Buddha statue, Ananda temple, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

People praying, Htilominlo Pahto temple, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

People praying, Htilominlo Pahto temple, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Myanmar's most famous Buddha image, 13ft high and covered in 6 inches of pure gold leaf , Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Casket containing a Religious relic, the preserved arm of Saint Vincent, inside cathedral church building, city of Valencia, Spain, Europe

Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Gold Buddha statue, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddhist people praying at Ruvanvelisaya Dagoba, Mahavihara (The Great Monastery), Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Large stone Buddha head in fig tree roots, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Large stone Buddha head in fig tree roots, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monument of Prayer, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia

Reclining Buddha feet at Wat Lokayasurtharam, Ayutthaya City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gold leaf Buddha hand close up, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ceremony of the 28 Buddha, Paris, France, Europe

Buddhist person praying, Wat Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Reclining Buddha at Wat Lokayasurtharam, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The big Buddha statue at the Tiger Cave Temple in Krabi, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statues outside the Presbyterian Cathedral, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Gold leaf Buddha and incense sticks at Wat Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque, green dome, and Mohamed Ali Mosque inside the Saladin Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Huge amount of Tibetan prayer flags with stupas and statues, Swayambu (Swayambhunath) Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

The 9th century Rameshwar Temple dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva in Bhubaneswar, nicknamed the City of Temples, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Angkor Wat, UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mosque of Sokollu Mehmet Pasha, backyard view, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Braga Cathedral, Braga, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Suleymaniye Camii Mosque inner square and portico in the early morning, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Cite de Carcassonne citadel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitania, France, Europe

Saint Paul church, Nimes, Gard, Occitania, France, Europe

Pilgrims in the Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Sun Temple dedicated to the Hindu solar deity Surya, built in 1991, constructed as an 18-wheeled chariot drawn by seven white horses, outside Bundu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia

Detail of the Papal Altar and Baldacchino, located in the central part of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Lone stupa (chorten) in vast high altitude valley, Kyanjin Gompa, Langtang Valley trek, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Cave filled with buddhas, Kawgun Cave, Hpa-An, Kayin state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The 9th century Mukteswara Temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva in Bhubaneswar, nicknamed the City of Temples, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

A woman sits crossed legged in prayer at the Angkor archaeological complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel Dome, located within St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Pilgrims praying before a reclining Buddha, Su Taung Pyi pagoda, Myitkyina, Kachin state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Monument to Pius VII located on the east wall of the Clementine Chapel of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Ceiling and Walls, Interior, Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), 1609, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Pilgrims in the Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Europe

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Europe

St. Michael Catholic Church, Keren, Eritrea, Africa

The Great Mosque of Kairouan, one of the most impressive and largest Islamic monuments in North Africa, Kairouan, Tunisia

Pilgrims praying in the Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Europe

Pilgrims praying before the reclining Buddha in the Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sitting Buddhas, Dhammayan Gyi Temple, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Silver Buddha medallion and prayer beads (mala) on a green leaf, Kep, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims praying before a reclining Buddha, Su Taung Pyi pagoda, Myitkyina, Kachin state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Stone mandarins in the Court of Honour, Tomb of Khai Dinh, near Hue, North Central Coast, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims praying before the reclining Buddha, Shwethalyaung Temple, Bago, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman praying to the Buddha, Phat Quang Buddhist temple, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Golden Sakyamuni Buddha in a cloister prayer hall, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Many buddhas in the Kaw Ka Thawng Cave, Hpa-An, Kayin state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Pilgrims praying before the reclining Buddha in the Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddha statue in grotto, Tanzhe Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Cave filled with buddhas, Yathaypyan Cave, Hpa-An, Kayin state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, which contains the two holiest sites in Christianity

The Taj Mahal mausoleum western view (viewed from Taj Mahal Mosque with its prayer mat floor tiles) at dawn, Uttar Pradesh, India

The Taj Mahal mausoleum western view (viewed from Taj Mahal Mosque with its prayer mat floor tiles) at dawn, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ornately carved Buddhist prayer wheels at Swayambhunath Stupa Buddhist monument in Nepal.

Syria, Damascus, Man At Prayer At Saladin's Tomb Monument

pilgrim and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi, India

Prayer room, interior of Jama Masjid mosque, Delhi, India

Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Bishop blessing the palms,mass,Palm Sunday.Interior of Basilica Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Praying, in Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi, India

Monk blessing a woman, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.

La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.

Pilgrims praying, golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Interior of golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Interior of golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Interior of golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Devotees at causeway to Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrim and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Interior of golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Boudhanath or Bodhnath, most important site of the Nepalese Buddhist community and largest stupa in the country, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Red, yellow, white, blue and green prayer flags at the Bodnath stupa, accompanied by traditional Tibetan prayer verses "Om mani padme hum, " which are said to be carried throughout the world by the wind, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist monks at the stupa of Bodnath, a northeastern suburb of Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Prayer flags at the stupa of Bodnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

The Kutubiyya Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. Located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the famous public place of Jemaa el-Fna

November 13, 2021, Medina, Marrakesh, MAR: The Kutubiyya Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the famous public place of Jemaa el-Fna

The stupa of Bodnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Hands, bronze sculpture Erden Engel, angels on earth, St. Nikolai Memorial, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Gilded stupa, Golden Mount, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of Archangel San Rafael, circa 1651, on the Puente Romano, Roman Bridge over the the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain

Ovoo with prayer flags in the Great Imperial Map Monument, Kharkhorin (Karakorum), Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia

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Nataraja, dancing posture of Hindu God Shiva, and a gopuram, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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