Garlanded elephants at a scenic spot in Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu pilgrim performing puja by circumambulating the Kamakhya temple, garlanded for Durga Puja festival, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Garlanded men with cymbals in religious procession going to the temple at Holi festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman from Sonapur, east of Guwahati, of the Shakti (sun worship) sect, dressed traditionally in red, garlanded, with temple red on forehead, Kamakhya temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Ceremonial guard and garlanded religious statue, Kathmandu, Nepal

Chief on the island of Kiribati in the South Pacific

Sultan's Palace Guard at Yogya Karta, Java, Indonesia

A decorated horse in a parade at the Royal Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia