Depiction of Rishabha in Jain temple dating from the 12th century, Temple of Adinath (Rishabha), Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Old Jain pilgrim hotel dominating the centre of Palitana town for visitors to Jain temples on Shatrunjaya Hill, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim covered in white shawl, climbing Shatrunjaya Hill to Jain shrines, hoping to achieve Nirvana, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Jain pilgrims in white robes, returning back down Shatrunjaya Hill after walking up to Jain shrines at dawn, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Close-up of Jain pilgrim, western India, Asia

Jain pilgrim takes a ride up to the sacred temples of Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim with mouth covered, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim with traditional mask at The Ranakpur Jain Temple at Desuri Tehsil in Pali District, Rajasthan, India

Jain pilgrim with traditional mask at The Ranakpur Jain Temple at Desuri Tehsil in Pali District, Rajasthan, India

Jain pilgrims with traditional masks at The Ranakpur Jain Temple at Desuri Tehsil in Pali District, Rajasthan, India

Sadhus sleeping, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sadhu meditating, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sadhu meditating, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sadhus praying and begging, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sadhus begging, in Dashashwamedh Ghat Road , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Sadhus sleeping, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Jain pilgrims are reciting religious texts at the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

A group of Jain pilgrims doing a special pooja in front of the gigantic statue to receive the blessings of Bahubali by the local priests, Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim is reciting religious texts at the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim is praying at the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim is praying at the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Two Jain pilgrims are pouring water over a small statue at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanab

A Jain pilgrim is praying at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asi

Two Jain pilgrims are pouring water over a small statue at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanab

Jain pilgrim is pouring water on the small statue at the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jain pilgrims doing a special pooja in front of the gigantic statue to receive the blessings of Bahubali by the local priests, Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim is pouring water on the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jain pilgrims doing a special pooja in front of the gigantic statue to receive the blessings of Bahubali by the local priests, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim is reciting religious texts at the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jain pilgrim is reciting religious texts at the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia