Cars of participants of the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions are parked near the Hazrat Sultan Mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9007078
A view shows the Palace of Independence, the venue of the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9007072
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9007070
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006927
Indian cardinal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue George Jacob Koovakad and Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel David Yosef attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006896
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006894
Chairman of the Pakistani Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Raghib Hussain Naeemi attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006891
British Anglican bishop, theologian Jo Bailey Wells and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel and President of the Chief Rabbinate Council, Kalman Meir Ber attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006887
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006885
Indian cardinal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue George Jacob Koovakad, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel David Yosef and President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) Phallop Thaiarry attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006883
Indian cardinal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue George Jacob Koovakad attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006880
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006879
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006878
Mufti Ravil Gaynutdin of Russia, Chairman of the Russian Central Spiritual Board of Muslims, attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006877
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006875
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006862
Vice President of the World Federation of Buddhists Choyzhilzhavyn Dambazhav of Mongolia attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006861
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006860
Mufti Ravil Gaynutdin of Russia, Chairman of the Russian Central Spiritual Board of Muslims, attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006850
Vice President of the World Federation of Buddhists Choyzhilzhavyn Dambazhav of Mongolia attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006833
A participant attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006832
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006830
Kamil Samigullin, Chairman of the Muslim Spiritual Board of Tatarstan, attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006829
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006826
Participants gather to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions outside the Palace of Independence, with the Hazrat Sultan Mosque seen in the background, in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006810
Members of the media watch the opening ceremony of the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions broadcast on a screen at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006745
Members of the media watch the opening ceremony of the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions broadcast on a screen at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006744
Participants gather during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006743
Former Chief Rabbi of Moscow, member of the Russian Jewish Congress Presidium Pinchas Goldschmidt arrives to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006742
Participants gather during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006741
Advisor to the Chairman of the International Center for Interfaith and Interreligious Dialogue, Bulat Sarsenbayev shakes hands with Chief Mufti of Tajikistan, Saidmukarram Abdulqodirzoda during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006740
Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Veniamin, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006739
A participant attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006737
A participant arrives to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006736
Participants gather during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006734
Participants gather to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions outside the Palace of Independence, with the Hazrat Sultan Mosque seen in the background, in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006729
Participants arrive to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006728
Participants gather to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006727
Participants gather during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006726
Participants gather during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006725
Participants arrive to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence, with the Hazrat Sultan Mosque seen in the background, in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006724
Participants gather during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006722
Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006721
A participant attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006720
Participants attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006719
Participants arrive to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006718
Catholicos Aram I, the spiritual leader of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, arrives to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006717
Participants arrive to attend the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence, with the Hazrat Sultan Mosque seen in the background, in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006714
Chief Mufti of Tajikistan, Saidmukarram Abdulqodirzoda attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006713
Participants gather during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006711
A participant attends the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006710
Advisor to the Chairman of the International Center for Interfaith and Interreligious Dialogue, Bulat Sarsenbayev poses for photos with participants during the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.17.09.2025#9006709