Images of Religions & Beliefs

Images of World Religions & Spirituality

Our collection of over 50,00 images of religions and beliefs from around the world is a compelling source for researchers, publishers and educators. Organized largely by faith, the photographs illustrate holy sites, places of worship and rituals of each creed represented.

	Images of Asian Religions & Beliefs
	Asian Shamanism - 45 Images Images of Korean village guardians, Kafir effigies worshipped by the Kalash and Nuristani people in the Hindu Kush Range in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We also feature images of Siberian shamanistic totems.
	Baha'i Faith - 7 Images Images of the Bahá'í House of Worship or Mashriqu'l-Adhkár in Delhi, India.
	Balinese Hinduism & Spirituality - 343 Images Images of the holy sites, places of worship and rituals of the island of Bali. The unique Balinese religion and culture is the result of the syncretism of classical Javanese culture with Balinese Hinduism in Indonesia.
	Cao Dai - 88 Images Images of the holy sites, places of worship and rituals of the Tay Ninh Holy See in Vietnam. Cao Đài is a relatively new, syncretistic, monotheistic religion, officially established in Vietnam in 1926.
	Chinese Religions & Spirituality - 1,361 Images Images of Ancestor Worship, indigenous folk religion in China, Confucian temples and rituals practiced by the followers of Confucianism and Daosim or Taoism in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Canada.
	Hinduism - 5,014 Images Images of the holy sites, temples, rites and rituals practiced by followers of the Hindu denominations of Shaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and Smartha in India, Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore & Canada. We also feature images of artistic representations of various Hindu Gods.
	Jainism - 350 Images Images of the holy sites, temples and rituals practiced by followers of the Jain faith in India, including the Temples on the Shatrunjaya Hill, Palitana, Jain sculptures carved in to the cliffs of Gwalior and temples in Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Osiyan, Kolkata and Nalanda.
	Shintoism - 1,143 Images Images of Mount Fuji and Shinto shrines and torii gates with Japanese people worshipping and practicing their Shinto rituals in Tokyo, the ancient cities of Kyoto and Nara, the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine and the Shrines and Temples of Nikko.
	Sikhism - 342 Images Images of the holy sites, Gurdwaras, rites and rituals practiced by followers of the Sikh faith in India, Pakistan and Canada, including the Harimandir Sahib, known popularly as the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
	Zoroastrianism - 403 Images Images of the holy sites, temples and rituals practiced by followers of Ahura Mazda in Iran and India, including the Zoroastrian Fire Temple and Towers of Silence in Yazd, Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire and the Necropolis of Naqsh-e Rustam.

	Images of Buddhism
	Places in the Life of Gautama Buddha - 622 Images Images of Lumbini, birthplace of Buddha; Bodhgaya, site of Buddha's enlightenment; Rajgir, where he spent several months meditating and preaching at Griddhkuta: Sarnath, where Buddha first taught the Dharma & Vaishali, a place Buddha visited after his enlightenment.
	Early Buddhism In South Asia - 1,342 Images Images of Buddhist sites in the Gandhara Kingdom. such as Taxila, Takht-i-Bahi and the Bamiyan Valley. Images of Buddhist paintings and sculptures in the Caves of Ajanta & Ellora, the Great Stupa at Sanchi & the ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur, Bangladesh.
	Mahayana Buddhism - 933 Images Images of the holy sites, places of worship and rituals practiced by followers of the Mahayana Buddhist school in India, China, Korea, Japan and Borobudur, Indonesia.
	Theravada Buddhism - 4,554 Images Images of the holy sites, places of worship and rituals practiced by followers of the Theravada Buddhist school in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam.
	Tibetan Buddhism -3,301 Images Images of the holy sites, places of worship & rituals in Tibet, including the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Shigatse & Giantse. Images of Tibetan Buddhist temples in the Himalayas, including Nepal, Bhutan, & Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Sikkim in India.

