Heads carved into rocks at Enchanted Castle, Sciacca, Agrigento district, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Heads carved into rocks at Enchanted Castle, Sciacca, Agrigento district, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Maasai (Masai) Warriors, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

View of Chora village, Chora, Serifos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Ceramic tiles showing parts of the Canary Islands, Firgas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Colourful houses, Kulusuk, Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Inuit memorial, Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

View of the cemetery in Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited location on Earth, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

Emotions garden with works by the Spanish artist Samuel Salcedo at Les Jardins d'Etretat, Etretat, Seine-Maritime department, Normandy region, France, Europe

Monument depicting indigenous Tairona people on the seaside promenade of Santa Marta, department of Magdalena, Caribbean Region, Colombia, South America

Borgund stave church, a triple-nave stave church of the Sogn-type, built around AD 1180, Borgund, Vestland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Inuit children performing music, Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Inuit woman in traditional dress, Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Rose Festival in the Rose Valley, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, Europe

View of MOONRISE.east.November sculpture by Ugo Rondinone, in Strandpromenaden, Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Statue in the Schlossgarten, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

View of buildings and gallery near Vaterlandsparken, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

View of Roald Amundsen monument sculpture at The Fram Museum, Bygdoynesveien, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

View of Roald Amundsen monument sculpture at The Fram Museum, Bygdoynesveien, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Borgund stave church, a triple-nave stave church of the Sogn-type, built around AD 1180, Borgund, Vestland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Views from the Vigeland Sculpture Park in the city of Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Wooden church in Ilulissat, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Tourists on the island of Tristan de Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean

Man making vase out of clay at workshop, Avanos, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Gombey dancers, traditional performers, in troupes of 10 to 20, of a blend of Native American, Caribbean and British culture, dancing to a powerful drum beat, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

A landscape photographer at work, on the Bristol Channel coast at the Valley of Rocks, near Lynton, Exmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Totem poles in the cemetery of the First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw people in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

View of the Chateaucreux district from the hill of Cret de Roc, Saint-Etienne, Loire department, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, France, Europe

Mont-Saint-Michel bay and Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche department, Normandy region, France, Europe

Emotions garden with works by the Spanish artist Samuel Salcedo at Les Jardins d'Etretat, Etretat, Seine-Maritime department, Normandy region, France, Europe

A spider web in the early morning mist, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Cadaques, Cap de Creus, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Mamut (Mammoth) at Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Mosaic Serpentine Bench at the Main Terrace, Park Guell, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Bikes by Thorbeckemonument, statue of Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe

Esilda and her friends making basket, young teenagers of Embera native community living by the Chagres River within the Chagres National Park, Republic of Panama, Central America

Detail of the Plaza de Espana, an architectural ensemble and largest building of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, Maria Luisa Park, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Traditional masked man, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Traditional masked man, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Works by Viktor Szostalo depicting the French painter Claude Monet, Les Jardins d'Etretat, Etretat, Seine-Maritime department, Normandy region, France, Europe

Monument depicting indigenous Tairona people on the seaside promenade of Santa Marta, department of Magdalena, Caribbean Region, Colombia, South America

Harbour of Portlligat, Cap Creus, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Mosaic Serpentine Bench at the Main Terrace, Park Guell, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

South portal of the Cathedral of Chartres, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chartres, Eure-et-Loir department, Centre region, France, Europe

West facade of the Cathedral seen from the forecourt, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chartres, Eure-et-Loir department, Centre region, France, Europe

West facade of the Chateau de Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire region, France, Europe

Bronze figure of Agriculture supported by a bronze lion, Victoria Memorial, The Mall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dona Marinera (Fisherman's Wife), bronze sculpture by Ernest Maragall, 1966, Lloret de Mar, province of Girona, Catalonia,Spain, Europe

Mosaic Serpentine Bench at the Main Terrace, Park Guell, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Underground Grotto in Leeds Castle near Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Elevated view of Cusco (Cuzco) Cathedral and Church of the Society of Jesus, UNESCO, Cusco (Cuzco), Cusco Province, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Pavement mosaics outside Saint Nicholas church, Halki Island, Dodecanese Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Gimme Shelter by the artist Nathalie Talec, associated with architect A. Nossovski and designer S. Dwernicki, installed in front of the Cite du Design, Saint-Etienne, Loire department, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, France, Europe

Naga is the Sanskrit and Pali word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very large snake, found in Hinduism and Buddhism. In India, nagas are considered nature spirits and the protectors of springs, wells and rivers. They bring rain, and thus fertility, but are also thought to bring disasters such as floods and drought. According to traditions nagas are only malevolent to humans when they have been mistreated. They are susceptible to mankind's disrespectful actions in relation to the environment. They are also associated with waters &33; rivers, lakes, seas, and wells &33; and are generally regarded as guardians of treasure.They are objects of great reverence in some parts of southern India where it is believe that they bring fertility and prosperity to their venerators. Expensive and grand rituals are conducted in their honour.