The Guardian's House, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Japanese Jizo statue on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Hundreds of Jizo in rows, Buddha statues, Zen Buddhism, Yoshino, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Stone gate guardian (dvarapala) of Sewu Temple Compound, 8th century Buddhist temple located at the north of Prambanan Temple Compounds, UNESCO World Heritage Site, region of Yogyakarta, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stone gate guardian (dvarapala) of Sewu Temple Compound, 8th century Buddhist temple located at the north of Prambanan Temple Compound, UNESCO World Heritage Site, region of Yogyakarta, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The bridge to Angkor Thom, lined on both sides with figurines ending in a corbelled arch entryway, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mythological demon statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Religious statues at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Low view of Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Temple guardian in front of the Bupaya Pagoda at the Ayeyarwady river, Bagan, Pagan, Burma, Myanmar, Asia

Thailand, Pathom Thani, Shell Temple, headshot of golden Buddha statue with smile

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Suthat, closeup detail of golden Buddha statue, memorial for deceased

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Po Close-up of gold Reclining Buddha head

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Phra Keo, closeup detail of Ramakien statue outdoors, colorful outfit and headdress