Cartier London New Bond Street Shop with Christmas Decorations, London, England, United Kingdom

Elderly tourists look at statue of a high civil official, advisor to the emperor, on Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing, China

Statue of high civil official, advisor to the emperor, on Spirit Way at Ming Tombs site, Changling, Beijing, China

Statue of a high civil official, advisor to the emperor, on Spirit Way at Ming Tombs site, Changling, Beijing, China

Humla, shamans. shamans central to ceremonial life, with their spirit possession high point of every collective ritual. Their white wool tufted turnans match description of zhangzhung’s priests

La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.

La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.

pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

Porter, incense burner, Tianchi Monastery, Bodhisvattva Kshitigarbha, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

monks, Temple of Longevity, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

Taoist monk wears his long hair in a bun under his hat, in monastery, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

Porter with sedan chair for tired tourists, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

Mummy of 126 year old monk Wuxia, in the Longevity Hall, Baisui Gong, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

portrait of abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Taoist hermit monk prays at his altar, cliff hermiatge, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

portrait of abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver City, Canada, North America

Totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver City, Canada, North America

Monastery, Bodhisvattva Kshitigarbha, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver City, Canada, North America

golden Buddhas, Wangfo monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

gate and high walls of Luo Hou monastery, Great White Pagoda, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

pilgrims, Tiantai Feng, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Two American girls in swimsuits with the pattern of the American national flag throwing sand in the air in high spirits, Nation Grayton Beach in northern Florida between Pensacola and Panama City on the Gulf Coast, Florida, USA, North America

Closeup of large whale jumping head-on out of blue water

Hiker takes a skydive, views of mountains and lake from Mount Roy, Roys Peak, Lake Wanaka, Southern Alps, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Young happy couple in front of a jetty, Venetian gondolas, in the back church San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Funny laughing French Bulldog dog dressed up in pirate costume with hat and hook arm

Man carrying a woman piggyback on a beach

Church of the Holy Spirit steeple and the Neckar river, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

View to the Church of the Holy Spirit steeple and the Neckar river, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Ceiling painting, and organ, Heilig-Geist-Kirche Church of the Holy Spirit, Viktualienmarkt, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Heilig-Geist-Kirche, Church of the Holy Spirit, in the old town of Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

High angle view of a group of women washing clothes, Puno, Cuzco, Peru

High angle view of a group of people digging a road, Puno, Cuzco, Peru

Silhouette of a church steeple

Colorful clouds

Silhouette of church steeple

Colorful clouds