Man lights butter lamps in the early morning inside the Buddhist Deva Dharma Mahavihar temple on the edge of Swayambhunath (Swayambhu) (Monkey Temple) stupa on a hill above Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Oil lamp in Hindu temple, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Prayer flags at Mebar Tsho, The Burning Lake, where Pema Lingpa is said to have held a burning butter lamp under the water, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

Caucasian woman reading book by candlelight

Young woman and child praying, candlelight, Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Butter lamps at the Mahabodhi Temple, place of enlightenment or awakening, "Bodhi" of Siddhartha Gautama, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Pilgrim and Tibetan monks refilling the brass bow with yak butter, Samye Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

Ready laid coffee table with Christmas cookies and part of a Christmas tree

Throne room, built in 1856 in the Berlin neo-Renaissance style, Schweriner Schloss castle, built from 1845 to 1857, romantic historicism, Lennestrasse 1, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Ancestral gallery of the dukes of Mecklenburg Schwerin, Schweriner Schloss castle, built from 1845 to 1857, romantic historicism, Lennestrasse 1, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Ceiling with chandelier in the throne room, built in 1856 in the Berlin neo-Renaissance style, Schweriner Schloss castle, built from 1845 to 1857, romantic historicism, Lennestrasse 1, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Throne room with chandelier, built in 1856 in the Berlin neo-Renaissance style, Schweriner Schloss castle, built from 1845 to 1857, romantic historicism, Lennestrasse 1, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Oil lamp burning during the spiritual ceremony of applying the make-up of the Kathakali dancers, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Traditional fire lanterns being released into the night sky during the Yeepeng festival, also referred to as Loi Krathong, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Traditional fire lanterns being released into the night sky during the Yeepeng festival, also referred to as Loi Krathong, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Burning candle on an advent wreath

USA, South Carolina, Charleston, Close up of gas street lamp

USA, South Carolina, Charleston, Close up of gas street lamp

Sophie's garden, Var, France