Ritual Marks

Woven Sash on Festival Mat at Ibadan Sunset in at a festival street procession near Ibadan

Woven Sash on Festival Mat at Ibadan Sunset

Google Pixel 8 · at a festival street procession near Ibadan

 Burning Ravana Effigy at Night in Minna Temple in in a temple courtyard in Minna

Burning Ravana Effigy at Night in Minna Temple

Mamiya RZ67 · in a temple courtyard in Minna

 Batik Cloth Dyeing Ritual in Temple Courtyard in in a temple courtyard near Denpasar

Batik Cloth Dyeing Ritual in Temple Courtyard

Asahi Pentax S · in a temple courtyard near Denpasar

 Lacquer Tray on Festival Mat in Bahawalnagar in on a textile-covered table in Bahawalnagar

Lacquer Tray on Festival Mat in Bahawalnagar

Lubitel 166 universal · on a textile-covered table in Bahawalnagar

 Woven Sash on Festival Mat in Tangier Night Market in at a night market near Tangier

Woven Sash on Festival Mat in Tangier Night Market

Nikon D3S · at a night market near Tangier

 Lacquer Tray On Festival Mat In Egyptian Alcove in in a ceremonial alcove in El Mahalla El Kubra

Lacquer Tray On Festival Mat In Egyptian Alcove

Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 · in a ceremonial alcove in El Mahalla El Kubra

 Dawn Coffee and Crossword in Bauchi Kitchen in in a cozy kitchen near Bauchi

Dawn Coffee and Crossword in Bauchi Kitchen

iPhone 12 Pro Max · in a cozy kitchen near Bauchi

 Monk Destroys Sand Mandala at Sunset in Huancayo Square in at a public square in Huancayo

Monk Destroys Sand Mandala at Sunset in Huancayo Square

Canon EOS R10 · at a public square in Huancayo

 Tray of Per-Diem Envelopes Morning Office in inside a coworking floor in Huehuetenango

Tray of Per-Diem Envelopes Morning Office

Sony a7S II · inside a coworking floor in Huehuetenango

 Navajo Sand Painting Firelight Ceremony Night in beside a family hogan prepared for ceremony near Santa Fe

Navajo Sand Painting Firelight Ceremony Night

Nikon D7000 · beside a family hogan prepared for ceremony near Santa Fe

 Incense Smoke and Morning Light in Sudbury Mosque in in a mosque prayer hall in Greater Sudbury

Incense Smoke and Morning Light in Sudbury Mosque

Nikon Z 6 · in a mosque prayer hall in Greater Sudbury

 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

 Dawn Candlelight on Sarajevo Icon Wall in at the foot of a stone altar in Sarajevo

Dawn Candlelight on Sarajevo Icon Wall

Canon EOS 750D · at the foot of a stone altar in Sarajevo

 Qingming Paper Offerings Burning on Stone Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Avellaneda

Qingming Paper Offerings Burning on Stone Altar

Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 · at the foot of a stone altar in Avellaneda

 Silhouetted Aboriginal Songline Ceremony Sydney Sunset in in a temple courtyard in Darlinghurst, Sydney

Silhouetted Aboriginal Songline Ceremony Sydney Sunset

Canon EOS R3 · in a temple courtyard in Darlinghurst, Sydney

 Father Son Fishing Dawn Makassar Dock in at a public square in Makassar

Father Son Fishing Dawn Makassar Dock

Sony a6600 · at a public square in Makassar

 Scooter Convoy Crosses Marsh Causeway at Night in on a wind-open causeway in Saudi Arabia

Scooter Convoy Crosses Marsh Causeway at Night

Nikon D4 · on a wind-open causeway in Saudi Arabia

 Glowing Ritual Bread Oven in Ondo Shrine Dawn in in a shrine lined with lanterns in Ondo

Glowing Ritual Bread Oven in Ondo Shrine Dawn

OnePlus 11 · in a shrine lined with lanterns in Ondo

 Candlelit Ceramic Water Filter on Museum Plinth in on a museum plinth in Rajkot

Candlelit Ceramic Water Filter on Museum Plinth

Leica Q2 · on a museum plinth in Rajkot

 Brass Burner Smoke Neon Shrine Condesa Night in in a shrine lined with lanterns near Condesa, Mexico City

Brass Burner Smoke Neon Shrine Condesa Night

Fujifilm X-H2S · in a shrine lined with lanterns near Condesa, Mexico City

 Safi Monastery Sand Mandala in Evening Candlelight in along a monastery corridor in Safi

Safi Monastery Sand Mandala in Evening Candlelight

iPhone 16 Pro · along a monastery corridor in Safi

 Night Incense Offerings at San Lorenzo Temple Fair in in a ceremonial hall near San Lorenzo

Night Incense Offerings at San Lorenzo Temple Fair

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II · in a ceremonial hall near San Lorenzo

