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Image House, contains strip cartoon murals of the Jataka stories around the outer wall of the inner shrine, Subodharama Temple, dating from the mid 19th century, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Ceiling of the Image House, which contains strip cartoon murals of the Jataka stories around the outer wall of the inner shrine, Subodharama Temple, dating from the mid 19th century, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Animist Donyi Polo shrine, made from bamboo, feathers and eggshells, asking for cure for illness in Apatani village house, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Traditional old riverside houses and pagoda illuminated at night in Shantang water town, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, Asia

Houses perched on the hills around Sakhi Shah-e Mardan Shrine (Ziyarat-e Sakhi), Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

The interior of Eng Chuan Tong Tan Kongsi clan house in George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional old riverside houses and pagoda illuminated at night in Shantang water town, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, Asia

Bodhisattva Shrine and Vatadage (Circular Relic House) in Polonnaruwa Quadrangle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Formerly built to re-house the spirit from the ficus tree, donations of phallic symbols have resulted in the shrine being dedicated to fertility, Chao Mae Tuptim (Shrine of the Goddess Tuptim), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Formerly built to re-house the spirit from the ficus tree, donations of phallic symbols have resulted in the shrine being dedicated to fertility, Chao Mae Tuptim (Shrine of the Goddess Tuptim), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Formerly built to re-house the spirit from the ficus tree, donations of phallic symbols have resulted in the shrine being dedicated to fertility, Chao Mae Tuptim (Shrine of the Goddess Tuptim), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

House Tamberan of Angoram housing the Tambaran statue, on the Sepik River, photographed in 1974, only initiated warriors allowed inside on penalty of death, in the days of cannibalism, a victim's head from a neighbouring tribe was hung above the entrance to warn to those not properly initiated, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Formerly built to re-house the spirit from the ficus tree, donations of phallic symbols have resulted in the shrine being dedicated to fertility, Chao Mae Tuptim (Shrine of the Goddess Tuptim), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Altar in the sitting room of a Chinese house built in 1780, Phung Hung House, Hoi An, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) 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

A man in a suit sits outside the rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

traders sellers, along the path, tourists in sedan chairs, 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

monk meditating in lotus position, sunrise, Golden Hall, Jindian 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

monastery kitchen on the peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

antique water vessel, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, gilded bronze roof, temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, 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 master, monk demonstrates a ritual sword fight, Tianzhu feng, monastery village, below the peak, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Traditional Thai dancers performing for Brahma, they dancing on request for donations, Erawan Shrine, Ratchadamri Road near Siam Square, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand

Traditional Thai dancers performing for Brahma, they dancing on request for donations, Erawan Shrine, Ratchadamri Road near Siam Square, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand

antique water vessel, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, gilded bronze roof, temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, 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

flute playing monk, music teacher, 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

Tianzhu feng, monastery village, below the peak, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, 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

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

portrait of elderly bearded Taoist monk, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Chinese New Year Festival with bonfire, fire, Taihuai, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Shanxi province, China

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

porter on the pilgrim path to the peak of Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

monastery kitchen on peak, at 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Village shop with house shrine, Chinese New Year, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Woman in kimono in a lane, Yasaka dori historical alleyway in the old town with traditional Japanese houses, behind five-storey Yasaka pagoda of the Buddhist Hokanji temple, evening mood, Kyoto, Japan, Asia