	Images of Judaism
	Judaism - 431 Images Images of the Wailing Wall and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem & Masada, Israel. Images of Synagogues and Religious Buildings and Jewish cemeteries in Western & Eastern Europe.
	The Shoah & Holocaust Memorial Sites - 1,232 Images Photographs of the barbed wire, platforms, barracks, gallows, gas chambers & cremation ovens in Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, the Holocaust memorials to the Warsaw Ghetto, the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin and the Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

	Images of Christianity
	Anglicanism - 287 Images Images of Anglican Churches of the Anglican Communion in Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and the Caribbean.
	Catholicism - 16,788 Images Images of Roman Catholic cathedrals, churches, artistic representations of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ & Catholic Saints and images of Catholic rites and rituals all over the world, especially in Europe & Latin America.
	Coptic Christianity - 424 Images Images of Coptic Christian cathedrals, churches, artistic representations of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ & Coptic Saints and images of Coptic rites and rituals in Cairo, Wadi natrun, Aswan and Abu Mena, including the archaeological site of Abu Mena in Egypt.
	Holy See - 327 Images Images of the Vatican, one of the most sacred places in Roman Catholic Christendom. We document many of the artistic & architectural masterpieces, such as St. Peter's Basilica, the largest religious building in the world and pilgrims attending mass in the Vatican.
	Día de los Muertos in Mexico - 687 Images Images of the Day of the Dead in Mexico, that represent the mixture of Christian & Pre-Hispanic traditions and beliefs. Images of altars to the dead and cemeteries, where people decorate the graves of loved ones with offerings of flowers, pan de muerto and candles.
	Easter Celebrations in Guatemala - 1,018 Images Images of flower and sawdust carpets and the Easter processions on Good Friday in Antigua and Easter Sunday in Chichicastenango. Our images of devout people during Easter week in Guatemala truly reflect the syncretism of Christian and Maya traditions & beliefs.
	Easter Celebrations in Ayacucho, Peru - 549 Images Images of the candlelit procession on Good Friday of the deceased Christ and the Virgin Mary and El Señor de la Resurreción procession, when Christ is carried out of Huamanga Cathedral atop a huge white pyramid adorned with 3,000 candles on Easter Sunday before dawn.
	Eastern Christianity - 1,736 Images Images of Eastern Orthodox Churches, Icons and Iconostasis in Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria & Turkey. Images of Eastern Orthodox Easter celebrations in Russia.
	Lutheranism - 721 Images Images of Lutheran Churches in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Latvia, Estonia and Chile. Images of the Martin Luther Memorials in Wittenberg, Germany.
	Protestantism - 81 Images Images of churches and rituals practiced by followers of various Protestant and Evangelical Christian Movements.

	Images of Islam
	Shia Islam - 2,338 Images Images of mosques and holy sites in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.. We also feature many images of the Tombs of Shiite Imams in Najaf, Iraq; Karbala, Samarra & Baghdad in Iraq Qom & Mashhad in Iran.
	Sunni Islam - 3,902 Images Images of mosques and holy sites in Palestine (including the Al-Aqsa Mosque), Syria, Yemen, Iraq, the U.A.E., Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, China, Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Senegal, Turkey, Albania and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
	Sufism - 319 Images Images of whirling dervishes in Syria and of tombs of Sufi saints in Thatta, Pakistan; Mahan, Iran and Fatehpur Sikri, India.

	Images of Traditional Beliefs in the Americas
	Andean Traditional Spirituality - 237 Images Images of holy sites, items of worship & rituals of the Quechua & Aymara people that are a result of the syncretism between Christian and pre-Hispanic spirits and beings, such as earth mother, Pachamama or El Tio in the Mines of Potosi.
	Mexican Indigineous and Mayan Spirituality - 479 Images Images of aspects of the Mayan and Mexica religions that survive today among the Indians of Mexico and Central America, through the syncretism of the traditional Maya religion and Roman Catholicism.
	Native American Spirituality - 1,040 Images Images of pow-wows and other ceremonies, in the personal and spiritual dimension. Images of totem poles and communal housing in British Columbia, Washington State and Alaska.

	Images of Traditional Beliefs in Africa
	African Traditional Religions - 160 Images Images of the Dogon people practicing their animist religion with its festivals and Sirian mythology. Images of the Hogon, the spiritual leader of the village and of traditional funeral rituals or "damas" performed for tourists interested in the Dogon way of life.

	Images of Traditional Beliefs in the Pacific
	Australian Aboriginal Spirituality - 43 Images Images of Australian Aboriginal artists and their paintings depicting the Dreamtime, Dreaming or Altjeringa.
	Polynesian Spirituality -855 Images Images of sites, items of worship & rituals of Maoris and Hawaiians. Comprehensive coverage of all archaeological areas of Rapa Nui, including many Moai, Anakena Beach; Puna Pau, Rano Raraku & Rano Kau Volcanoes and the sacred sites of Orongo, Motu Iti & Motu Nui Islets.