Giant statue dating from the 5th century, of the standing Buddha giving a blessing with his right hand, and lifting the robe to signify reincarnation with his left hand, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia

Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace) where Eva Peron (Evita) used to appear on the left hand balcony, and Juan Peron appeared on central balcony, Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace) where Eva Peron (Evita) used to appear on the left hand balcony, and Juan Peron appeared on central balcony, Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

Giant statue dating from the 5th century, of the standing Buddha giving a blessing with his right hand, and lifting the robe to signify reincarnation with his left hand, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia

Giant standing statue of the Buddha, his right hand raised in blessing, the left hand lifting the robe symbolising reincarnation, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia

Pharaoh Seti I on right, Goddess Hathor on left, Bas Relief, Tomb of Seti I, KV17, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pallas Athene fountain outside the Vienna Parliament depicting the goddess of wisdom holding a spear in her left hand and a small statue of the goddess Nike in her right, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Village house with stone brick walls covered completely with hand shaped dung pats left there to dry in the sun, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Thailand's most famous Sukhothai Walking Buddha image, with left hand in Abhaya Mudra, dating from the Sukhothai Period in the 15th century, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tantric ritual impliments of, on right hand is (drilbubell on left is dorje, symbolizing male female principle, skillful means wisdom

Damaged left wing, specifically Plagiopatagium, of black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto) following barbed wire entanglement, Clothiers Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Detail of dresses and hands. At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Typhoon Mitag, Philippine Sea, Asia, In 2002, True Colour Satellite Image. Typhoon Mitag on 6 March 2002 in the Philippine Sea, north of the Philippines (lower left-hand corner of the image). True-colour satellite image using MODIS data.

Trees at a country road, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia

Sculpture of Christ, right hand raised in blessing, holding a crucifix in his left hand, at the entrance to Salvatorkirche Church, Obere Salvatorgasse, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Left-hand traffic sign on the road of death, Camino de la Muerte, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America

Left-hand traffic sign on the road of death, Camino de la Muerte, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America

Fresh surgical sutures of a Duypuytren's contracture on the small and ring finger of the left hand, Germany, Europe

Keep left, street sign, Port Fairy, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

Highway with Oleander (Nerium oleander) on Cyprus, driving on the left

Left wing, late Gothic carved altar in the Wallfahrtskirche Mauer pilgrimage church near Melk, Wachau, Mostviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Street sign keep left, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

The image of a Toltec warrior with a snake in the right arm and holding a human head with his left hand is displayed in the Mayan city of Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico