Masked Figure in Traditional Costume

A masked figure in a colorful, fringed costume adorned with cowbells runs along a narrow, cobblestone street lined with traditional granite buildings in the late afternoon sun.

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A masquerader in a towering bronze pheasant plume headdress stands in the open doorway of a house, silhouetted against the bright morning light of a street scene.

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A penitent dressed in white with a crown of thorns and arms bound to a wooden beam walks barefoot down a narrow, cobblestone street at night, flanked by onlookers and illuminated by warm light from lanterns.

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A woman in an apricot-colored dress walks across a sunlit, honey-colored stone piazza in Scicli, casting a short shadow beneath her.

A group of women dressed in traditional colorful madama costumes with wide floral skirts and red headwraps dance down a street in El Callao at dusk, illuminated by the warm glow of the setting sun.

A nighttime street parade in San Agustín Etla, Oaxaca, featuring masked dancers in devil and skeleton costumes, accompanied by a brass band and illuminated by torchlight.

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Three performers in elaborate, feathered carnival costumes walk down a city street at sunset, with the low sun backlighting their colorful plumes.

A performer in an elaborate, jeweled Diablada devil costume with a horned mask and cape is captured mid-air during a street carnival, illuminated by bright morning sunlight with a blurred crowd in the background.

A person leads a dzo down a dusty, sunlit lane between traditional whitewashed Tibetan houses with black-framed windows, with a large fortress on the mountain in the background at golden hour.

A group of Phi Ta Khon festival participants wearing colorful patchwork costumes and elaborate, tall spirit masks walk down a dusty village lane during golden hour.

A procession of participants in traditional Narrensprung costumes with bells and masks walks down a cobblestone street toward a stone archway on a bright, hazy morning.

A person jumps over a small bonfire in a narrow, cobblestone alleyway in Tabriz at dusk, with other people standing in the background near additional fires that illuminate the brick walls.

A person dressed as a Parachico wearing a carved mask, a tall golden headdress, and a colorful serape holds a tin rattle during a daytime festival.

A person wearing an elaborate gold and emerald feathered carnival costume walks away from the camera along a canal towpath at dusk, with narrowboats moored in the water reflecting the sunset.

Two men wearing traditional sheepskin vests and wool cloaks walk away from the camera up a snow-covered stone street in a village at dusk, with warm light spilling from a doorway on the right.

A woman with a dark bob haircut and red lipstick walks down a narrow, cobblestone street in Galata, flanked by historic buildings with wooden balconies under soft morning light.

Pantallas in traditional costumes with white masks, red capes, and cowbells run through a stone-paved street in Xinzo de Limia during a February afternoon, illuminated by low, golden sunlight.

A group of Balarì dancers from the Bagolino carnival, wearing traditional costumes with ornate gold-adorned hats and red ribbons, dance down a narrow, stone-paved street in the Lombard Alps during winter.

Two masquerade dancers wearing tall, ornate mitre headdresses with streaming ribbons, white mesh masks, and green and gold tunics perform on a dusty village street in front of a volcanic mountain under bright sunlight.

An elderly man with white hair and Indigenous features dances as a matachín in a dusty village courtyard, wearing an elaborate costume with a tall red and white feather headdress, holding a rattle and a bow, under bright midday sun.

A Zaouli masked dancer performs in a dusty village in Côte d'Ivoire, wearing a vibrant raffia costume and a mask topped with a small animal figure, illuminated by golden late afternoon sunlight.

A moko jumbie stilt walker wearing a colorful ribboned costume and a decorated hat stands on a city street at dusk, viewed from a low angle with a street lamp glowing behind him.

Three figures dressed as Brutti in shaggy fur costumes and carved wooden masks stand on a steep, cobblestone street in Schignano at dusk, with cowbells at their waists and Lake Como visible in the background.

A masked performer in a colorful patchwork costume and tall pointed hat stands in a cobblestone square in front of a white church at dusk, surrounded by musicians playing guitars.

A person wearing a brown hooded djellaba walks across a sunlit patch on a narrow, stone-paved alleyway between tall, weathered ochre walls in the Fes medina.

A person wearing a straw hat walks down a narrow, sunlit street in Cartagena, passing an ochre wall adorned with a large mural of two scarlet macaws beneath wooden balconies draped in magenta bougainvillea.

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Sensay masqueraders wearing horned masks and costumes made of shredded cloth and dried banana leaves walk down a street lined with wooden buildings during a carnival in Dominica, illuminated by low afternoon sunlight.

