Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Portrait of an old woman from Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), India, Asia

Female farmers at work in rice nursery, with rain protection, Annapurna area, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Standing Buddha statue, Wat Chalong temple, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guayusa Upina Ceremony, Sinchi Warmi, Amazonia, Napo Province, Ecuador

Sinchi Warmi, Amazonia, Napo Province, Ecuador

Emir of Daura in the Fadar Daurama Emir's palace, Daura Emirate, Katsina state, Nigeria

Words (fate brings visitors to Kaiyuan) on a red wall in Kaiyuan Temple, first established 738AD, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, China

Gangchung Wangben, Naga man, headhunter, wearing horn earrings, Naga necklaces with brass heads and elephant tusk arm bands, Nagaland, India, Asia

Torpu eppi. Every line in work-worn face tells a story. In mountains, is a sign of wisdom in of survival. Torpu eppi wears heirloom necklaces of coral, amber, turquoise, acquired on trading trips to tibet humla, north-west nepal

Old Kayan women weaving the traditional way, Kayah village, Loikaw area, Kayah state, Myanmar, Asia

Old Kayan women weaving the traditional way, Kayah village, Loikaw area, Kayah state, Myanmar, Asia

Mayan indian religous men at Easter Procession in Antigua.

The feather bustle, a key element of men's traditional powwow regalia uses eagle feathers, a symbol of pride and honor among natives. The number of feathers are viewed as tokens of experience and wisdom associated with the one bearing them.