Ban Po Tha Pagoda (Ten thousand Buddhas), Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia, Asia

Lookout over the city skyline from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, China, Asia

The Main Shrine Hall of Buddha, Po Lin Monastery, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Shrine, Pak Tai Temple, Stanley, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Main Hall, Tosho-gu Shrine, Nikko, Central Honshu (Chubu), Japan, Asia

Prayer hall of Wat Phra That Lampang Luang Buddhist temple, Lampang, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of a mural painting in the Uposatha (shrine hall) of Buddhapadipa temple, Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Detail of a mural painting in the Uposatha (shrine hall) of Buddhapadipa temple, Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Main Shrine Hall of Buddha, Po Lin Monastery, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Ban Po Tha Pagoda (10,000 Buddhas), Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia

Ban Po Tha Pagoda (10,000 Buddhas), Kek Lok Si Temple complex, Penang, Malaysia, Asia

Daibutsu Den Hall, Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan

Todaiji Temple, Daibutsuden Hall of the Great Buddha, Nara, Kansai, japan

The Main Shrine Hall of Buddha, Po Lin Monastery, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Exterior of the Ban Po Tha Pagoda (Ten thousand Buddhas), Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia, Asia

Main Hall at Yakushiji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Large Buddha shrine in prayer hall, with photograph of the Dalai Llama, Tawang monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Hindu priest sitting at shrine in the stone in the pillared hall in Swaminathaswamy Murugan temple, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Two dressed deities at shrine inside pillared hall in 11th century Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Main hall of Yasukuni Shrine, a memorial to war dead, in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Worshippers praying in front of offertory boxes at main hall of Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Ancestors' Hall, Kun Iam Temple, Macau, China, Asia

Worship Hall and Torii gate, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

The Old Town, Monaco-Ville, Monaco, Europe

Nuns praying before eating, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Buildings at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

monk meditating in lotus position, sunrise, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

antique water vessel, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, gilded bronze roof, temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Mummy of 126 year old monk Wuxia, in the Longevity Hall, Baisui Gong, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Taichi training from Wudang School of Martial Arts, in front of Purple Heaven Hall, Zi Xiao Gong, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Monks at a prayer service in the Great Buddha Hall, Shaolin Monastery, known for Shaolin boxing, Song Shan, Henan province, China

antique water vessel, Golden Hall, Jindian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, gilded bronze roof, temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, peak 1613 metres high, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

16 storey wooden pagoda in the beamless Hall, Xiantong Temple, brick building, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Beamless Hall, brick building in Xiantong Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Praying monks at the main hall of the Wannian monastery, Emei Shan, Sichuan province, China, Asia

Praying monk at main hall of the Wannian monastery, Emei Shan, Sichuan province, China, Asia

At the Imperial Hall of Heaven, view into the hall, Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

At the Imperial Hall of Heaven, view into the hall, Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China