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The blue town of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, The blue houses are those belonging to the Brahmin caste

Boat on the Kinh Ben Nghe, a tributary of the Saigon River, in downtown Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Bibi ka Maqbara was uilt by Azam Shah in 1678, as a son's tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durrani, the Queen of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangubad, Maharashtra, India

Lady in burqa feeding famous white pigeons whilst child chases them, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, Asia

Women in saris walking past the Palace of the Winds (Hawa Mahal), Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

People walking past Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple, the largest Hindu temple outside India, winner of UK Pride of Place award 2007, Neasden, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kaliamman, the same deity as Sri Mariamman, the mother goddess, Mariamman Hindu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Street Scene, Cholon, Chinatown, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Typical stone alleys in the old town center of Matera also known as the Subterranean City, Matera, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

View of statue of Joao Goncalves Zarco and Banco de Portugal, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

View of statue of Joao Goncalves Zarco and Banco de Portugal, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

The Queen Mother (Queen Elizabeth) memorial statue in The Mall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Church of the Holy Mother of God and the tower of St. Michael's Church, Vilnius, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

The Bibi ka Maqbara was uilt by Azam Shah in 1678, as a son's tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durrani, the Queen of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangubad, Maharashtra, India

The Bibi ka Maqbara was uilt by Azam Shah in 1678, as a son's tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durrani, the Queen of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangubad, Maharashtra, India

A mother and son wearing health protection masks on a public tram (trolley car), Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

A statue of a Sioux Native American woman and her daughter in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

View of the Neoclassic-style Church of the Gran Madre di Dio (Great Mother of God), dedicated to Mary, on the western bank of the Po River, facing the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

A statue of a whale mother and calf in the inner harbor in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Horse drawn carriage in The Markt (Market Square), Bruges, UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

The Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Panjim City (Panaji), Goa, India, Asia

View of the Neoclassic-style Church of the Gran Madre di Dio (Great Mother of God), dedicated to Mary, on the western bank of the Po River, facing the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

View of the Neoclassic-style Church of the Gran Madre di Dio (Great Mother of God), dedicated to Mary, on the western bank of the Po River, facing the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

View of the city center from the Church of the Gran Madre di Dio (Great Mother of God), Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Holy Trinity Church overlooking main sights of Peace Bridge, Mother of Georgia, and the Old Town, Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Central Asia, Asia

Children in front of the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, built in the late Timurid style, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Afghanistan, Asia

Unique Timurid corkscrew pillars of the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

Lady visiting a possible early 8th Century tomb of a 19th century AD saint behind mosque for blesssing for childbirth/sickness, No-Gonbad Mosque also known as Khoja Piada or Masjid-e Haji Piyada, Balkh, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East

Shrine at No-Gonbad Mosque (Mosque of Nine Cupolas) also known as Khoja Piada or Masjid-e Haji Piyada (Mosque of the Walking Pilgrim), dating from the 9th centruy AD, the earliest Islamic monument in the country, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

View of Old Town and city centre with Gediminas Tower and Russian Orthodox church of the Holy Mother of God, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vilnius, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Exterior of terminal building Tirana International Airport, Nene Tereza (Mother Theresa) Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania, Europe

Shrine at No-Gonbad Mosque (Mosque of Nine Cupolas) also known as Khoja Piada or Masjid-e Haji Piyada (Mosque of the Walking Pilgrim), dating from the 9th centruy AD, the earliest Islamic monument in the country, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

Mosque at the ruins of Takht-i-Pul, once an elite suburb of Balkh built by Amir Afzal Khan in 1855, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

Mother and children on motor scooter on Saigon Street, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of man riding horse along road, taken from army checkpoint at remains of a Buddhist stupa, Top-I-Rustam, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Afghanistan, Asia

Mosque interior at the ruins of Takht-i-Pul, once an elite suburb of Balkh built by Amir Afzal Khan in 1855, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Afghanistan, Asia

The noon gun firing in Cape Town.
The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

View of one of the two noon guns at Lion Battery on Signal Hill in Cape Town.
The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas using a wooden ram rod to push the charge into the muzzle of the noon gun cannon in Cape Town.
The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas of the South African Navy posing alongside the noon gun cannon in Cape Town. CPO Malgas has been in charge of firing the canon since 1995.
The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Colombia single mother with her children, barrancabermeja. Beautiful people, but they are extremely poor, and the children both suffer from malnutrition and stunted growth. She often does not send them to school becasue they are too hungry

CAMBODIA Scavenger Soun Srey Thouch searching for recyclable materials on Phnom Penh's Mean Caeay garbage dump, with sons Khoeun Sovan (8) and Khoeun Sanja (10)

CAMBODIA Scavenger Soun Srey Thouch searching for recyclable materials on Phnom Penh's Mean Caeay garbage dump, with sons Khoeun Sovan (8) and Khoeun Sanja (10)

CAMBODIA Scavenger Soun Srey with sons Khoeun Sovan (8) and Khoeun Sanja (10), near Phnom Penh's Mean Caeay garbage dump

Philippines a mother and her children at home in their slum dwelling, bagong silangan, quezon city, manila

CAMBODIA Scavenger Soun Srey Thouch searching for recyclable materials on Phnom Penh's Mean Caeay garbage dump, with son Khoeun Sovan (8)