Buddist monk ringing the Huating Temple gong, China

Llama, Machu Picchu ruins of the Inca citadel discovered in 1911 in Peru, South America

Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe