RF2GK57J0–Tamil Nadu, India - 12th September 2021: The Ritushuddhi or Ritu Kala Samskara is the ceremony that celebrates a girl’s transition to womanhood. This
RMG3W583–Hindu 16 year old Coming of Age celebration puberty party. Ritushuddhi, also called as Ritu Kala Samskara, Mitcham South London Teenage girl in veil in centre of photograph. HOMER SYKES
RM2RBKCE5–Participants carry out a series of rituals at the Giri Kusuma Temple Pasraman, Bogor City, West Java, Indonesia, on July 9 2023
RMR68W7P–Young Muhakaona girl wearing the traditional headdress during Efiko, the ceremony of puberty, Cunene Province, Oncocua, Angola
RMB2JPPX–geography / travel, Costa Rica, tradition / folklore, men smoking cigars at puberty ceremony, 1950s,
RM2HPT73M–Lalitpur, Nepal. 23rd Feb, 2022. A girl participates in a puberty ceremony known as Gufa in Lalitpur, Nepal, Feb. 23, 2022. Credit: Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
RMGE055K–A girl dancing at her Dipo Ceremony, which is held in the Krobo area of the Eastern Region in Ghana, West Africa.
RM2RREE9J–220223 -- LALITPUR, Feb. 23, 2022 -- A girl participates in a puberty ceremony known as Gufa in Lalitpur, Nepal, Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by /Xinhua NEPAL-LALITPUR-GUFA-PUBERTY CEREMONY HarixMaharjan PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
RF2WR5G7N–Apache Ceremony
RMEMDN3T–Bronze statue of a camillus (acolyte). Roman. Julio-Claudian period. 14-54 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art. NY. USA.
RFE1H8KA–Two young female guests at wedding reception
RM2NA5970–Young Karo man getting his face decorated with traditional face paint at Kortcho Village; Omo Valley, Ethiopia
RMR8HFR4–Kathmandu, Nepal, 15th December 2018. An adorned Newar girl in bridal dress seen performing ritual during the IHI ceremony. IHI also called Bel Bibaha is unique traditional ceremony practiced in Newar communities before puberty. In Newar community girls are married three times in their lives, first is IHI ceremony, which last for two days where girls are married to Lord VISHNU, Second they are married to the Sun and finally with their real husband. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News
RFE1H8KP–Mid adult couple making a toast with friends at wedding reception
RF2H1C1D4–Young african american man wearing graduation cap and ceremony robe pointing unhappy to pimple on forehead, ugly infection of blackhead. acne and skin
RM2C4GH47–Punta Chueca, Mexico. 10th Dec, 2019. One of the young girls from the ComcÃac community takes part in the puberty celebration.The ComcÃac or Seri tribe, as they are known by many, are located in Punta Chueca, Sonora desert, by the northern pacific coast of Mexico. The ComcÃac indigenous community has a strong female presence within their culture. They are the principal organisers, promoters and those who are celebrated during the rituals and traditions of the community. This could not be clearer, than during one of the most important rituals of the community, the ceremony of puberty. This
RF2PPJ466–Coming of Age ritual - when females turn 15 in Cuba
RMJ2AHGP–Indonesia, Bali, Kabul Buleleng, trunk climbing the village youth. The goal is to reach the tip of an oiled palm stem with small gifts
RMM94HBB–The Somba people, from northwestern Benin and northern Togo, are known for their body scarring rituals, starting at around two years old. These scars are a form of permanent identification mark, which identify a person as belonging to a particular tribe. Additional marks are added at puberty, marriage, post-child birth and other life events as a form of visible communication between people. Kossokouangou, north western Benin
RF2GK574F–Tamil Nadu, India - 12th September 2021: The Ritushuddhi or Ritu Kala Samskara is the ceremony that celebrates a girl’s transition to womanhood. This
RMG3W57X–Hindu UK 16 year old Coming of Age celebration puberty party. Ritushuddhi, also called as Ritu Kala Samskara, Mitcham South London Teenage girl in veil and mother centre of photograph. HOMER SYKES
RM2RBKHD4–Dozens of Hindu youths at the Giri Kusuma Temple Pasraman, Bogor City, West Java, Indonesia, on July 9 2023
RMR68W84–Young Muhakaona girl wearing the traditional headdress during Efiko, the ceremony of puberty, Cunene Province, Oncocua, Angola
RMB2JPR0–geography / travel, Mexico, people, family, German settlers with the war declaration of the Yaqui Indians, Yaqui valley, smoking cigars at puberty ceremony, 1950s,
RM2HPT73G–Lalitpur, Nepal. 23rd Feb, 2022. A girl worships the Sun during a puberty ceremony known as Gufa in Lalitpur, Nepal, Feb. 23, 2022. Credit: Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
RMGE055G–The Dipo Ceremony is held in the Krobo area of the Eastern Region in Ghana, West Africa. Young girls prove their chastity
RM2RREEB0–220223 -- LALITPUR, Feb. 23, 2022 -- A girl worships the Sun during a puberty ceremony known as Gufa in Lalitpur, Nepal, Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by /Xinhua NEPAL-LALITPUR-GUFA-PUBERTY CEREMONY HarixMaharjan PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
RF2WR5G77–Apache Ceremony
RMEMDK0X–Bronze statue of a camillus (acolyte). Roman. Julio-Claudian period. 14-54 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art. NY. USA.
RFE1H8KD–Mid adult couple and friends at wedding reception
RMG30JRX–Hindu family in London celebrate their 16 year old daughters coming of age party. Ritushuddhi, also called as Ritu Kala Samskara, Coconut milk is poured onto her head by her brother. It symbolises health and prosperity, family members stand by her side. Mitcham south London. A celebration and the transition to womanhood. 2010s 2016 UK HOMER SYKES
RM2NA596X–Young Karo man getting his face decorated with traditional face paint at Kortcho Village; Omo Valley, Ethiopia
RMR8HFR9–Kathmandu, Nepal, 15th December 2018. An adorned Newar girl in bridal dress is seen performing ritual during the IHI ceremony. IHI also called Bel Bibaha is unique traditional ceremony practiced in Newar communities before puberty. In Newar community girls are married three times in their lives, first is IHI ceremony, which last for two days where girls are married to Lord VISHNU, Second they are married to the Sun and finally with their real husband. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News
RFBR5HEX–Apache Ceremony
RM2C4GH77–Punta Chueca, Mexico. 10th Dec, 2019. A group of women of the ComcÃac indigenous community play a traditional game.The ComcÃac or Seri tribe, as they are known by many, are located in Punta Chueca, Sonora desert, by the northern pacific coast of Mexico. The ComcÃac indigenous community has a strong female presence within their culture. They are the principal organisers, promoters and those who are celebrated during the rituals and traditions of the community. This could not be clearer, than during one of the most important rituals of the community, the ceremony of puberty. This celebration
RF2PPJ435–Coming of Age ritual - when females turn 15 in Cuba
RM2C4GH8R–Punta Chueca, Mexico. 11th Dec, 2019. Palapa, traditional Mexican construction by the seaside of the ComcÃac indigenous community.The ComcÃac or Seri tribe, as they are known by many, are located in Punta Chueca, Sonora desert, by the northern pacific coast of Mexico. The ComcÃac indigenous community has a strong female presence within their culture. They are the principal organisers, promoters and those who are celebrated during the rituals and traditions of the community. This could not be clearer, than during one of the most important rituals of the community, the ceremony of puberty. T
RMM94HA4–The Somba people, from northwestern Benin and northern Togo, are known for their body scarring rituals, starting at around two years old. These scars are a form of permanent identification mark, which identify a person as belonging to a particular tribe. Additional marks are added at puberty, marriage, post-child birth and other life events as a form of visible communication between people. Kossokouangou, north western Benin
RF2GK5516–Tamil Nadu, India - 12th September 2021: The Ritushuddhi or Ritu Kala Samskara is the ceremony that celebrates a girl’s transition to womanhood. This
RM2C4GH8T–Punta Chueca, Mexico. 10th Dec, 2019. A godmother of a celebrated girl seen during the celebrations.The ComcÃac or Seri tribe, as they are known by many, are located in Punta Chueca, Sonora desert, by the northern pacific coast of Mexico. The ComcÃac indigenous community has a strong female presence within their culture. They are the principal organisers, promoters and those who are celebrated during the rituals and traditions of the community. This could not be clearer, than during one of the most important rituals of the community, the ceremony of puberty. This celebration lasts for four
RM2RBKCXW–Dozens of Hindu youths at the Giri Kusuma Temple Pasraman, Bogor City, West Java, Indonesia, on July 9 2023
RMR68W82–Young Muhakaona girl wearing the traditional headdress during Efiko, the ceremony of puberty, Cunene Province, Oncocua, Angola
RM2N0G06J–Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Taklif celebration ceremony in Tehran, on February 3, 2023. When a Muslim girl reaches puberty, she has to wear the head scarf and cover her body but the face and hands. In the Shiite dominated Iran, schools held a festivity to celebrate the puberty of the schoolgirls at the age of nine in which they call it 'Jashn-e Taklif' (Responsibility celebration). Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM
RM2HPT73Y–Lalitpur, Nepal. 23rd Feb, 2022. A girl worships the Sun during a puberty ceremony known as Gufa in Lalitpur, Nepal, Feb. 23, 2022. Credit: Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
RMGE055F–The Dipo Ceremony is held in the Krobo area of the Eastern Region in Ghana, West Africa.
