Morning ablutions, Hindu pilgrims bathing in the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Ghatia meditating in earling morning on the ghats by the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, built in 2001, with a prayer hall accommodating 20000, Ghubrah, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Buddhist monk at the Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddhist Monk in front of Bodnath Stupa, Bodnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

View of Annapurna I and Annapurna South from Poon Hill at dawn, with Buddhist prayer flags, Annapurna Sanctuary Region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist monks collecting alms in the early morning, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Prayer, Sunday morning Catholic Mass, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Prayer, Sunday morning Catholic Mass, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Buddhist monk in red robes turning prayer wheels in contemplative morning prayer, Tawang Buddhist monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Mass in St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Hanoukope, Lome, Togo

Muslim children praying in the street, Medina district, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Buddhist monks at Wat Rong Khun, the famous White Temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Prayer flags at Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) in front of the city at sunrise, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

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

Pilgrims at Pushkar Lake at sunrise, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Buddhist monks gathered for morning prayers, Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

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

Prayer flags with snowy Kangchendzonga beyond in morning light, Singalila trek, Sandakphu, Darjeeling area, West Bengal state, Himalayas, India, Asia

Buddhist morning prayer bell at Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian, China

Muslim children at morning prayers on Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Prayers wishes and greetings tied by the Buddhist morning prayer bell, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian, China

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

Morning prayers, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Morning ceremony, Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Morning ceremony, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Student of a Sanskrit school sleeping during the morning prayer, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Morning ceremony, Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Nyingmapa gangte monastery with young monks letting some steam after morning prayer. During a visit to phobjikha valley, pema lingpa prophesised that a monastery named gang-teng (hill) would be built on this site that teachings would be spread from there. temple founded here in 1613 by gyalse pema thinley, grandson mind reincarnation of pema lingpa

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Hindu monk performs prayer ceremony at Dasaswamedh Ghat alongside Ganges river at sunrise, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Monks in Pusa Ding temple at morning prayer, Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

MAHESHWAR, INDIA, APRIL 26: Indian woman performs morning pooja on sacred river Narmada ghats on April 26, 2011 in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India. To Hindus Narmada is one of 5 holy rivers of India

MAHESHWAR, INDIA, APRIL 26: Indian woman performs morning pooja on sacred river Narmada ghats on April 26, 2011 in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India. To Hindus Narmada is one of 5 holy rivers of India

Women at the Hindu morning prayer Puja, Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sadhu during a Hindu morning prayer in the Ganges River, Puja, Kumbh or Kumbha Mela, Har Ki Pauri Ghat, a famous bathing ghat at Haridwar or Hardwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, North India, India, Asia

Woman during a morning prayer or puja, putting oil lamp on the Ganges River, ghats, Kashi, Varanasi or Benares, Uttar Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

MAHESHWAR, INDIA, APRIL 26, 2011: Indian women doing morning pooja on ghats of sacred Narmada river. Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

MAHESHWAR, INDIA, APRIL 26: Indian woman performs morning pooja on sacred river Narmada ghats on April 26, 2011 in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India. To Hindus Narmada is one of 5 holy rivers of India

Buddhists in prayer at dawn, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Golden statues of a man and a woman sitting and praying in the morning light, Bandipur, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist sacred site, worshipers performing their morning prayers, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda or Golden Rock Stupa, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia

Morning service Inside the Muenster Freiburg Baden Wuerttemberg Germany

Monks calling for the morning prayers from the rooftop of Thikse Gompa, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Monk calling for the morning prayers from the rooftop of Thikse Gompa, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. A portrait of a novice monk of The Drukpa Kagyud Primary School. The school is part of Hemis Buddhist Monastery located 45 kilometers from Leh in Ladakh, Northern India.

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. A group of novice monks pose for a portrait at The Drukpa Kagyud Primary School. The school is part of Hemis Buddhist Monastery located 45 kilometers from Leh in Ladakh, Northern India.

Church members worship at a Sunday morning service.