Temple of the Golden Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Statue of St. Michael the Archangel, Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Hindu performing his daily devotion ritual to Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Burning incense on religious holiday, Chinatown, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

A boy places offerings to the Buddha, Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hundreds of Jizo in rows, Buddha statues, Zen Buddhism, Yoshino, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Statues in Koya-san near Osaka, Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Muslim woman praying with islamic beads in hand, religious meditation, worship, Ramadan concept, Surabaya, Indonesia

Mass in St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Hanoukope, Lome, Togo

Swiss Guards preparing for swearing-in ceremony in San Damaso Courtyard, Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Traditional ceremony at a temple in Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues in a Zen Buddhist temple in Yoshino, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Quartier General de la Delegation Francaise at Ingreja de Santos-O-Velho, Lisbon, Portugal

Islamic crescent moon and star, symbol of Islam, Ramadan concept, France

Religious symbol of old Roman Missal with a wooden cross, France

Stone Buddha statue, Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple, UNESCO, Java, Indonesia

Al Akbar Surabaya National Mosque, Muslim man praying on carpet with arch design pointing towards Mecca, Surabaya, Java, Indonesia

Muslim children praying in the street, Medina district, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

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, 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

Ablutions, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Elderly woman praying with prayer beads in a garden, France

Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang, Catholic Mass, Holy Communion, La Vang, Vietnam

Cathedral of Kananga, Central Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Spiritual leader dressed in leopard skin in the Church of Black People in Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Hundreds of Jizo, Buddha statues, Zen Buddhism, Yoshino, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Woman holding a candle in Vezelay abbey, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Basilica, Yonne, France

Tomb of Job, Old Testament holy man (prophet) for Jews, Christians and Muslims together, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Flower offerings and a monk at the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple (Great Stupa), Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia

Celebration of Purim festival, faithful holding book and wearing phylacteries, Beth Loubavitch Synagogue, Montrouge, France

Pope Francis leads a Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June 2023, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Maundy Thursday celebration and foot washing ceremony, Saint Philippe du Roule Catholic Church, Paris, France

Maundy Thursday celebration and foot washing ceremony, Saint Philippe du Roule Catholic Church, Paris, France

Ash Wednesday celebration in Saint Philippe du Roule church, Paris, France

Offerings and prayers to the temple deities, Asian woman praying, Guan Di Chinese Temple, Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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

Tac Say Church (Father Diep Church), believer praying after lighting incense, Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Close up of hands and crucifix, Catholic woman praying the Rosary in a church, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Catholic church, Rosary and crucifix, praying the rosary, Hail Mary full of grace, Vietnam

Thien Quang Buddhist Pagoda, Vesak celebration, Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, bathing infant Buddha to purify the heart, Tan Chau, Vietnam

Thien Quang Buddhist Pagoda, Vesak celebration, Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, bathing infant Buddha to purify the heart, Tan Chau, Vietnam

Thien Truc Buddhist Pagoda, Quan Am (Quanyin) (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang, Catholic Mass, Holy Communion, La Vang, Vietnam

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

Two monks during Za-Zen meditation in the Sodo or Zazendo hall, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Sunday procession arriving at church for service, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

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

Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Woman in trance, Voodoo cult on a beach in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Voodoo cult on a beach in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

A line of women at a ceremony for the ordination of Buddhist monks, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

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

Priest blessing baby boy in church

Close up of bride and groom dolls near savings jar

Hands holding bride and groom cake toppers

Wedding ceremony on stone staircase

Bride and groom toppers on wedding cake

Wedding ceremony on stone staircase

Black couple sitting on stone staircase

Black couple cutting wedding cake

Black couple sitting on stone staircase

Flower petals falling on Black newlyweds

Wedding ceremony on stone staircase

Shoes and signs for wedding on ocean beach

Wedding ceremony on stone staircase

Caucasian brides kissing at wedding ceremony

Caucasian bride and groom kissing

Father holding baby son in church

Couple and priest standing in church

Hands holding bride and groom cake toppers

Couple and priest standing in church

Close up of groom holding wedding rings

Woman lacing back of wedding dress

Close up of bride and groom wedding cake topper

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari-Taisha sanctuary,Kyoto, Japan

Invocations to the fortune at Fushimi Inari-Taisha sanctuary,Kyoto, Japan

pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Barber shaving the head and beard of a pilgrim, Dashashwamedh ghat (main ghat), in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims praying and bathing, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Interior of golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Sadhu meditating, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims praying and bathing, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari-Taisha sanctuary,Kyoto, Japan

Sadhu meditating, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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

Baeber shaving the head and beard of a pilgrim, Dashashwamedh ghat (main ghat), in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims praying and bathing, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Men praying, in the Ghat of Yamuna river, Vrindavan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari-Taisha sanctuary,Kyoto, Japan

Woman making offering, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims praying and bathing, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.