RM2RREE9A–220223 -- LALITPUR, Feb. 23, 2022 -- A girl worships the Sun during a puberty ceremony known as Gufa in Lalitpur, Nepal, Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by /Xinhua NEPAL-LALITPUR-GUFA-PUBERTY CEREMONY HarixMaharjan PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
RMGE05NG–Young Maasai girl in a ceremony connected to puberty rites. Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
RMA3A81B–Kuna leg wrappings Puberty Ceremony San Blas Islands Panama Central America
RFE1H8KR–Mid adult couple making a toast with group of friends at wedding reception
RMG30JRW–Hindu family in London celebrate their 16 year old daughters coming of age party. Ritushuddhi, also called as Ritu Kala Samskara, Coconut milk is poured onto her head by her brother. It symbolises health and prosperity, family members stand by her side. Mitcham south London. A celebration and the transition to womanhood. 2010s 2016 UK HOMER SYKES
RMM1C0PX–Kathmandu, Nepal. 29th Jan, 2018. Past living Goddess Kumari is looking at sun during a hindu ritual for girls named gupha nikaleko in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepalese Hindu girls pass through a tradition of marrying Sun God before puberty by staying inside a room without sunlight for 12 days and then coming out for a meeting with Him in a function symbolizing a celestial marriage ceremony. Credit: Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News
RMR8HFR5–Kathmandu, Nepal, 15th December 2018. An adorned Newar girl in bridal dress seen performing ritual during the IHI ceremony. IHI also called Bel Bibaha is unique traditional ceremony practiced in Newar communities before puberty. In Newar community girls are married three times in their lives, first is IHI ceremony, which last for two days where girls are married to Lord VISHNU, Second they are married to the Sun and finally with their real husband. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News
RFBR5HEC–Apache Ceremony
RM2A4KD3N–Hindu Coming of Age celebration party London Uk Sixteen year old girl wearing a veil for the first time with mother to her right and extended family and friends. Mitcham south London.They have arrived and entering her Ritushuddhi, also called as Ritu Kala Samskara party. A celebration and the transition to womanhood. 2010s 2016 UK HOMER SYKES
RMBMCXHM–Fourteen-year-old girl sits on a vintage car as she poses for a photo on the day of her Quinceanera party in Trinidad, Cuba
RM2A4KD1T–Hindu family in London UK celebrate their 16 year old daughters coming of age party. Ritushuddhi, also called as Ritu Kala Samskara, Coconut milk is poured onto her head by her brother, who sits of floor with her. This ritual symbolises health and prosperity, family members stand by her side. Mitcham south London UK HOMER SYKES
RMM94HCX–The Somba people, from northwestern Benin and northern Togo, are known for their body scarring rituals, starting at around two years old. These scars are a form of permanent identification mark, which identify a person as belonging to a particular tribe. Additional marks are added at puberty, marriage, post-child birth and other life events as a form of visible communication between people. Kossokouangou, north western Benin
RF2GK56BA–Tamil Nadu, India - 12th September 2021: The Ritushuddhi or Ritu Kala Samskara is the ceremony that celebrates a girl’s transition to womanhood. This
RM2C4GH3K–Punta Chueca, Mexico. 10th Dec, 2019. Women of the ComcÃac community prepare food for the event on a wood-burning stove.The ComcÃac or Seri tribe, as they are known by many, are located in Punta Chueca, Sonora desert, by the northern pacific coast of Mexico. The ComcÃac indigenous community has a strong female presence within their culture. They are the principal organisers, promoters and those who are celebrated during the rituals and traditions of the community. This could not be clearer, than during one of the most important rituals of the community, the ceremony of puberty. This celebr
RM2RBKCAM–Dozens of Hindu youths at the Giri Kusuma Temple Pasraman, Bogor City, West Java, Indonesia, on July 9 2023
