The giant sycamore tree featured on the Eritrean five Nakfa banknote (Five Nakfa tree) near Segeneyti, in the highlands of Eritrea, Africa

Masai performing warrior dance, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

The five storey pagoda of Kofuku-ji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Japan, Asia

The Central Market, one of the largest and oldest markets in Europe, with five food pavillons located inside vast converted Zeppelin hangars, Riga, Latvia, Baltic region, Europe

Family of five on scooter, wife holding mobile phone for husband to take call, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Village of Turning of the Bones Ceremony, which occurs every five to seven years throughout Madagascar, Ambositra, Madagascar, Africa

At least five cricket matches being played on the Azad Maidan, formerly known as Bombay Gymkhana Maidan in the city centre, Mumbai, India, Asia

Sunset at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar, a five-star luxury resort by the Dead Sea inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Jordan, Middle East

Parade of Nikko Spring Festival, five storey pagoda at Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, Japan, Asia

Narrow boat entering the bottom lock of the five lock ladder on the Liverpool Leeds canal, at Bingley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Inspector Tim Luffman inspects shipment of reptiles en route Tanzania to Japan, comprising five Aldabran tortoises, Customs, London Heathrow Airport, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Man selling pineapples on the beach of the Beachcomber Le Paradis five star hotel, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Pakistani men sit together in earthquake devastated village of Pattika, Pakistan

The Presidential Guard at the President's Palace at Rashtrapati Bhavan, India

Five Horses Shopping District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Asia

Armed Pakistani soldiers in open top vehicle with machine gun in village of Pattika, Pakistan

The Central Market, one of the largest and oldest markets in Europe, with five food pavillons located inside vast converted Zeppelin hangar, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Riga, Latvia, Europe

House being renovated in conservation area, Hutongs Area, Beijing, China

Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Men playing at dominoes, Tivoli district, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Central America

Morocco, South, Marrakech, Festival, Riders In Pomp Dresses Preparing A Fantasia

Group of men on bench, Shanghai, China, Asia

Likuliku Lagoon Resort, Five Star Resort, Malolo Island, Mamanucas, Fiji. Lighting fire late in the afternoon.

Pushkar Fair is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India,

Likuliku Lagoon Resort, Five Star Resort, Malolo Island, Mamanucas, Fiji. Lighting fire late in the afternoon.

Pushkar Fair is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India,

Stairs to Pusa Ding temple, White Pagoda, Xiantong Temple in the background, during birthday celebrations for Wenshu, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

stone engraving of the five original sacred mountains, four directions around a central mountain, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

stone engraving of the five original sacred mountains, four directions around a central mountain, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Buddhist monks honouring Wenshus the birthday celebrations, red columns of temple, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

child monk, prayer ceremony, buddhist monks, court yard, during birthday of Wenshu, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Prayer ceremony in Pusa Ding monastery, yellow cap monks, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

prayer ceremony Pusa Ding monastery, yellow cap monks celebrate, winter, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

monks in yellow and red robes play bamboo mouth organ and flute, during birthday of Wenshu, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Five year old boy sitting with his father around a campfire, adventure, dream beach between Strandmarken und Dueodde, sandy beach, summer, Baltic sea, Bornholm, Strandmarken, Denmark, Europe, MR

Prayer ceremony in Pusa Ding monastery, yellow cap monks, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

abbot of Shuxiang monastery, during birthday of Wenshu, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Buddhist monks honouring Wenshus at the birthday celebrations, red columns of temple, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

prayer ceremony, buddhist monks, court yard, during birthday of Wenshu, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Prayer ceremony at Pusa Ding temple, yellow cap monks, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

People lighting candles for the birthday celebrations for Wenshu, Shuxiang temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Five young people performing a sunset dance on the bulbous bow of the cruise ship MS Deutschland (Reederei Peter Deilmann), harbour of Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica, Caribbean

Buddha appears in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Lighting the candles during the birthday celebrations for Wenshu, Shuxiang temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Monks clearing snow, high walls of monastery, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Temple guard in the summit temple, Northern Terrace, Mount Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Institut de France, classical French baroque palace, five academies, French language, 6e Arrondissement, Paris, France

Children beating an octopus with sticks in order to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Woman and man relaxing in salt cave

Best Agers, bicyclists, bike tour, Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Children beating an octopus with sticks to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Potter at work on an outdoor pottery square in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Grandparents and their grandchildren, AIDS orphans, looking at photographs, Cameroon, Africa

Elderly members of the Fredensberg Rudder Club, Fredensburg Roklub during a rudder event on the Spree in Berlin, Germany, Europe

Suricate (Suricata suricatta) . Also called Meerkat. Female with five young at their burrow. On the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Five young friends running towards the sea waves on a sandy beach at sunset, enjoying their summer vacation

Three smiling children, San Antao, Cabo Verde, Cape Verde, Africa

Monks with big wooden masks and colorful costumes are performing ritual dances at Hemis Festival in the courtyard of the monastery, Hemis, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Locals, Narrow streets in an Arab market, Shouk, Fez Medina, Fes, Morocco, Africa

Five guitarists performing, Lake Titicaca, Taquile Island, Puno, Peru

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Silhouette of group of friends near car at sunset in natural setting

Two paraplegic friends giving each other a high five after working out at a fitness facility: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada

Five year old boy riding on shoulders of a San bushman

Five people walking down a tree lined avenue in the countryside, Woodstock, New York, USA

Canada, British Columbia, Fernie, Group of five people enjoying mountain biking

Canada, British Columbia, Fernie, Group of five people enjoying mountain biking

Canada, British Columbia, Fernie, Group of five people and dog enjoying mountain biking

Canada, British Columbia, Fernie, group of five people enjoying mountain biking