Easter procession, Oaxaca, Mexico, Central America

Girl performing Aarti, the Welcome Ceremony, India, Asia

Night vigil, Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe

Girl performing Aarti, the Welcome Ceremony, India, Asia

Procession in Paris during Pope Benedict XVI 's visit to France, Paris, France, Europe

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Guayusa Upina Ceremony, Sinchi Warmi, Amazonia, Napo Province, Ecuador

The Hiroshima Victims Memorial Cenotaph in the Pond of Peace, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, monks pray under illuminated Buddha statue annually at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, monks pray under illuminated Buddha statue annually at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, illuminated Buddha statue at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, monks pray under illuminated Buddha statue annually at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, monks pray under illuminated Buddha statue annually at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Hindu priest performing puja, Hindu Temple and shrine of Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pink lotus flower candles symbolising human growth and development, at the Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, monks pray under illuminated Buddha statue annually at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand

Memorial to Dr. Beat Richner at night in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Apsara dancers performing in the Prasat Kravan Temple, dedicated to Vishnu in 921, during dinner, Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Local women giving rice offering to Buddhist monks, early morning, Don Daeng island, Mekong River, Muang, near Pakse, Champasak Province, Laos

Guatemala catholic first communion and mass at remate, el peten. altar boy lights candles of young girls after the ceremony

Guatemala catholic first communion and mass at remate, el peten. altar boy lights candles of young girls after the ceremony

Kalchakra initiation. holiness 14th dalai lama conferring giving kalachakra initiation in bodgaya, india. Because of profundity, kalachakra initiation be bestowed only by most realized of tibets lamas. Rays of light at heart of lama-inseparable from kalachakra-draw in. Entering mouth pass through center of body, through vajra path enter mothers lotus, melting into a luminous drop which dissolves into emptiness. From within emptiness arises a jewel from which arise as a deity embraced by consort mamaki. -instructions visualization in kalachakra tantra

Guatemala catholic first communion and mass at remate, el peten

Guatemala cahaba catholic church, first communion, peten

Every night, Nightly puja on Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Every night, Nightly puja on Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Every night, Nightly puja on Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Every night, Nightly puja on Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Prayer candles inside Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu

lighting bundles of incense sticks with red candles, pilgrims, China, Asien

Baining Fire Dance, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Jing'an Temple at night, Jing An Tempel, modernisiert, Nanjing XiLu, Taxi

A big wheel on a annual fair - Baden Wuerttemberg Germany Europe.

A big wheel on a annual fair - Baden Wuerttemberg Germany Europe.

A big wheel on a annual fair - Baden Wuerttemberg Germany Europe.

A big wheel on a annual fair - Baden Wuerttemberg Germany Europe.

Bonfire for the celebration of midsummer night in Peretshofen, community Dietramszell, district of Bad Toelz Wolfratshausen Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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

Brahmin conducting a religious ceremony, Aarti and Deepdan ceremony holding an oil lamp, sacred Pushkar Lake during the Pushkar Mela, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple on Makha Bucha Day or Magha Puja Day, Theravada Buddhists, monks sitting around the Chedi Mahadhammakaya Cetiya, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia *** IMPORTANT: Image may not be used in a negative context with the Dhammakaya temple ***

The colourful lights of the carousel at the Mainfest glow in the evening. The Mainfest on the Mainkai, Fahrtor and Roemerberg is one of Frankfurt's oldest public festivals. The official opening takes place in 2023 on 04 August at 6 p.m. at the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen on Roemerberg. The festival ends with a big fireworks display over the Main on Monday, 07.08.2023., Mainufer, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Berlin central station by architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners, opening ceremony on 26th May 2006, Tiergarten district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Berlin central station by architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners, opening ceremony on 26th May 2006, Tiergarten district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

A big wheel on a annual fair - Baden Wuerttemberg Germany Europe.

The colourful lights of the Mainfest are reflected in a puddle. The Mainfest on the Mainkai, Fahrtor and Roemerberg is one of Frankfurt's oldest public festivals. The official opening takes place in 2023 on 04 August at 6pm at the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen on Roemerberg. The festival ends with a big fireworks display over the Main on Monday, 07.08.2023., Mainufer, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

The colourful lights of the Mainfest are reflected in a puddle. The Mainfest on the Mainkai, Fahrtor and Roemerberg is one of Frankfurt's oldest public festivals. The official opening takes place in 2023 on 04 August at 6pm at the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen on Roemerberg. The festival ends with a big fireworks display over the Main on Monday, 07.08.2023., Mainufer, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Lighted big wheel

Hawaii, Native local Man at ocean blowing conch shell with shell haku

Balinese men carrying the wadah, a temple-shaped structure made of paper and light wood, containing the ashes of the deceased in a funeral procession to deposit the ashes in the Unda river following the Ngaben or Cremation Ceremony, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

Asian girl lighting prayer candles in Buddhist temple

Lighting a menorah

Candles burning in a menorah

Lighting a menorah