 Incense Haze in Lucknow Cloister Walk in inside a quiet cloister passage in Lucknow

Incense Haze in Lucknow Cloister Walk

Leica M Monochrom · inside a quiet cloister passage in Lucknow

 Diesel Engine Cylinders on Ningbo Causeway Dawn in on a wind-open causeway near Ningbo

Diesel Engine Cylinders on Ningbo Causeway Dawn

iPhone 15 Plus · on a wind-open causeway near Ningbo

 Address Book on Blotter Desk in Morning Light in on a dusty library table in Managua

Address Book on Blotter Desk in Morning Light

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV · on a dusty library table in Managua

 Haitian Vodou Ceremony Drumming Dance Kaunas Hall in in a ceremonial hall near Kaunas

Haitian Vodou Ceremony Drumming Dance Kaunas Hall

Leica Standard · in a ceremonial hall near Kaunas

 Dawn Market Offering Ritual with Marigolds in Prayer Hall in in a prayer hall near Manchester

Dawn Market Offering Ritual with Marigolds in Prayer Hall

Nikon Z 6 · in a prayer hall near Manchester

 Volcano Monitor Reading Instruments at Crater Rim in on a wooden workbench in Suzhou

Volcano Monitor Reading Instruments at Crater Rim

Fujifilm X-H1 · on a wooden workbench in Suzhou

 Silhouetted Newroz Fire Jumpers at Shanghai Square in at a public square during a festival near Shanghai

Silhouetted Newroz Fire Jumpers at Shanghai Square

Canon T90 · at a public square during a festival near Shanghai

 Havdalah Ceremony Stone Altar Mardin Sunrise in at the foot of a stone altar in Mardin

Havdalah Ceremony Stone Altar Mardin Sunrise

Canon EOS R6 · at the foot of a stone altar in Mardin

 Midnight Sourdough Scoring in Delhi Atelier in in an atelier in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi

Midnight Sourdough Scoring in Delhi Atelier

Pentax ME Super · in an atelier in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi

 Walnut Cigar Mold on Dusty Library Shelf in on a dusty library table in Binondo, Manila

Walnut Cigar Mold on Dusty Library Shelf

Canon EOS 77D · on a dusty library table in Binondo, Manila

 Monk Striking Temple Bell at Dawn Mist in near La Victoria

Monk Striking Temple Bell at Dawn Mist

Fujifilm GFX100S II · near La Victoria

 Monks Creating Sand Mandala in Santa Cruz After Rain in in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Monks Creating Sand Mandala in Santa Cruz After Rain

Canon EOS R1 · in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

 Silhouetted Temple Elephant at Dawn in Latina Mosque in in a mosque prayer hall in Latina

Silhouetted Temple Elephant at Dawn in Latina Mosque

Nikon D80 · in a mosque prayer hall in Latina

 Navajo Sand Painting on Hogan Floor at Dusk in near a community brush arbor prepared for the rite near Santa Fe

Navajo Sand Painting on Hogan Floor at Dusk

iPhone 12 · near a community brush arbor prepared for the rite near Santa Fe

 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

 Buddhist Sand Painting Before Dawn in Yaounde Hall in in a prayer hall near Yaounde

Buddhist Sand Painting Before Dawn in Yaounde Hall

Olympus XA · in a prayer hall near Yaounde

 Aboriginal Artist Painting Ochre Bark in Sydney Shrine in in a shrine lined with lanterns near The Rocks, Sydney

Aboriginal Artist Painting Ochre Bark in Sydney Shrine

Samsung Galaxy S23+ · in a shrine lined with lanterns near The Rocks, Sydney

 Scooter Convoy Crosses Alpine Ferry at Dawn in across a remote ferry crossing near Helsinki

Scooter Convoy Crosses Alpine Ferry at Dawn

Leica M2 · across a remote ferry crossing near Helsinki

 Railroad Bridge Over Gorge in Bolivia in beside a canal-front facade in Bolivia

Railroad Bridge Over Gorge in Bolivia

Canon EOS R6 Mark III · beside a canal-front facade in Bolivia

 Old Trolley Under Noon Sun in Guangzhou in near Guangzhou

Old Trolley Under Noon Sun in Guangzhou

Google Pixel 7 Pro · near Guangzhou

 Balinese Flower Offering on Stone Altar in Jakarta in at the foot of a stone altar in Jakarta

Balinese Flower Offering on Stone Altar in Jakarta

OnePlus 12 · at the foot of a stone altar in Jakarta

 Monks Creating Sand Mandala Near Perth at Dusk in near Perth

Monks Creating Sand Mandala Near Perth at Dusk

Nikon D3X · near Perth

 Barber Cutting Hair in Mzuzu Wet Season in in Mzuzu

Barber Cutting Hair in Mzuzu Wet Season

4x5 RB Auto Graflex · in Mzuzu

 Sprites Hovering Over Brazil Thunderstorm Plain in across a storm-bright plain in Brazil

