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Statue of St. Michael the Archangel, Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy
Novice monk and Vishnu statue, Angkor Wat, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
Lindholm Hoje, Viking grave site, near Alborg, Denmark, Europe
Church of St. Augustine, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy
Puja ceremony, Everest Base Camp, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia
Puja ceremony, Everest Base Camp, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia
Hieroglyphics, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Image of Nefertari, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Pharaoh Seti I on right, Goddess Hathor on left, Bas Relief, Tomb of Seti I, KV17, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Stone Buddha statue, Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple, UNESCO, Java, Indonesia
Eighteen Arhats of Mahayana Buddhism await return of Buddha as Maitreya, Long Quang Pagoda, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam
View of ema (small wooden plaques), Nishikubo Hachiman Shinto Shrine, 5 Chome, Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Monk sweeping the entrance of a temple, Pilgrim's and tourist lodging (Shukubo), Mount Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, East Asia
Traditional dressed Shaman, Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Evenki state, Russia
Traditional dressed Evenki woman with dead snow foxes in her hand, Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Evenki state, Russia
View of visitors at Temple at Philae on a sunny day, Aswan, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Monte Alban Archaeological Site, Oaxaca State, Mexico
View of the Temple of Horus at sunset, Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
View of Temple of Horus on a sunny day, Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico State, Mexico
Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacan, Mexico State, Mexico
Itsukushima Jinja, 16th century Shinto shrine, torii gate appears to float at high tide, UNESCO, Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan
Dressed statue in deep forest of Koyasan, Buddhist cemetery of Oku-no-in, Koyasan (Koya-san), Kansai, Honshu, Japan
View of Geisha in Yasaka Jinja Nishiromon Gate (Western Tower Gate) Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan
Jabal Ikmah Site, world's largest concentration of well-preserved Dadanitic inscriptions, 1st millennium BCE, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia
Tibetan Buddhist Thikse Monastery, near Leh, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
The Venus Platform, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico
Sakalava royal tomb of Manongarivo, Nosy Be island, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean
A traditional Japanese temple surrounded by gravestones and vibrant autumn foliage in sacred grounds of Koyasan (Mount Koya), Honshu, Japan
A serene stone path flanked by lanterns and towering trees, leading through the historic cemetery of Koyasan (Mount Koya), Honshu, Japan
Golden lanterns under temple roof, glowing against backdrop of wooden beams, Zen Buddhist temple, Mount Hiei, Kyoto area, Honshu, Japan
Glasses of mint tea in front of Boujloud gate, Fes, Morocco
Monumental carved doorway and ablutions basin, Karaouiyine Mosque, Fez Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
Relief of Pharaoh on left and Egyptian God Ra, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Reliefs, Temple of Opet, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Exterior view of massive sculptures at the Temple of Hathor, Abu Simbel Temple next to Lake Nasser, Temple of the Pharaohs, Ramses II, Nubia, Egypt, Africa
Performers during Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun, Plaza de Armas square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco (Cuzco), Cusco Province, Cusco Region, Peru, South America
Anubis, Tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Temple of the Inscriptions at sunset, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico
Monk at the Tibetan Buddhist Hemis Monastery, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
Ballcourt, detailed view, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico
El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico
Red Daruma figures, lucky charm of Shintoism, KatsuLT-ji Temple, Minoh National Park, Osaka, Japan
Image of Nefertari on left and God Thoth, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Ring of Brodgar, Neolithic stone circle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Traditional Japanese Marriage Ritual at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine on Miyajima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia
Luxor temple at night, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
View of Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Dance ceremony 'Bugaku' on a stage of the Itsukushima-jinja Shrine on the Miyajima Island, off Hiroshima, Japan
Miko or shrine maiden (Young women serving in a Shinto shrine) at Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan
Kongobuji, head temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism on Mount Koya, 'Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range' UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, East Asia
Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico
Palace of Quetzalpapalotl, interior, Teotihuacan, Mexico State, Mexico
Kathakali performer during making up before a show at the Kumarakom Lake Resort hotel, Kerala state, South India, Asia
View of Torii Gate at Fushimi Inari Shrine at dusk, Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan
Tomb of Job, Old Testament holy man (prophet) for Jews, Christians and Muslims together, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula
Ballcourt, elevated view, Edzna Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico
Balamku Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico
Monk at the Tibetan Buddhist Hemis Monastery, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
Stone Ring at The Great Ball Game Court, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico
The Venus Platform, detailed view, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico
Flower offerings and a monk at the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple (Great Stupa), Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia
Beautiful lanterns on the gates of an ancestral hall in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China
Makha Bucha (Magha Puja) celebrations, illuminated Buddha statue at Wat Phan Tao temple, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ablutions, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang, Catholic Mass, Holy Communion, La Vang, Vietnam
Ranakpur Jain temple (Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara), Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India
Ring of Brodgar, UNESCO, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ring of Brodgar, UNESCO, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wall painting of the God Anubis performing the Opening the Mouth Ritual on Pharaoh, Tomb of Nebenmaat, TT219, Deir el-Medina Tombs (Worker Tombs), Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Image of Nefertari, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Followers by the 'Sarovar' pond whose water is considered holy, inside Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi, India, Asia
Tibetan Buddhist Shey Monastery, near Leh, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
The Tzompantli, Platform of the Skulls, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico
Offerings and prayers to the temple deities, Asian woman praying, Guan Di Chinese Temple, Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Reliefs, Temple of Opet, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Flower offerings and devotees in the Cloister Walk of the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple (Great Stupa), Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia
Wall Reliefs, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Sennefer on right receivng a Ritual, Tomb of Sennefer, TT96, Tombs of the Nobles, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Entrance to the Dolmen de Menga, a Neolithic ritual site and burial chamber, Antequera, Malaga province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
Decorated cliff wall at Dogon ritual site, Songo Village, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Area, Mali, Africa
Ritual bath in the citadel, Mohenjodaro, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Indus Valley civilisation, Pakistan, Asia
Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy
The Sanctuary, ancient ritual site from about 2500BC, Avebury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Swimming at Cenote Ik Kil in Yucatan, Mexico, a natural pit, or sinkhole near Chichen Itza. Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Ik Kil was sacred to the Mayans who used this cenote for both relaxation and ritual services centuries ago.
Monk blessing a woman, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Monk praying, in Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai, Thailand
Facade of a mosque, is part of Mausoleum of Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
Monk praying, in Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai, Thailand
Women praying, Courtyard, Zaouia (tomb) of Moulay Idriss II, medina, Fez. Morocco
Bishop blessing the palms,mass,Palm Sunday.Interior of Basilica Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Cenote Ik Kil in Yucatan, Mexico, a natural pit, or sinkhole near Chichen Itza. Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Ik Kil was sacred to the Mayans who used this cenote for both relaxation and ritual services centuries ago.
pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO
Taichi master and monk demonstrating a ritual sword fight, Tianzhu feng temple, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China
pilgrims burn incense sticks and candles, main hall, fire, red, Wannian monastery and temple, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO