Horses race past large scoreboard during race at Happy Valley racecourse, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Early morning bathing in the holy river Ganges along Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Portable shrine (Mikoshi), Summer shrine festival, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

The beach at Tamarama, south of Bondi in the eastern suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Al fresco eating at annual Autumn Wine and Food Fair, Asti, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Rows of monks at prayer inside a temple of the Caodai religious sect, at Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tirta Empul temple, Ubud region, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Christian pilgrims, Easter festival, Sainte Marie de Sion (St. Mary of Zion), Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Muslim women at morning prayers, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Festival of Sagri di San Pardo, Larino, Molise, Italy, Europe

Festival of Sagri di San Pardo, Larino, Molise, Italy, Europe

Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, North America

Stock exchange, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, North America

Love Parade 2010, spray chalk outlines of two people killed in a stampede, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Gathering place for tourists in front of the temple of Hercules temple Agrigento Sicily Italy

Muslims are praying at in the road due to large number Muslims gathered at Bishaw ijtema at Tongi, Bangladesh