Nave vault painting of Old Testament scene involving Noah, Abbey Church of Saint--Savin sur Gartempe, Saint-Savin, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe

Tahtib demonstration, traditional form of Egyptian folk dance involving a wooden stick, also known as stick dance or cane dance, Mosque of Abu el-Haggag, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Drummer at Tahtib demonstration, a traditional form of Egyptian folk dance involving a wooden stick, also known as stick dance or cane dance, Mosque of Abu el-Haggag, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Town centre, Mindo, a centre for tourism in the Cloud Forest involving zip lining, rafting, bird watching and nature tours, Mindo, Ecuador, South America

Forehead designs, called tilakas, show a sadhus religious and sectarian affiliations and range from a simple daub of color to complex designs involving the entire face. the application of a tilaka is usually done at the start of each day after bathing as a way to sanctify the body and prepare it to receive the divine. pashupatinath, nepal

Forehead designs, called tilakas, show a sadhus religious sectarian affiliations range from a simple daub of color to complex designs involving entire face. Vertical design of this sadhus tilaka shows to be a vaishnava, or follower of vishnu, preserver of universe. He is a benevolent gentle. gentility is reflected in worshippers devotess. application of a tilaka is usually done at start of each after bathing as a to sanctify body prepare it to receive divine. India

Sign, "Polizei, Landeskriminalamt LKA 1", German for "police, LKA 1 State Investigation Bureau", state police office, crimes involving human subjects, Berlin, Germany, Europe

A German BGR helicopter used in Terre Victoria to transport geologists to specific research points. These are one-off scientific programs, involving the collaboration of several countries, in this case Germany and Italy. The Germans set up a base camp several dozen kilometers from the Italian Mario Zucchelli station, using Italian logistical resources such as the Laura Bassi icebreaker to transport the helicopter, the equipment needed to set up the base camp, scientific equipment and, of course, personnel. All of this was delivered to the Mario Zucchelli station for onward transport by helicopter to the search site. Victoria Land, Antarctica

Concordia staff on their knees helping a person lying on a stretcher. Helped by a snowmobile. Rescue exercise in the event of an accident involving several victims. These frequent exercises are supervised by the doctor. All the resort's winter residents are assigned a very specific role in the event of an accident, illness or fire. A redundancy system allows this system to function in the event of one or more winterers failing to respond. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.