RMG30JRT–Hindu family in London UK celebrate their 16 year old daughters coming of age party. Ritushuddhi, also called as Ritu Kala Samskara, Coconut milk is poured onto her head by her brother. It symbolises health and prosperity, family members stand by her side. Mitcham south London. A celebration and the transition to womanhood. 2010s 2016 UK HOMER SYKES
RM2N0G067–Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Taklif celebration ceremony in Tehran, on February 3, 2023. When a Muslim girl reaches puberty, she has to wear the head scarf and cover her body but the face and hands. In the Shiite dominated Iran, schools held a festivity to celebrate the puberty of the schoolgirls at the age of nine in which they call it 'Jashn-e Taklif' (Responsibility celebration). Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM
RMA1R3G3–Apache girl and mountain spirits dance beside a bonfire at a Sunrise Dance on the San Carlos Reservation Arizona USA
RMBXMT9T–Bedik woman preparing the boy Initiation Ceremony ' Village of Iwol ' Bassari COUNTRY Tambacounda Region SENEGAL.
RFB8DP9T–Graduating girl wearing sunglasses
RF2FYWHNP–Handsome black man wearing graduation cap and ceremony robe pointing unhappy to pimple on forehead, ugly infection of blackhead. acne and skin problem
RFE1H8KJ–Bride with family and friends at wedding reception
RM2KAXBXM– Young boys seen at The Western Wall on their Bar Mitzvah day, a Jewish coming of age ritual for boys, in the Old City in Jerusalem. Wednesday, 14 March 2018, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)
RMM1C0PY–Kathmandu, Nepal. 29th Jan, 2018. Past living Goddess Kumari is praying to sun during a hindu ritual for girls named gupha nikaleko in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepalese Hindu girls pass through a tradition of marrying Sun God before puberty by staying inside a room without sunlight for 12 days and then coming out for a meeting with Him in a function symbolizing a celestial marriage ceremony. Credit: Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News
RMR8HFR8–Kathmandu, Nepal, 15th December 2018. Newar girls in bridal dresses are seen performing ritual during the IHI ceremony. IHI also called Bel Bibaha is unique traditional ceremony practiced in Newar communities before puberty. In Newar community girls are married three times in their lives, first is IHI ceremony, which last for two days where girls are married to Lord VISHNU, Second they are married to the Sun and finally with their real husband. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News
RFBR5HF6–Apache Ceremony
RMACBHJ6–portrait of warriors and women of massai tribe dancing kenya editorial use only
RMDGNWPA–Bar Mitzvah, Jewish coming of age ritual around a prayer table, buildings of the Jewish Quarter at the Wailing Wall or Western
RMDR1W81–Apr 19, 2009 - Camp Pollock, California, USA - Tribe members performed a rare war dance along the shores of the Sacramento River. In the past 150 years, they've done this dance only three times. The Northern California Winnemem Tribe's sacred puberty rock disappeared under the floodwaters when Lake Shasta was created by the Shasta Dam in the 1940s. But when the lake gets low in th
RMM94HCY–The Somba people, from northwestern Benin and northern Togo, are known for their body scarring rituals, starting at around two years old. These scars are a form of permanent identification mark, which identify a person as belonging to a particular tribe. Additional marks are added at puberty, marriage, post-child birth and other life events as a form of visible communication between people. Kossokouangou, north western Benin
RF2GK55GE–Tamil Nadu, India - 12th September 2021: The Ritushuddhi or Ritu Kala Samskara is the ceremony that celebrates a girl’s transition to womanhood. This
RMRGWK6M–. Bulletin. Ethnology. Plate 65.—Tucuna Indians of the 19th century. Top: Part of girl's puberty ceremony. (After Marcoy, 1869.) Bottom: Tucuna of the upper Amazon; a Mundurucii woman in center. (After Osculati, 1854.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
RM2RBKE90–Participants carry out a series of rituals at the Giri Kusuma Temple Pasraman, Bogor City, West Java, Indonesia, on July 9 2023
RMFGRDK5–medicine, menstruation, doll with costume for the celebration of the first menstruation of a girl, frontside, wood, Tla-o-qui-aht Indians, Vancouver Island, Royal Ethnological Museum, Berlin, after photograph, wood engraving by C.Köhnlein, 1885, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2N0G061–Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Taklif celebration ceremony in Tehran, on February 3, 2023. When a Muslim girl reaches puberty, she has to wear the head scarf and cover her body but the face and hands. In the Shiite dominated Iran, schools held a festivity to celebrate the puberty of the schoolgirls at the age of nine in which they call it 'Jashn-e Taklif' (Responsibility celebration). Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM
RMA1R3G1–Mountain Spirits dance beside a bonfire during an Apache Sunrise Dance on the San Carlos Reservation Arizona USA
RMBXMTKF–Bedik mask ' Spirits of Forest ' Initiation Ceremony ' Village of Iwol ' Bassari COUNTRY Tambacounda Region SENEGAL.
RFB8DPD8–Mother and graduating daughter
RF2G69FF1–Young african american girl wearing graduation cap and ceremony robe pointing unhappy to pimple on forehead, ugly infection of blackhead. acne and ski
RFE1H8KY–Mid adult couple kissing and making a toast with group of friends
RM2KAXBYD– People pray at The Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Wednesday, 14 March 2018, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)
RFBAM1R8–Graduating boy looking up
RMR8HFR7–Kathmandu, Nepal, 15th December 2018. A Newar girl in bridal dress is seen being made up for the IHI ceremony IHI also called Bel Bibaha is unique traditional ceremony practiced in Newar communities before puberty. In Newar community girls are married three times in their lives, first is IHI ceremony, which last for two days where girls are married to Lord VISHNU, Second they are married to the Sun and finally with their real husband. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News
RFBR5HE8–Apache Ceremony
RMM1C0PT–Kathmandu, Nepal. 29th Jan, 2018. Past living Goddess Kumari is going through a traditional process during a hindu ritual for girls named gupha nikaleko in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepalese Hindu girls pass through a tradition of marrying Sun God before puberty by staying inside a room without sunlight for 12 days and then coming out for a meeting with Him in a function symbolizing a celestial marriage ceremony. Credit: Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News
RFB8DPD4–Mother hugging graduating daughter
RMDGNWP8–Bar Mitzvah, Jewish coming of age ritual, with phylacteries, tefillin and kippah at the Wailing Wall or Western Wall, boy
RMM94HAC–The Somba people, from northwestern Benin and northern Togo, are known for their body scarring rituals, starting at around two years old. These scars are a form of permanent identification mark, which identify a person as belonging to a particular tribe. Additional marks are added at puberty, marriage, post-child birth and other life events as a form of visible communication between people. Kossokouangou, north western Benin
RFB8DR4G–Graduate giving speech
RMAGAF79–A Saami girl getting dressed in traditional clothes for her confirmation ceremony Kautokeino Norway
RM2RBKH48–Participants carry out a series of rituals at the Giri Kusuma Temple Pasraman, Bogor City, West Java, Indonesia, on July 9 2023
RMDR1W83–Apr 19, 2009 - Camp Pollock, California, USA - Tribe members performed a rare war dance along the shores of the Sacramento River. In the past 150 years, they've done this dance only three times. The Northern California Winnemem Tribe's sacred puberty rock disappeared under the floodwaters when Lake Shasta was created by the Shasta Dam in the 1940s. But when the lake gets low in th
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