Morning ablutions, Hindu pilgrims bathing in the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Ablution ladles at the entrance of a Shinto shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Almoravid Qobba, ablution pools from the Almoravid period in the 11th century, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Muslim man washing his feet at the New Mosque, Eminonu Yeni Camii, Eminonu, Istanbul, Turkey

Man washing himself beside Inle Lake, Indein Village, near Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Women washing themselves in Inle Lake, near Indein Village, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Man washing himself beside Inle Lake, Indein Village, near Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Men washing their feet in preparation for prayers, at Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Man washing cows, Ganges river, Tulsi Ghat, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

Holy hot springs Air Panas in Banjar, Lovina, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Holy hot springs Air Panas in Banjar, Lovina, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Shinto water ablution pavilion at a Japanese shrine