Ghatia meditating in earling morning on the ghats by the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Flower garlands on a stall for temple offerings, Little India, Singapore, South East Asia

Flower stall selling garlands for temple offerings, Little India, Singapore, South East Asia

Flower stall selling garlands for temple offerings, Little India, Singapore, South East Asia

Flower stall selling garlands for temple offerings, Little India, Singapore, South East Asia

Alabaster vase inlaid with floral garlands, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Stall selling fruit and flower garlands for temple offerings, Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Clay statues of Hindu gods and goddesses, Kumartulli district, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Door, padlock and flower garlands, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

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

Some vahines from Tahiti Ora in Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Islands, Pacific

Krishna and Rada statues in Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON (Hare Krishna) temple, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Girl impersonating Hindu goddess Radha (Krishna's consort) at Janmashtami festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON (Hare Krishna) temple, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

108 beads are strung on a garland of Buddhist prayer beads, with the beads typically made of fragrant wood like sandalwood, Ladakh, India, Asia

Madurai Veeran, a Tamil folk deity popular in southern Tamil Nadu, Mariamman Hindu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ganesh Murthi in Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Madurai Veeran, a Tamil folk deity popular in southern Tamil Nadu, Mariamman Hindu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, New Delhi, India, Asia

St. Nicholas' Church seen from the Easter Market at the old town market square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Stroget Ostergade shopping area at Christmas, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

A devotee, pierced with a vel skewer, partcipiating in Thaipusam festival, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Door, padlock and flower garlands, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Temple at Phrom Thep cape, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man celebrating Holi festival, Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Bullfighter tatue outside building, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

Arunachaleswar temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Colourful traditional garland stand in George Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Tower of the old town hall seen from the Easter Market at the old town market square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Villagers singing at cava evening, Waya island, Yasawa Group, Fiji, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Colourful garland stalls in Little India in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Protrait of one of India's most celebrated 18th centure female rulers, Ahilya Bai Holkar. Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India

Clay statues of Hindu gods and goddesses, Kumartulli district, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Ganesh Hindu Festival, Paris, France, Europe

Temple in Little India, Singapore, South East Asia

Garlands decorating long-tail boats, Koh Phi Phi, Krabi Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long-tail boat and Phi Phi Lay Island, Krabi Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Door, padlock and flower garlands, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Armenia Ghat flower market, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

The Hindu goddess Radha, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Elderly woman stringing marigold flowers into garlands in the market, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Asia

Peace Park, Nagasaki, Kyushu Region, Japan, Asia

Garlands decorating long-tail boats on beach, Koh Phi Phi, Krabi Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Statue of Gandhi, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Flower garlands on a stall for temple offerings, Little India, Singapore, South East Asia

Statue of Hindu god Ganesh, Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Rama, Sita and Rama again, Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Holi celebration in Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Hindu goddess, Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sacred bull statue and garlands, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

Statue of the Hindu goddess Durga, Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Colors and decoration in the pedestrian centre of Tavira on a sunny summer day, Faro, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Statue of the Hindu God Ganesh with garlands, Paris, France, Europe

Coconut Dancers Traditional Easter Saturday Procession, Bacup, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Arunachaleswar temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds in front of the Royal Acadamy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sheraton Fiji Resort, Denarau Island, Fiji, Melanesia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Pacific

Flower garlands as temple offerings for Hindu ceremony, Indian flower shop at Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thaipusam Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hibiscus garlands (mala) hanging outside Kamakhya Hindu temple in Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

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

Hindu street shrine, decorated with marigold mala (garlands) for Diwali festival, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Women queueing for Diwali temple puja, buying garlands as offerings for the deity, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Two men in Malik Ghat flower market threading floral garlands, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Indian Woman selling Malas (flower garlands), Panjim City (Panaji), Goa, India, Asia

Early morning trading of marigold garland ropes, Malik Ghat flower market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

A woman sits crossed legged in prayer at the Angkor archaeological complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Early morning trading of marigold garland ropes, Malik Ghat flower market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Flower garlands, Little India, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Chai wallah pouring chai (tea) at chai stall decorated with religious posters and malas (garlands), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Devaraja flower market, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

Phra Nang Princess Cave, a shrine to fertility, on Railay in Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mariamman Hindu Temple, Goddess Periyachi Amman, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bride and groom with guests at their wedding as part of tented multiple wedding ceremony, Bhuj, Gujarat, India, Asia

Figure carved in stone wall, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Peacock modern art sculpture, Prince's Square Shopping Centre, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Woman selling marigold mala (garlands), pictures of Hindu deities, agarbathi (joss sticks) and rolimoli temple threads from stall at Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

Portrait of a woman making yellow Varmala, flower garlands, Fort Kochi, Kerala, India

Trio of deities draped with leaf garlands inside temple to Lord Jagannath, rural Odisha, India, Asia

Woman selling flower garlands, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Silk Market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Silk Market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Silk Market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

View of Christmas decorations on Karl Johans Gate at dusk, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

Hayagriva, horse-headed incarnation of Hindu Lord Vishnu, with garland and red powder, Hayagriva Madhava Temple, Hajo, Assam, India, Asia

Mala makers (garland makers) at work in Kolkata's morning flower market, Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Mala maker (garland maker) at work with orange and yellow marigolds in morning flower market, Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Early morning trading of marigold garland ropes, Malik Ghat flower market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Flower garlands as temple offerings for Hindu ceremony, Indian flower shop at Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, 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

Musician plays the drum at the shrine to Lord Jagannath inside the village temple, rural Odisha, India, Asia

Flower garlands as temple offerings for Hindu ceremony, Indian flower shop at Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flower garlands as temple offerings for Hindu ceremony, Indian flower shop at Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Red and gold tinselled cloths for Hindu devotees visiting a temple, and marigold flower garlands, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Statues of Buddha's inside the Kek Lok Si Temple, Crane Hill, Georgetown, Pulau Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long tail boats on Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Decorated Ganesh statue in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flower garlands as temple offerings for Hindu ceremony, Indian flower shop at Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia