Entrance to Nilkanthesvara/Udayeshvara Temple, 11th century, Udayapur, 100 kms NE of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh State, India

Interior of Jain Temple, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

A small sanctuary near the entrance to the Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves dating back to over 100 years BCE, sculptured into the hillside as religious retreats for Jains, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

The hilltop Digambara Jain Temple stands above the Udayagiri and Khandagiri complex of caves dating back to over 100 years BCE, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Monks' cells cut into the hillside rock among the Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves dating back to over 100 years BCE sculpted as religious retreats for Jain devotees, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Offerings of kagami-mochi (mirror rice cakes) at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Piles of grain in front of the triple roofed pagoda of the Rato Machendranath temple, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Young Buddhist monk at Ywama monastery, Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Temple 100 in the Great Enclosure at Musawwarat es Sufra, Sudan, Africa

Monks at Angkor Wat Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mochica Culture La Huaca del Luna (Temple of the Moon) a pyramid built between 100-700AD with mural of Ai-Apaec the 'Winged Decapitator' god, Peru

Mochica Culture La Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun) built in 100-700AD world's largest adobe structure (1/3 of original size) pyramid and landscape, Peru

Mochica Culture La Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun) built in 100-700AD world's largest adobe structure (1/3 of original size) view of top and valley, Peru

Mochica Culture La Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun) built in 100-700AD world's largest adobe structure (1/3 of original size) view of top and valley, Peru