Morning ablutions, Hindu pilgrims bathing in the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Jain pilgrims in white robes, returning back down Shatrunjaya Hill after walking up to Jain shrines at dawn, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Cyclists and walker on the Camino de Santiago Pilgrim's route to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain

Pilgrim group with shells on rucksacks on the Camino de Santiago Pilgrim's Walk to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain

Three women pilgrims in saris making Puja celebration in the Pichola Lake at sunset, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Ethiopia old men at the abuna garmina monastery during the visit of the patriarch, abuna paulos

Golden Temple, three Sikh men with giant pot, free food for pilgrims, Sikh holy place, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

Rear view of three men praying in front of a statue of Buddha, Mandalay, Myanmar

Woman pilgrim praying during three day Sagar bathing festival at point where the Ganges joins the sea, Other people in water behind her, Sagar Island, West Bengal, India