Asian woman at Temple of Heaven, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Local woman praying and meditating in front of offerings in Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Nun in front of the 46m hemispherical dome at Kaunghmudaw Paya (Rajamanisula pagoda), Sagaing, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Senior woman by Chuc Thanh Pagoda, Hoi An, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Exterior of the Ban Po Tha Pagoda (Ten thousand Buddhas), Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia, Asia

Asian woman (Chinese-Thai), The Summer Palace, Beijing, China, Asia

Asian woman at Temple of Heaven, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Iglesia El Sagrario, Church of the Shrine, Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico, North America

Famous Otori Gate, Torii in the sea in front of forest and Temple, Miyajima, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Arch at the entrance of Chinatown, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Arch at the entrance of Chinatown, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ornate southern entrance to Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Soldier statues in front of the entrance to a cave in the Marble Mountains, Da Nang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ta Pinu, Malta's national shrine, Gozo, Malta, Europe

Children in front of the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, built in the late Timurid style, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Afghanistan, Asia

Pilgrims in front of tomb of the 11th century Sufi poet Abdullah Ansari, courtyard, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Shrine guard in orange clothes holding lance standing by pool in front of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

A Wedding Ceremony musical performance in front of the Floating Torii Gate at Itsukushima Shrine, founded in 593, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima Island, Hiroshima prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

A Wedding Ceremony Dance Performer in front of the Floating Torii Gate at Itsukushima Shrine, founded in 593, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima Island, Hiroshima prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Man feeding white doves in front of the shrine of Ali at Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan, Asia

Worshippers praying in front of offertory boxes at main hall of Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Suwa shrine, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Basilica du Rosaire (Basilica Notre Dame du Rosaire), Lourdes, Midi Pyrenees, France, Europe

Great golden dome and spires, Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Cambodia woman praying in front of statue in front of a catholic church, at a vietnamese-cambodia community in kampong cham long

Wat Phra Singh temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

A woman sits in front of a painting of jesus Christ inside the church of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A man sits in front of a worn sculpture inside Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

woman praying, in Wat Phra Singh temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Ujigami Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Shimokamo Shinto Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Ujigami Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Master demonstrates Taichi movements, in front of his old house below the peak, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Master demonstrates Taichi movements, in front of his old house below the peak, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Pilgrims in front of the stupa of Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Two monks in front of gilded Chedi, housed a Buddha relic of the Wat Saket on the Golden Mount, Bangkok, Thailand

Young monk poses in front of Buddha statue at Vat Chom Khao Manilat Temple, Houayxay (Huay Xai), Bokeo Province, Laos, Asia

People in front of illuminated Shwedagon Pagoda in the evening, Myanmar, Birma, Asia

Japanese wearing yukata carrying portable shrine during Sanja Festival in front of Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Young Buddhist monks sitting in front of the shrine in the temple, Preah Prosop, Mekong River, Kandal, Cambodia, Asia

A monk standing in front of the altar of a cave temple, Jiuhuashan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Japanese wedding couple wearing traditional wedding kimonos, bride wearing a bonnet, groom holding a red parasol in front of the Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Japanese wedding couple wearing traditional wedding kimonos, bride wearing a bonnet, groom holding a red parasol in front of the Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Many small signs or plaques called wooden ema tags carrying written visitor messages and wishes hanging in front of a shinto shrine at the Todai-ji temple complex in Nara, Japan. Vertical

Milk cans lined up on a wooden bench, window and shrine with Jesus on the cross, facade made of rough stones from an alpine pasture, Gramaialm, Alpenpark Karwendel, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Wayside shrine in front of mountains on the mainland, Pag Island, Croatia, Europe

Return of the procession to the Shimogamo shrine, ritual dances in front of the Sacred Horse, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Historic stupa in front of Thamserku (6608), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Historic stupa in front of Thamserku (6608), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Dome of the Rock, Qubbet es-Sakhra, on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East, Orient

Historic stupa in front of Thamserku (6608), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Historic stupa in front of Thamserku (6608), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, Santuario della Madonna del Rosario, modern Pompei, architects Antonio Cua and Maria Chiapetta, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Golden dome of the Dome of the Rock, Qubbet es-Sakhra, on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East, Orient

Marian Pilgrimage Church Basilica Maria Hilf, Marije Pomagaj, National Shrine, Brezje, Slovenia, Europe

A man feeds white doves at dawn in front of the Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. Hundreds of doves, who are fed by worshippers and tended by special workers, live around the mosque, and it is thought that the place is so holy that a grey or brown dove will turn white if it lands on the Mosque. The mosque is also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Hazrat Ali was the son-in-law of the prophet Mohammed), who is believed to be buried here. The shrine, of particular importance for Afghanistan's Shi'ite Muslims, was first built in the 12th century, destroyed by Genghis Khan, and rebuilt in 1481. The current mosque, considered by some to be one of the most beautiful in Central Asia, is a modern restoration.

Tajik women proudly pose with their children, burqa's thrown back, in front of the main entrance to the Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. Wednesday mornings are reserved for women to come and worship at the mosque. Elaborate tilework and decorated spires adorn the mosque, also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Hazrat Ali was the son-in-law of the prophet Mohammed), who is believed to be buried here. The shrine, of particular importance for Afghanistan's Shi'ite Muslims, was first built in the 12th century, destroyed by Genghis Khan, and rebuilt in 1481. The current mosque, considered by some to be one of the most beautiful in Central Asia, is a modern restoration.

A large Turkomen family who have made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Hazrat Ali at the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, pose for a photo in front of the temple complex. The Blue Mosque is considered to be one of the most important and beautiful buildings in Afghanistan

View of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Basilica, Quebec

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