Close up of traditional lamps hanging above the Stone of Anointing with woman prostrating, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Hare Krishna devotee prostrating on the temple floor, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist pilgrims prostrating, Barkhor Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China

Pilgrim prostrating, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating in front of the Jokhang temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Joranda monks performing obeisance in prayer at temple containing a dhuni, an eternal butter lamp, at dusk, Joranda, Dhenkanal, Orissa, India, Asia

Pilgrims prostrating outside the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating outside the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Pilgrims prostrating, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

International Confucius Cultural Festival, Qufu City, birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator of the 6th to 5th centuries BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shandong Province, China, Asia

Hindu devotee prostrating at Krishna-Balaram temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Ordination of nuns of the Sisters of the Rosary, Beit Jala, Palestine National Authority, Middle East

Bowing down, Litany of the Saints, Episcopal ordination, Amiens Cathedral, Somme, France, Europe

Pilgrims prostrating in front square, Jokhang Buddhist temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Catholic priest ordinations at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Bowing down, Litany of the Saints, Episcopal ordination, Amiens Cathedral, Somme, France, Europe

Catholic priest ordinations at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Deacon ordination, Paris, France, Europe

Priest Ordinations in Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Buddhist monks prostrating at maha bodhi temple complex in bodhgaya. Prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Monk prostrating in front of maha bodhi temple. Bodhgaya prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

A woman prostrating herself at the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Woman prostrating at the Stone of Anointing. Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem Old City, Israel, Middle East

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

A Nepalese Buddhist prostrating himself around the Buddha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A Nepalese Buddhist prostrating himself around the Buddha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia