Pilgrims pray by candlelight. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan...
An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian monk poses while holding a cross at Ure Kidane Mihret monastery at Lake Tana in Bahar Dar, Ethiopia, on January 17,...
Ethiopian priests carrying some covered tabots on their heads during Timkat epiphany festival on January 19, 2017 in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Orthodox priests parade the Tabot 19 January 2006 through the streets of Addis Ababa during the Timqat. Timqat or...
An Ethiopian Orthodox Priest is pictured during the annual festival of Timkat in Lalibela, Ethiopia which celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the...
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian priests and monks line up during the annual festival of Timkat in Lalibela, Ethiopia which celebrates the Baptism of...
Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Priests carrying a Tabot, a model of The Ark of the Covenant wrapped in a rich cloth and carried...
The 13th century rock-hewn churches of Lalibela are a religious pilgrimage destination and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Timkat is the celebration of...
Picture taken on January 17, 2012 shows detailed paintings depicting Archangel Gabriel and the virgin Mary at Ure Kidane Mihret Orthodox Christian...
Ritual dancing and singing during a Timkat festival, in Lalibela January 19, 2011 in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Christians in the traditional white shrouds play the drums during the procession through the streets of Gondar. The annual Timkat festival, an...
Ethiopian priests and monks are pictured during the annual festival of Timkat in Lalibela, Ethiopia which celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the...
An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian priest poses for a photograph before taking part in celebrations for the annual festival of Timkat in Lalibela, on...
Ethiopian Orthodox priests carry a Tabot during a procession to mark the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia....
The 13th century rock-hewn churches of Lalibela are a religious pilgrimage destination and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Timkat is the celebration of...
The 13th century rock-hewn churches of Lalibela are a religious pilgrimage destination and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Timkat is the celebration of...
Christian Orthodox clergy carry staffs and ornate umbrellas during Timket, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
Drummer of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church performs during the procession of the Tabot through the streets of the Ethiopian city of Gonder...
Deacons from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church pause as during the procession of the Tabot through the streets of the Ethiopian city of Gonder...
Priests dressed with traditional clothes carry the Tabot over their heads as they attend the Timkat celebration on January 18, 2015 in Addis Ababa,...
An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian boy falls into cross shaped pool of water blessed by priests during the annual festival of Timkat in Lalibela,...
Ethiopian Orthodox Priests and monks line up during the annual festival of Timkat in Lalibela, Ethiopia which celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the...
Picture taken on January 17, 2012 shows religious paintings at Ure Kidane Mihret Orthodox Christian monastery at Lake Tana in Bahar Dar. Ethiopian...
Picture taken on January 17, 2012 shows a painting depicting a religious event at Ure Kidane Mihret Orthodox Christian monastery at Lake Tana in...
In the early hours of the morning, a body of water is blessed and the faithful re-enact the baptism of Christ on Timkat festival, in Lalibela January...
In the early hours of the morning, a body of water is blessed and the faithful re-enact the baptism of Christ on Timkat festival, in Lalibela January...
Ritual dancing and singing during a Timkat festival, in Lalibela January 19, 2011 in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Boys with sticks running and singing in front of a Timkat procession during a Timkat festival in Lalibela on January 19, 2011 in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Monks and priests dancing and singing during a Timkat festival, in Lalibela January 19, 2011 in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Boys with horns and sticks run about and sing in front of a Timkat procession during a Timkat festival in Lalibela on January 18, 2011 in Lalibela,...
Pilgrims dancing and singing during a Timkat festival, in Lalibela January 18, 2011 in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Priests with tabot on their head. Groups of dancers and musicans are celebrating timkatTimkat cerimony of the ethiopian orthodox church. Timkat...
Pilgrims bathing in the waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the...
Young Ethiopian Orthodox Christians during the procession. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the...
Pilgrims bathing in the blessed waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers...
Pilgrims bathing in the waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the...
Pilgrims bathing in the waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the...
Pilgrims bathing in the blessed waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers...
Pilgrims bathing in the waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the...
Pilgrims bathing in the blessed waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers...
Pilgrims bathing in the blessed waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers...
Young Ethiopian Orthodox Christians pray during the procession. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers...
Young man jumps into the waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the...
Woman prays by candlelight. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan...
Pilgrims bathing in the blessed waters of the Fasilides Baths. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers...
Women praying at the Fasilides Bath. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the baptism of Jesus in the...
Women praying at the Fasilides Bath. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the baptism of Jesus in the...
Orthodox priests carry a tabot, a model of the Ark of the Covenant, on a procession through Gondar. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian...
Pilgrims pray by candlelight. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan...
Young Ethiopian Orthodox Christians sing during the procession. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers...
Young men sing and dance during a procession. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers the baptism of...
Young Ethiopian Orthodox Christians pray during the procession. The annual Timkat festival, an Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany, remembers...
Christians in the traditional white shrouds play the drums during the procession through the streets of Gondar. The annual Timkat festival, an...
Parishoners bow and pray as priests carrying the Tabot, a representation of the Ark of the Covenant lead followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewehedo...
Young boy watches as priests carrying the Tabot, a representation of the Ark of the Covenant lead followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewehedo faith...
Priests carrying the Tabot, a representation of the Ark of the Covenant lead followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewehedo faith in a procession from...
Priests carrying the Tabot, a representation of the Ark of the Covenant can be seen in a procession of followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewehedo...
Priests carrying the Tabot, a representation of the Ark of the Covenant lead followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewehedo faith in a procession from...
Parishoners bow as a processsion of deacons and priests carrying the Tabot, a representation of the Ark of the Covenant lead followers of the...
Deacons walk ahead of Priests carrying the Tabot, a representation of the Ark of the Covenant as they lead followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox...