Hot air balloon flying over Stupas, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Dawn over ancient temples from hot air balloon, Bagan (Pagan), Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Atmospheric sunrise with ballons over Stupas in Bagan (Pagan), Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Aisawan-Dhipaya-Asana Pavilion (The Divine Seat of Personal Freedom), Bang Pa-In, Central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dawn over ancient temples from hot air balloon, Bagan (Pagan), Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Dawn over ancient temples from hot air balloon, Bagan (Pagan), Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Dawn over ancient temples from hot air balloon, Bagan (Pagan), Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hot air balloons over Bagan at sunrise, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hot air balloons over Bagan at sunrise, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman walking beneath red torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Hot air balloon over Bagan at sunrise, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hot air balloon at sunrise over temples of Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hot air balloons over Bagan at sunrise, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hot air balloon at sunrise over a temple, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Statue of the Virgin Mary at Cerro San Cristobal overlooking the city, Santiago, Chile, South America

Woman releases sparrow, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

African woman wearing dress outdoors

Caucasian woman with many arms under sunset sky

Black man gesturing and looking up in gallery

Religious Cross with Mountain View and with Cloudscape with Sunlight in Ticino, Switzerland.

Campanile of the Basilica San Marco and Angel of Freedom at the Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco or St. Mark's Square, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Low angle view of a war memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Virginia, USA

Low angle view of a war memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Virginia, USA

Low angle view of a war memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Virginia, USA

Woman With Arms Raised

Jesus On The Cross

Man With Outstretched Arms, Rainbow In Background

Symbols Of Christ's Crucifixion

Man taking photograph from stone wall, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Woman taking photograph of view, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Woman taking photograph of view, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Buddha statue, Gubyaukgyi Temple, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Woman looking at view, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Women relaxing on stone wall, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Gubyaukgyi Temple, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Stairway, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar

Silhouette of a church steeple

Women relaxing on stone wall, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Buddhist temples, Mandalay, Myanmar