Sprites Hovering Over Brazil Thunderstorm Plain

Nikon D6 · across a storm-bright plain in Brazil

 Nail Brush on Glass Tray Morning Light in on a bedside table near Nanning

Nail Brush on Glass Tray Morning Light

Canon T90 · on a bedside table near Nanning

 Drum Circle Warmup Guilin Dawn Ritual in in a ceremonial hall in Guilin

Drum Circle Warmup Guilin Dawn Ritual

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 · in a ceremonial hall in Guilin

 Golden Ginkgo Leaves Falling in Moroccan Mist in in Morocco

Golden Ginkgo Leaves Falling in Moroccan Mist

Sony a7C · in Morocco

 Barber at Dawn in Pinar del Río Shed in in Pinar del Río

Barber at Dawn in Pinar del Río Shed

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 · in Pinar del Río

 Tibetan Damaru Drum in Midnight Neon Shrine in in a shrine lined with lanterns near Daejeon

Tibetan Damaru Drum in Midnight Neon Shrine

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II · in a shrine lined with lanterns near Daejeon

 Gothic Tracery Light in Osh Cathedral Altar in at the foot of a stone altar in Osh

Gothic Tracery Light in Osh Cathedral Altar

Zorki 10 · at the foot of a stone altar in Osh

 Crane Dancing in Doha Twilight in near Doha

Crane Dancing in Doha Twilight

Yashica MAT-124G · near Doha

 Per-diem Envelope Tray Office Karachi Meeting in at a boardroom table before a meeting in Karachi

Per-diem Envelope Tray Office Karachi Meeting

iPhone 14 · at a boardroom table before a meeting in Karachi

 Ritual Fire Dance Night Festival Avignon in on a festival main stage in Avignon

Ritual Fire Dance Night Festival Avignon

Nikon FA · on a festival main stage in Avignon

 Cambodian Pchum Ben Ceremony San Luis in beside a prayer wheel corridor in San Luis

Cambodian Pchum Ben Ceremony San Luis

Google Pixel 8 · beside a prayer wheel corridor in San Luis

 Children Silhouetted Playing Hopscotch in Snow in in Rohtak

Children Silhouetted Playing Hopscotch in Snow

OnePlus 11 · in Rohtak

 Sandstone Arch in Ruined Abbey Chapel in inside a stone chapel in Setif

Sandstone Arch in Ruined Abbey Chapel

Nikon D1 · inside a stone chapel in Setif

 Thaipusam Ceremony in Buenos Aires Evening Hall in in a ceremonial hall near Retiro, Buenos Aires

Thaipusam Ceremony in Buenos Aires Evening Hall

Nikon D750 · in a ceremonial hall near Retiro, Buenos Aires

 Raksha Bandhan Thread Tied at Sunset in Piura Hall in in a ceremonial hall near Piura

Raksha Bandhan Thread Tied at Sunset in Piura Hall

Sony a6300 · in a ceremonial hall near Piura

 Spa Locker Key Tag Board in Bandung Salon in inside a salon row in Bandung

Spa Locker Key Tag Board in Bandung Salon

Hasselblad X1D · inside a salon row in Bandung

 Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony Bondi Shrine Lanterns in in a shrine lined with lanterns in Bondi, Sydney

Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony Bondi Shrine Lanterns

Samsung Galaxy S25 · in a shrine lined with lanterns in Bondi, Sydney

 Silver Kiddush Cup in Late Afternoon Light in on a writing desk near Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong

Silver Kiddush Cup in Late Afternoon Light

iPhone 12 mini · on a writing desk near Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong

 Tokyo Shinto Altar Under Honey Light in at the foot of a stone altar in Tokyo

Tokyo Shinto Altar Under Honey Light

Kiev 88 · at the foot of a stone altar in Tokyo

 Aboriginal Songline Ceremony in Surry Hills Hall in in a ceremonial hall in Surry Hills, Sydney

Aboriginal Songline Ceremony in Surry Hills Hall

Fujifilm X-E1 · in a ceremonial hall in Surry Hills, Sydney

 Blackened Corn Ears at Salvador Night Market in in a ceremonial hall in Salvador

Blackened Corn Ears at Salvador Night Market

Hasselblad 907X · in a ceremonial hall in Salvador

 Woodblock Artist in Amsterdam Temple Courtyard in in a temple courtyard in De Pijp, Amsterdam

Woodblock Artist in Amsterdam Temple Courtyard

Panasonic Lumix DC-S9 · in a temple courtyard in De Pijp, Amsterdam

 Woman Carries Water Jug on Head at Dawn in near a riverside landing in Dar es Salaam

Woman Carries Water Jug on Head at Dawn

Sony a7CR · near a riverside landing in Dar es Salaam