Buddhist Todai-ji Temple, image of Binzuru - touching it is supposed to cure illness, Nara, Japan

Coloured fabric tied around trees, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Decorated pathside shrine alongside path up Shatrunjaya hill to holy Jain shrines and temples, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Small shrine with money offerings along the Kumano Kodo ancient pilgrimage route near Hongu, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Man in his cloth shop in the Imam Ali Holy Shrine, Najaf, Iraq, Middle East

Mata ki Pachedi, the Cloth of the Mother Goddess, shrine cloth hand painted in the streets by the Vaghari community, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Close up of a row of stone figures wearing red cloth, Sanzen In shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Monk and Buddha statue, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Monk blessing a woman, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Monk, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Monk embellishing religious sculptures, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Nepal, Kathmandu, close-up of painted eyes on Boudhanath Stupa, colorful streaming flags.