A holy man and the 'Blue city' and fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Muslim driver praying, Karakorum Highway, north of Karimabad, Hunza Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Prayer in Highgate Hill Hindu temple, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Romanesque architecture of basilica church, national pilgrimage shrine to the Virgin Mary, Ta Pinu, Gozo, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Mosque and houses in village of Sidi Boufdail, Mirleft, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Taktshang Goemba (Tiger's Nest) Monastery, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

A small chorten strewn with prayer flags marks the top of a hill near Ringmo in the remote Dolpa region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Prayer in Highgate Hill Hindu temple, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Prayer flags on the Peak of Victory, Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Prayer flags on the Peak of Victory and Namgyal Tsemo gompa (monastery), Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

View from Cheli La Pass of Bhutan's most sacred mountain, Mount Jhomolhari, 7314m, Himalayas, Bhutan, Asia

The view from Poon Hill, 3210m, with Dhaulagiri, 8167m, and Dhaulagiri massif, Dhampus Peak, 6012m, and Tukuche Peak, 6920m, in the background with prayer flags in the foreground, Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal, Asia

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Europe

View from Cheli La Pass of Bhutan's most sacred mountain, Mount Jhomolhari, 7314m, Himalayas, Bhutan, Asia

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Europe

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Europe

St. Michael Catholic Church, Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Mar Saba, one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the world, eastern Judean Desert, Israel

Prayer flags and sacred site overlooking the town of Bayanbulak, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Sightseers viewing the Old Town at sunset from Nebet Tepe, Prayer Hill, the City's highest point, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Europe

Buddhist prayer flags hanging near the Mahakal Buddhist Monastery, Observatory Hill, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, Asia

Mosque in the ruins of Berber troglodyte structures, Tataouine region, southern Tunisia

View from Cheli La Pass of Bhutan's most sacred mountain, Mount Jhomolhari, 7314m, Himalayas, Bhutan, Asia

Prayer flags and sacred site overlooking Bayanbulak, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Eastern Plovdiv viewed from Nebet Tepe (Prayer Hill), Archaeological Complex, the City's highest point, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Europe

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

India. Faithfiul at a station of the cross during the pilgrimage to malayattoor, a hill which saint thomas the apostle is believed to have climbed around 55 ad, leaving his footprints at the top. It is a major pilgrim centre for christians as well as hindus and moslems, who believe the trip can cure them of physical and mental disease. Kerala

Mixed Race woman practicing yoga on hill

Mother and daughter practicing yoga on hill

Nuestra Senora de los Remedios, also called Iglesia de Mercedes, on Great Pyramid of Cholula, Cholula, Mexico

Santuario del Senor de Monserrate, people praying to Morena virgin from Montserrat or Moreneta, Church, Bogota, Colombia

pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

Wannian monastery and temple, brick hall with Buddha riding a white elephant, China, Asia, Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, Mount Emei, World Heritage, UNESCO

Porter, incense burner, Tianchi Monastery, Bodhisvattva Kshitigarbha, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Prayer, pilgrims, Wannian monastery and temple, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

monks, Temple of Longevity, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

Taoist monk wears his long hair in a bun under his hat, in monastery, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

Mummy of 126 year old monk Wuxia, in the Longevity Hall, Baisui Gong, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

portrait of abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Taoist hermit monk prays at his altar, cliff hermiatge, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

prayer service in Qiyuan Monastery with high ranking monks, Jiuhua Shan Village, Zhiyuan Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Anhui province, China, Asia

portrait of abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

monk in prayer, meditation, drum, Wannian monastery and temple, Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, Mount Emei, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

Monastery, Bodhisvattva Kshitigarbha, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

pilgrims, Tiantai Feng, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Courtyard, prayer hall, Wannian monastery and temple, pilgrims hostel, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

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