Portrait of a young actor from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the great Hindu Epic the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Portrait of a young actor in jewels and make-up as Sita, wife of Rama, from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the great Hindu Epic, the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Selwicks Bay, Flamborough Head, coast of Humberside, England, UK, Europe

Portrait of a woman wearing a pearl necklace, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Two novice Buddhist monks with offerings, and Buddha head, Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Novice monk with offering of flowers, and Buddha head in Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya) Historical Park, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fruit display in Bioves Gardens, Lemon Festival, Menton, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, French Riviera, France, Europe

Head of the child king emerging from a lotus flower, found at the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Flowering pink thrift on the Cornish cliffs looking towards Trevose Head, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sea thrift growing on the Cornish clifftops at Trevose Head, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White snake's head fritillaries (Fritillaria meleagris) growing wild at North Meadow near Cricklade, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cemetery head stone statue, Victoria (Rabat), Gozo Island, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Woman carrying large flower basket on her head, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Daisies and barley field in summer, Cheesefoot Head, South Downs National Park, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Walkers on the South West Coast Path on Pentire Head, overlooking The Rumps, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Beach between Hengistbury Head and Bournemouth with Poole Bay and Isle of Purbeck in the background, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Close-up of statue, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Clifftop view of Porthcothan Bay and Trevose Head, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) inside Todaiji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Loop Head, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Memorial Tower with 9000 skulls on shelves inside, The Killing Fields, Choeung Ek, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Castle Point, Loop Head, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Flower offering during Hindu prayer, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Flower seller with the heads of marigolds used by Buddhists as holy offerings at temples and shrines, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Woman making and selling garlands outside a Hindu temple, Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Cascades and elephant heads (little red elephants) (Pedicularis groenlandica), San Juan National Forest, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Elephant heads (little red elephants) (Pedicularis groenlandica), San Juan National Forest, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Lone sunflower head in the sun, France, Europe

Castle Point, Loop Head, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Marsh orchid, Loop Head, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Head of Buddha statue, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Loop Head, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Close up of the head of a reclining Buddha statue, Wat Pha Baat Tai, Luang Prabang, Laos

Portrait of a woman at the Romeria del Rocio festival, El Rocio, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Pink water lily in pond, Jardin Botanico (Botanical Gardens), Valencia, Costa del Azahar, Spain, Europe

Highland Eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) head emerging between flower leaves, Costa Rica

Flower market, Krishna Rajendra Market, Banaglore, Karnataka, India, South Asia

Downpatrick Head with flowers in the foreground, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Connacht province, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The Worm's Head with causeway exposed at low tide and flowering common foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea), The Gower Peninsula, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Puffin head close up from the side on Skomer, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

RAF Bomber Command Memorial, erected in 2012 to commemorate the 110000 World War II aircrew of Bomber Command of whom 55573 lost their lives, Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flower market, Krishna Rajendra Market, Banaglore, Karnataka, India, South Asia

View of the Old Nags Head pub, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

RAF Bomber Command Memorial, erected in 2012 to commemorate the 110000 World War II aircrew of Bomber Command of whom 55573 lost their lives, Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Beautiful coastal scenery at Gwennap Head in spring, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of the Old Nags Head pub, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

RAF Bomber Command Memorial, erected in 2012 to commemorate the 110000 World War II aircrew of Bomber Command of whom 55573 lost their lives, Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Close-up of statue of the Buddha, Wat Pho (Wat Po) (Wat Phra Chetuphon), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

RAF Bomber Command Memorial, erected in 2012 to commemorate the 110000 World War II aircrew of Bomber Command of whom 55573 lost their lives, Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flower market, Krishna Rajendra Market, Banaglore, Karnataka, India, South Asia

View of the Old Nags Head pub, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Partially dried chrysanthemum flower heads for tea, for sale in Shazhou market, Dunhuang, China, Asia

Gorgeous evening sunlight at Duncansby Head in autumn, in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Seed heads, Assos, Kefalonia (Cephalonia), Greece, Europe

Colourful dressed woman with woven hat on her head, Hikueru, Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Raven, Loop Head, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Colourful dressed woman with flowers on her head, Hikueru, Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Adult desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), Zion National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Hook Head Peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland

The Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cligga Head, Perranporth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View from Gurnards Head, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Young Embera Indian, Soberania Forest National Park, Panama, Central America

Fresh Indian flowers for garlands and religious ceremonies at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi

Young Indian girl stringing marigolds in ceremonial Brahmin garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Indian women and children at work stringing garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Indian women and children at work stringing garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Rose petals for religious ceremonies at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Snowdrops, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Irish summer colours, Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Indian woman at work stringing garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Marigolds in ceremonial Brahmin garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Snowdrop, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ceremonial marigolds for garlands and religious ceremonies at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi

Marigolds in ceremonial Brahmin garlands at Mehrauli Flower Market, New Delhi, India

Head of Buddha statue, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elephant Heads (Little Red Elephants) (Pedicularis groenlandica), Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Head of Buddha statue, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a Melanesian woman, Qamea Island, Fiji, Pacific

Traditional hay meadows at the head of the Langdale valley, Lake District, UK, are some of the best wild flower hay meadows left in the country. Since the second world war, Britian has lost over 95% of its traditional hay meadows, as farmers have converted to silage.

Dandelion, taraxacum officiale, close up of seedheads, spring, zuercher ; zuerich, switzerland

Heather blooming infront of Gurnards Head on Cornwall's North Coast, UK.

Grasshopper (eyprepocnemis species) perched on flower head, eastern cape, south africa

Longhorn beetle (agapanthia cardui) at rest on flower head, bulgaria

Longhorn beetle (agapanthia cardui) at rest on flower head, bulgaria

A Fijian women with a flower in her hair, Fiji, Pacific

Indian Head ginger (Costus scaber [Costus spicata], Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden (Taman Orkid), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

St Peter Port Daisy or Mexican Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Sark British Channel Islands, UK

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), UK

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), UK

Snakes-head fritillaries (Fritillaria meleagris) in Ducklington meadow, Oxfordshire, UK

The National Collection of Astilbes in Holehird Garden, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Plumeria head lei (Haku lei), Kona Village Resort Luau, Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Petunias (Petunia x hybrida) at the Botanical Gardens Sapporo (Hokkaido) Japan, Asia

Snakes head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) flower, UK.

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), Oxfordshire, UK