rituals

With a bit of luck, an eye for detail and a touch of irony, it is possible to extract interesting…

In Portugal there are some places where Shrovetide is celebrated in a peculiar way: participants throw flour at each other.…

The idol of Goddess Basanti inside the courtyard of Bali “Arya Dharma Sanrakshini Sabha” which is locally known Bally Harisabha.…

The seven-year penitential rites in honor of the Assunta in Guardia Sanframondi (BN) are one of the oldest and most…

This is an ancient ritual of Celtic origin. It was originally called "Samhain" and was the most important Celtic celebration…

This portfolio documents rituals with masks that take place in the Trás-os-Montes region, Portugal.

  28/09/2019   KOLKATA   India   Shaibal Nandi Hindu devotees are offering to their deceased ancestors with water of…

The story of almost forgotten traditions of Russia's first inhabitants, the Finno-Ugrian people. The European part of Russia was originally…

The project is about mystical Strenght living on the edge of Belarus and about fairy connection of the inhabitants with…

An ancient chariot festival tradition of rural Bengal.

These images reveal us rituals threatened both by globalization and by the folklore that the tourist flows feed, and perpetuate…

The Vel festival in Bengal is a version of the annual Thaipusam festival celebrates in Southern India, Sri Lanka. Frenzied…

Bonalu or Bonam is a Hindu Festival, where Goddess Mahakali is worshipped. Bonalu is an annual festival celebrated in Hyderabad,…

The central theme of this festival is deriving satisfaction through non-sexual pain, devotion and sacrifice.

The entire month of Muharram is considered as sacred during which fighting is strictly prohibited. First ten days of this…

In different part of West Bengal these rituals are being celebrated with different dangerous traditional play like playing with dead…