Pilgrims throwing offerings into holy fire during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival at Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of holy relics inside the early Byzantine Church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan, Middle East

Saint John the Baptist Holy Orthodox Chapel of Thyme, interior, Kos Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Tourists watch body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Body burning on funeral pyre at Hindu cremation at Manikarnika crematorium Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Tourists watch body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Body burning on funeral pyre at Hindu cremation at Manikarnika crematorium Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Group reading of the Holy Book at a Hindu meeting, India, Asia

Ramnavami celebration, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Person who recovers wood used in cremation, which has not burned completely, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Cremation of bodies, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Cremation of a body, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Cremation of bodies, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

People carry a body, to burn, going to Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

People burning incense, in Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Prayer candles inside Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu

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

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

Prayer, pilgrims, Wannian monastery and temple, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

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

Puji Si, praying pilgrims and tourists, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Fragrant Cloud Pavilion, praying pilgrims and tourists, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Temple, ash of incense stick, ash, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, 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

pilgrims and tourists burning incense sticks and candles, 3077 metre altitude, Golden Summit, summit of Emei Shan mountains, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, 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

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

Shrine next to Thousand stone steps stairway, Buddha statue, candles and incense in stone altar, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Puji Si, praying pilgrims and tourists, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

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

Pilgrims and tourists praying at Puji Si Temple, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, China

Pilgrims burning incense sticks in front of Longevity monastery, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Top angle view of a palo santo or a holy sacred tree stick, burning with aroma smoke held by woman's hands over nature background

Candles in front of an icon of Our Lady in Salzburg Cathedral, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Lueftlmalerei, Saint Florian, patron saint at the voluntary fire brigade Ergertshausen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Parish Church of St. Andrew and St. Mary's Column, Marienplatz square in Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Meskel Cerimony in Lalibela (Meskal, Meskal, Maskal, Mescel, Mesquel), which is taking place every September. For Meskel many pilgrims are coming to Lalibela, to celebrate it at one of the holy palces in Ethiopia, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Lalibela

Meskel Cerimony in Lalibela (Meskal, Meskal, Maskal, Mescel, Mesquel), which is taking place every September. For Meskel many pilgrims are coming to Lalibela, to celebrate it at one of the holy palces in Ethiopia, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Lalibela

Abstract Background With A Fiery Cross

A Scroll

Flames burning in a row in large bronze pots, Lhasa xizang china

Flames burning in a bronze container at the jokhang temple, Lhasa xizang china

Original Fresco, 17th Century, Church of the Holy Apostles, 10th Century, Ancient Agora; Athens, Greece

Candles burning in drepung monastery, Lhasa xizang china