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A knight in chainmail and a helmet stands on the stone wall walk of a medieval fortress at sunset, with the low sun casting a golden glow over the surrounding landscape.

A person seen from behind walks down a wet, cobblestone street in Valletta lined with traditional green wooden balconies, with the sun setting over the sea at the end of the road.

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A woman in a vibrant cobalt blue trouser suit walks across a stone path in the historic mud-brick district of At-Turaif in Diriyah during golden hour, casting a long shadow.

A person wearing a traditional Jamaican Jonkonnu Pitchy-Patchy costume made of red, green, and gold fabric strips stands in a dusty village street, backlit by the low sun with onlookers in the background.

Three Chinelos in ornate black velvet robes and tall plumed hats leap along a cobbled street in Tepoztlán during a carnival at dusk, with the sunlit Tepozteco cliffs visible in the background.

A person wearing a traditional Sardinian Mamuthones costume, including a shaggy black sheepskin coat and numerous cowbells strapped to their back, walks down a narrow, cobbled stone street on a foggy morning.

A Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief in an elaborate turquoise and white beaded costume with a large feathered headdress stands on a street at golden hour, viewed from behind with a crowd of onlookers in the background.

A group of Fofões in colorful, floral-patterned costumes and large masks walk down a cobblestone street lined with blue and white tiled colonial buildings in São Luís under bright midday sun.

An elderly Indigenous woman with deep laugh lines and a traditional hat stands in an adobe doorway, while masked dancers in colorful costumes move through the blurred background of a street.

A large, dark shadow of a person dancing in a ruffled flamenco dress is cast onto a textured, whitewashed wall at night, illuminated by a warm street lamp above a cobblestone street.

Two giant papier-mâché figures representing apostles walk down a narrow stone-paved street in a Sicilian town, surrounded by onlookers under a clear blue sky.

A person wearing a traditional red and gold Inca-style tunic and a large feathered headdress stands with their back to the camera on the stone walls of Sacsayhuamán at sunrise, overlooking a hazy valley.

A Kurent figure wearing a shaggy sheepskin costume, horned mask with a long red tongue, and cowbells stands in a snowy, cobblestone street at dusk, illuminated by the warm light from a nearby doorway.

Four figures dressed in traditional Entroido de Xinzo de Limia costumes, including white suits, red capes, and painted masks with black moustaches, walk across a frost-covered granite square in the low light of a winter morning.

A masquerader in a red and gold feathered costume dances in the rain on a wet street during the Notting Hill Carnival, with sunlight catching the falling raindrops.

A high-angle view of the Procissão do Fogaréu in the Cidade de Goiás, featuring hooded figures in red and purple robes carrying flaming torches through a dark, narrow colonial street at night.

A row of giant papier-mâché puppets in formal attire leans against a whitewashed church wall on a cobbled street in Olinda at dawn, with colorful streamers scattered on the ground.

A person in a red cape holds a flower-adorned cross and a small bell in front of a stone doorway, with yellow and red flower petals scattered on the granite steps in the morning light.

A nighttime religious procession moves down a narrow, cobblestone street lined with white buildings and iron balconies, with participants in traditional hooded robes carrying tall lit candles.

A group of masked figures in long dark coats with bells at their waists walk down a dirt road toward a bonfire at night, surrounded by smoke and onlookers.

A man with long dark hair and traditional woven Andean clothing walks through a crowded outdoor festival at the Sacsayhuamán ruins during golden hour.

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Dancers wearing traditional masks and colorful rag costumes perform in a cobblestone street at dusk, surrounded by swirling copal smoke backlit by the setting sun.

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A person with a red umbrella walks up a steep, stone-stepped street lined with vibrant cobalt, saffron, and rose-colored buildings in Guanajuato under bright, direct sunlight.

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A masked figure in a traditional Egungun costume of layered, appliquéd panels in red, gold, and indigo performs in a dusty outdoor setting, backlit by the late afternoon sun.

A person with an umbrella walks down a narrow, rain-slicked stone alleyway in an old city, illuminated by a hanging lantern under overcast skies.

A lone figure in a hooded djellaba walks down a cobblestone, whitewashed lane in the Essaouira medina during a foggy dawn, with blue shutters, a lit lamp, and seagulls perched on a wall.

An acolyte in a red cassock and white lace surplice walks away from the camera down a narrow, cobblestone street in Seville, swinging a silver censer that emits thick, backlit incense smoke under the golden light of dusk.

A woman in a traditional red pollera and montera hat dances joyfully around a yunza tree decorated with gifts in a cobblestone street in Cusco, Peru, surrounded by people in festive attire during the afternoon.

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