Islamic Holy Book Quran with rosary beads, Ramadan concept, Indonesia

Religious Islamic text, The Quran, over 6000 verses in 114 chapters called Surahs, Tamil translation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Reciting of the Ramayana, the great Hindu epic, by 108 Brahmins, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa