Akash Deep Puja, sky lantern festival on the Ganges (Ganga) River bank, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Vishnaivite holy man sitting cross legged, preparing for morning puja, applying sandalwood tilaks on forehead and arms, wearing simple white dhoti and sacred Hindu string, Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

Women performing morning puja in the crowds gathered on the banks of the holy river Ganges at the Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

Rice farmer performing early morning puja in his ricefield, rural West Bengal, India, Asia

Hindu pilgrims worshipping at the Ganesh shrine in the Hariharnath temple after morning puja in the River Gandak, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Men on the banks of the River Hugli (River Hooghly) after early morning puja, near village ricefields and banana paddy fields, rural West Bengal, India, Asia

Morning Puja Ceremony at Vairavar Kovil Hindu Temple, Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Morning Puja Ceremony at Vairavar Kovil Hindu Temple, Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Priest with an arthi (lighted camphor) performing morning puja ceremony, Sri Thendayuthapani Hindu Temple (Chettiars' Temple), Singapore, Southeast Asia, 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

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

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.