Statue of river goddess Jamuna, Mul Chowk courtyard, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Barragem do Alqueva, Rio Guadiana river, Alqueva dam hydroelectric power, Moura, Portugal, Europe

Close-up of the hand of Ganga, a river goddess statue in Mul Cowk courtyard, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

The high passes have spiritual significance for local people as well as those from afar, Prinkiti La, Ladakh, India, Asia

Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el-Bahari site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Spiritual leader dressed in leopard skin in the Church of Black People in Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre, Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The Reichstag Building, home of the German Parliament, completed in 1894, damaged in 1933 and WWII, restored in the 1960s, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The WWII Patriotic War Memorial (known as the Alesha-memorial) in the Russian seaport city of Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

Totem poles in the cemetery of the First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw people in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Spiritual leader dressed in leopard skin in the Church of Black People in Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Avenue of Sphinxes, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Dhauligiri Shanti Stupa (Dhauli Peace Pagoda), completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha, atop Dhauli Hills on site of ancient temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Architectural detail of the central nave of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Wall Reliefs, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Good Friday procession entering Cathedral, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Good Friday Procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Young Adult during climbing session, Albarracin, Teruel, Spain. Climbing Day on Albarracin's rocks. This place is famous for the historical significance of the town in Spain's tradition and now, for the marvelous quality of the rocks for climbing. Albarracin and its surroundings are one of the most beautiful towns in Spain.

A Khanty reindeer herder with his most prized deer in Houlor. White deer have special significance for the Khanty.