Muslims gather for prayers at the Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque), Ahmedabad, Gujarat State, India

Commune group brought to bow to Great Leader on Grand Monument, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh, north of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), South Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Orthodox Coptic priest praying, Chatenay-Malabry, Hauts-de-Sine, France, Europe

Worshippers at Sule Pagoda (Sule Paya), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh, north of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), South Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of Confucius and his students at West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Asia

Woman at prayer

Unidentified ethnic Hmong minority people on rice terraces in the rural area of Sa Pa, near the border with China, Sapa, Lao Cai province, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A bowed Hakamagoshi Bridge on Lake Onuma on a vibrant autumn day, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating in front of the Jokhang temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Beautiful white bowed bridge reflecting in a clear lake with red autumn colours surrounding, Lake Onuma, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Sarangi, a traditional classical bowed instrument, Pakistan, Asia

Shinto priest blessing a group of Sanja Festival participants in a religious ceremony in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Christian men at prayer during Mass in the church at Woolisso, Gourague country, Shoa province, Ethiopia, Africa

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Hawthorns bent over by the prevailing wind on Humphrey Head Point above Morecambe Bay near Grange over Sands, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hawthorns bent over by the prevailing wind on Humphrey Head Point above Morecambe Bay near Grange over Sands, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A bent hawthorn tree on Humphrey Head Point overlooking Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Two water buffalos (Bubalus arnee) at bullfight, Lamai, Koh Samui, Thailand, Asia

With heads bowed in silent prayer, two young African American girls show worship in a Liberty City, Florida church.

A silhouette of a giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, knees bowed inwards, tail up in air, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Nude Caucasian woman with silver body paint kneeling, arms forward and head bowed