Portrait of a young actor in jewels and make-up from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the great Hindu Epic, the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Portrait of a young actor in jewels and make-up as Sita, wife of Rama, from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the great Hindu Epic, the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Close-up of gold jewelry in the Gold Souk, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gold details at Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of traditional Thai dance dress, Sukhothai, Thailand, Asia

Apsara dancers performing in the Prasat Kravan Temple, dedicated to Vishnu in 921, during dinner, Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Group of Kalash women in traditional dress, Bumburet village, Chitral Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Female dancer at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Traditional Indian bangles at The Amber Fort a Rajput fort built 16th Century in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Traditional Ger dancers at The Maharana's City Palace for annual Hindu Holi Fire Festival by The Zenana Mahal, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

The Taj Mahal mausoleum with birds flying around the dome, southern view detail of iwans with bas relief marble, Uttar Pradesh, India

Indian Hindu woman in traditional Rajasthani sari at The Amber Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Indian man wears traditional Rajasthani turban in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Muslim Punjabi girl at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Traditional bard, dholan, at Holi festival of 76th Maharana of Mewar, His Highness, Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, at the City Palace, Rajasthan, India

Traditional necklaces and beads on sale at street stall in Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Muslim Punjabi girl at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Indian man wearing traditional Rajasthani turban and gold earring in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Traditional beads and necklaces on market stall in street scene in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Nepalese dancers at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Indian woman with traditional nose jewel in old town Udaipur, Rajasthan, Western India

Hindu priests at Holi festival of 76th Maharana of Mewar, His Highness, Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, at the City Palace, Rajasthan, India

Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pretty young Indian woman at home in Narlai village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Nepalese dancers at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Traditional Indian bangles at The Amber Fort a Rajput fort built 16th Century in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman with traditional nose jewel in old town Udaipur, Rajasthan, Western India

Indian man wearing traditional Rajasthani turban and gold earring in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Muslim Punjabi girl at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Indian Hindu woman in traditional Rajasthani sari at The Amber Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Indian man wearing traditional Rajasthani turban in Sadri town in Pali District of Rajasthan, Western India

Young girl in traditional clothing, Pakistan.

Woman wearing traditional Indonesian dress, Jakarta, Indonesia.

A young girl wearing an ornate gold head-dress with gold necklace and earrings in traditional style in Java, Indonesia.

Young pretty girls in brightly coloured national costume and jewels at a festival in Calcutta, India

Gambian women smartly dressed while atttending an Independence Day reception at the State House in Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa.

A woman from the Kathmandu valley in Nepal wearing nose jewels in the traditional way. Her head is covered with a tartan shawl.

Young girl, Delhi, India.

Male and female dancers at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

A n honoured chief riding a decorated horse with his attendants at a Durbar in Maidugari, Nigeria

Lord Mayor of City of London's Chain of Office, United Kingdom

Traditional Sri Lankan dancers in Colombo, Sri Lanka

A n honoured chief ridingon a decorated horse and holding a staff at a Durbar in Maidugari, Nigeria

Young girl gazes at jewels in Fratelli Chiocchetti jewellery shop in Via Fillungo, Lucca, Italy

Young girl wearing traditional Indian dress

Traditional Sri Lankan dancers in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Indonesian girls in traditional dress, Java

In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

Hispanic girl texting on cell phone

Close up of pearl and heart necklace on table

Figurehead of barge, Royal Barges National Museum, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

Royal Barges National Museum, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

Figurehead of barge, Royal Barges National Museum, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

Ornamentation, detail of barge, Royal Barges National Museum, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

Cagliari, Ittiri Dress e Jewel, Sant'Efisio traditional event, the most important religious feast in Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Armenian Cross In The Church Of The Holy Mother Of God (Surb Astvatzatzin) At Khor Virap Monastery, Ararat Province, Armenia

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Two women in traditional dancing costumes, gesturing with hands.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Portrait of woman in traditional dancing costume, greenery in background.

A mother and her children in a Himba village, indigenous tribe, Kunene, Namibia

A mother and child in a Himba village, indigenous tribe, Kunene, Namibia

A woman in a Himba village – a traditionally living tribe in Kunene, Namibia