japan

 Sacred Elephant Bathing in Dawn Light in beside a prayer wheel corridor in Delft

Sacred Elephant Bathing in Dawn Light

Canon EOS R6 Mark III · beside a prayer wheel corridor in Delft

 Timkat Procession White Robes Addis Ababa Dawn in at a waterfront celebration in Piazza, Addis Ababa

Timkat Procession White Robes Addis Ababa Dawn

Google Pixel 5 · at a waterfront celebration in Piazza, Addis Ababa

 Sacred Temple Elephant Bathing at Dawn in beside a prayer wheel corridor in Shymkent

Sacred Temple Elephant Bathing at Dawn

Nikon FE · beside a prayer wheel corridor in Shymkent

 Monochrome Elephant Bathing in Kigali Temple in at the foot of a stone altar in Kigali

Monochrome Elephant Bathing in Kigali Temple

Sony a6500 · at the foot of a stone altar in Kigali

 Devotees Washing Feet at Gurdwara Entrance in at a shrine entrance near Hyderabad

Devotees Washing Feet at Gurdwara Entrance

Leica M11 · at a shrine entrance near Hyderabad

 Shinto Priest Purification Ritual Kanazawa Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Kanazawa

Shinto Priest Purification Ritual Kanazawa Altar

Sony a6300 · at the foot of a stone altar in Kanazawa

 Rinsing Ceramics in Kyoto in in Kyoto, Japan

Rinsing Ceramics in Kyoto

iPhone 15 Plus · in Kyoto, Japan

 Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony Sydney Temple Courtyard in in a temple courtyard in Sydney

Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony Sydney Temple Courtyard

Nikon D750 · in a temple courtyard in Sydney

 Midnight Sage Smudging in Pucallpa Prayer Hall in in a prayer hall near Pucallpa

Midnight Sage Smudging in Pucallpa Prayer Hall

Fujifilm X-T30 · in a prayer hall near Pucallpa

 Devotees Washing Feet at Gurdwara Dawn Mist in beneath a pagoda roof in Montenegro

Devotees Washing Feet at Gurdwara Dawn Mist

Pentax K1000 · beneath a pagoda roof in Montenegro

 Twilight Water Blessing Ceremony in Balinese Temple in in a temple courtyard in Yogyakarta

Twilight Water Blessing Ceremony in Balinese Temple

Nikon D40 · in a temple courtyard in Yogyakarta

 Upward Rain During Inuit Blanket Toss in Madurai Shrine in in a shrine lined with lanterns near Madurai

Upward Rain During Inuit Blanket Toss in Madurai Shrine

Canon EOS 350D · in a shrine lined with lanterns near Madurai

 Hindu Bathers at Dawn on Kolkata Ghats in at the edge of a sacred pool near New Market, Kolkata

Hindu Bathers at Dawn on Kolkata Ghats

Nikon D810 · at the edge of a sacred pool near New Market, Kolkata

 Sweeping Alley in Kyoto in in Kyoto, Japan

Sweeping Alley in Kyoto

Rollei A110 · in Kyoto, Japan

 Turkish Oil Wrestlers in Kyiv Prayer Hall Twilight in in a prayer hall in Kyiv

Turkish Oil Wrestlers in Kyiv Prayer Hall Twilight

Samsung Galaxy S25+ · in a prayer hall in Kyiv

 Balinese Melasti Ceremony at Blue Hour Shrine in in a shrine lined with lanterns in Denpasar

Balinese Melasti Ceremony at Blue Hour Shrine

Leica M Monochrom · in a shrine lined with lanterns in Denpasar

 Amber Sunset Burning Paper Offerings at Anand Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Anand

Amber Sunset Burning Paper Offerings at Anand Altar

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II · at the foot of a stone altar in Anand

 Wet Towels in Kyoto in in Kyoto, Japan

Wet Towels in Kyoto

OnePlus 11 · in Kyoto, Japan