The Bahai Lotus Flower Temple, built in 1980, centre of the Bahai faith, Delhi, India

Lotus flower temple, Bahai Temple, New Delhi, India, Asia

Lotus flower temple, Bahai Temple, New Delhi, India, Asia

Buddhist lotus prayer candle, Thian Hock Keng Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Golden Buddha with lotus flower and Buddhist monk, Minh Dang Quang Buddhist Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sunset at the Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India, Asia

Lotus flower temple, Bahai Temple, New Delhi, India, Asia

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Buddha statue in a lotus position, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Pink lotus flower candles symbolising human growth and development, at the Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pink lotus flower candles symbolising human growth and development, at the Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pagoda of Seven Days, Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, Eurasia

Buddhist woman, Phat Quang Buddhist temple, temple pond with stones and water lilies, Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thailand woman praying while she holds a lotus flower, ancient buddhist temple and stupa of phra pathom chedi, nakhon pathom

Offerings, in Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai, Thailand

People praying, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Temple of Chiang Mai, Thailand

Buddha appearing in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Candles in form of lotus flowers, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Buddha appears in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Lotus and Wat Sa Si reflecting in a pond, Sukothai Historical Park, Central Thailand, Asia

Buddhism, ancient wall painting, Buddha with nimbus holding lotus flower in his hand, Mulgirigala Temple, Mulkirigala, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia

Blue Cloud and White Cloud Bridges, Baegungyo, Cheongungyo in foreground with Lotus Flower and Seven Treasures Bridge, Chilbogyo, Yeonhwagyo behind at Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, South Korea, Asia

Thai temple Wat Nam Hoo, surrounded by water with lotus flowers near Pai, Thailand, Asia

Giant Guan Yin statue sitting on lotus flower, Wat Huay Pla Kang Temple, Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia