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In this Saturday, June 14, 2014 photo, Zoroastrians pray in Setipir Shrine in Yazd about 405 miles (675 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

In this Saturday, June 14, 2014 photo, Zoroastrians pray in Setipir Shrine in Yazd about 405 miles (675 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran. Thousands of Zoroastrians, like many other Iranians, immigrated abroad under former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad because of social restrictions and a worsening economy. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

In this Friday, June 13, 2014 photo, a Zoroastrian woman holds a portrait of prophet Zoroaster in Chak Chak, a mountain shrine, some 600 kilometers (370 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran. Zoroastrianism is a religion predating Christianity, Islam and Judaism, founded some 3,800 years ago by the prophet Zoroaster. It was the dominant religion in Persia before the Arab conquest. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

March 13, 2022: Assyrian Christians from Urmia, Iran. Photo by Mar Sharb.

Sissu's stark beauty (2) (3) (4) by Kandukuru Nagarjun

The museum writes: "This Iraqi gold amulet was made for a male child named Rachamim and is dated to the 6th of January, 1917, very possibly the date of the birth. It would have been hung around the neck. The amulet is cut in the shape of a fish, which is a symbol of good luck. It is finely engraved with the features of a fish and on the back is an engraved rendition of another fish."

Rabari bridegroom from Kutch. Photo by Haku Shah. Scanned from the book Living Traditions of India: Crafts of Gujarat; 1985; Jasleen Dhamija

Rhatva woman. On her upper arm is a vank made of thick twisted silver wire. Photo by Anand Patel. Scanned from the book Living Traditions of India: Crafts of Gujarat; 1985; Jasleen Dhamija

Scanned from the book Abha Bilad Asir: South-Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 1989; Noura bint Muhammad Al Saud & Al-Jawhara Muhammad Al-Anqari; photos by Madeha al-Ajroush

The thalai, with the pendant known as chutti, that Tamil brides wear on their forehead. Scanned from the book Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals; 2001; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

Tamil bride prepares for her wedding day. Scanned from the book Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals; 2001; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

Tamil bride prepares for her wedding day. Scanned from the book Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals; 2001; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

Tamils of South India. Scanned from the book Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals; 2001; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

Scanned from the book Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals; 2001; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

Tamils of South India. Scanned from the book Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals; 2001; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

Couturières ornant la doppa le chapeau traditionnel des hommes. D'après diapositive. https://flic.kr/p/2n88xP1