The Avenue of the Dead leading to the Pyramid of the Moon, Archaeological Zone of Teotihuacan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mexico, North America

A five towered temple and Ancestral tombs inscribed with dead persons contributions life and honours at Zhen Jue temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Image of the God Anubis, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Buddhist ceremony for the dead at Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Paper offering for the dead at Kun Lam temple, Macao, China, Asia

Cremation at pashupati nath temple, kathmandu,nepal

Japan - detail of graveyard at a buddhist temple, tokyo

Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

In first position the rooftop of Manikarnika ghat, general view of ghats rooftops, in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Cremation of bodies, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The burial of Jesus, 16th century sculpture by Froc-Robert, Cathedral of Quimper, departament of Finistere, region of Brittany, France

Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj, Concordia temple, Valle dei Templi, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Young couple on top of moon pyramid, view at street of the dead, temple complex Teotihuacan, Mexico, America

Young couple on top of moon pyramid, view at street of the dead, temple complex Teotihuacan, Mexico, America

Lying Buddha statue, transition to Nirvana, Wat Lokayasutha, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Asia

The funerary temple of the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut Temple at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes, Egypt, Africa

Sculptures of pharaohs entering the Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor. Egypt

Part of the temple complex, funerary temple of the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut Temple at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes, Egypt, Africa

Part of the temple complex, funerary temple of the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut Temple at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes, Egypt, Africa

Rats of the Karni Mata Temple are believed to carry the souls of dead sadhus until their next reincarnation, Deshnok, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Byzantine temple ruin at the archeological site of Ruweiha, Dead Cities, Syria, Middle East, West Asia

Byzantine temple ruin at the archeological site of Ruweiha, Dead Cities, Syria, Middle East, West Asia