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One of Eighteen Arhats of Mahayana Buddhism await return of Buddha as Maitreya, Long Quang Pagoda, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Pluri-centenarian laurel trees around Fanal, Paul da Serra plateau, Madeira island, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal

The Nuona Pagoda at the Small Heavenly Pool Temple, a Tibetan Temple in Lushan (Mount Lu), Jiujiang City, Jiangxi, China. Nuona is the living buddha that promoted Tibetan Buddhism in China during the Qing Dynasty. Lushan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Details of high relief on the western Gopuram (gate tower) at Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore district, Chennai (Madras), Coromandel Coast, Tamil Nadu state, South India, Asia

Fortune teller on the pavement beside the northern gopuram (gateway tower) of Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, South India, Asia

Wandjina art form of hands found in quartzite sandstone cliffs on Bigge Island, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Al-Hamra village and the palm grove, a 400-year-old town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, Akhdar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Woman practising yoga poses among sandstone rock formation in the desert canyons of the Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Monks at the Tibetan Buddhist Hemis Monastery, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Monk at the Tibetan Buddhist Hemis Monastery, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

A performer wielding a fire staff surrounding himself with a ball of fire at WuNvZhou Resort, Wuyuan County, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, China

Aerial of tombs carved in sandstone rock of Jabal Banat (Qasr al-Bint), Hegra (Madain Salih), UNESCO, AlUla area, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Welcoming ceremony, Our Habitas AlUla, a sustainable resort in ancient oasis in desert canyons of the Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Suspension bridge over terrace farmland in Huangling, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Chillies and corn being sun dried, Huangling, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Chillies and corn being sun dried, Huangling, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Pumpkin and corn being sun dried, Huangling, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Chillies and corn being sun dried, Huangling, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Pumpkin strips and produce sun dried in autumn, Huangling, village dating to Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Women carrying offerings at the annual Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Fito Museum (Museum of Vietnamese Traditional Medicine), pottery containers for medicinal liquor, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Close-up of small, blue Buddha statues arranged on shelves, symbolizing serenity and devotion at Sanzen-in Temple, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Pygmy woman extracting water from a tree branch, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

Cured fish, meat and sausages being air dried at Yaoli ancient village, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China

Pottery in the city of Tamegroute, Draa River valley, Province of Zagora, Region Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Irrigation canal in palm grove. Birkat Al Mouz, Al Dakhliya region, Falaj irrigation system (Falaj Al-Khatmeen), UNESCO, Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Enclosures with dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Aerial view from helicopter, of a farm in an ancient oasis in the desert with canyons of the Ashar Valley,AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Chillies and corn being sun dried, Huangling, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Chillies and corn being sun dried, Huangling, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

The hall of a traditional security service establishment, Nianbadu ancient town (since 878 AD), Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province, China

Huangling in autumn, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Irrigation canal, Falaj irrigation system (Falaj Al-Khatmeen), UNESCO, palm grove, Birkat Al Mouz, Al Dakhliya region, Jebel Akhdar foothills, Oman

Brown balls of wool and dried leaves as natural dye, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Hall of the Scribes and their Textual Legacy, Writing room, Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum), Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Merit's Funeral Mask, from Tomb of Kha and Merit, Deir el-Medina, Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum), Turin, Piedmont, Italy

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa