Cathedral in Tromsoya, Tromso, Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

Straw bales below a stormy sky, Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, United Kingdom

Place de la Concorde ferris wheel, La Grande Roue, Central Paris, France

LKAB mining tour, largest underground iron ore mine in the world, Kiruna, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Hobbiton, wooden doors of Hobbit holes in the film set fictional village of Hobbiton, Matamata, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Bedroom Corridor inside the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel (Ice Hotel), Alta, Arctic Circle, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Preshitoric archaeological site, Castlerigg Stone Circle, standing stones, with mountains beyond, near Keswick, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lily pond and fountain, Winter Gardens, Domain Park, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Stone Circle dating from between 3000 and 1500BC, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Homes and fishing huts in hamlet across fjord from Sandneshamnvegen 862 on Kvaloya Island, Tromso, Arctic Circle, Northern Norway

Traditional wooden buildings along Storgata in the quaint area of Tromso, in the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

Celebration crossing the Arctic Circle heading south, on Hurtigruten ferry, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Ice Hotel, Kiruna, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

The chapel, Ice Hotel, Kiruna, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Arctic wilderness in Ovre Dividal National Park in the Arctic Circle region of Tromso, Northern Norway

Reindeer herd in the snow in arctic landscape at Kval?ysletta, Kvaloya Island, Tromso in Arctic Circle Northern Norway

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, snow or ice hotel, striking sculpture in lobby, Alta, Winter, Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The Blue Cone room, The Tree Hotel, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Winter market, Jokkmokk, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Nine Ladies Stone Circle, Derbyshire, England, Europe

Locals walking in the snow in Tromso within the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

Traditional architecture on snowy day in city of Tromso, in the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

Straw bales in the Cotswolds at Swinbrook in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Ice sculpture, Ice Hotel, Kiruna, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

LKAB mining tour, largest underground iron ore mine in the world, Kiruna, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Early example of a crop circle, Avon Wiltshire border, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Castelrigg Stone Circle, near Keswick, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Castlerigg Stone Circle, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of the Imam Mosque, formerly Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Spectacular midnight sun, taken at 1 am, Bodo, Polar Circle, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Koshti, traditional ritual training course for warriors in the Yazd Zourkhaneh, gymnasium or House of Strength, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

Circular stained glass window in The Cathedral of Notre Dame, Our Lady, at Strasbourg, Alsace, France

Traditional architecture wooden buildings along Storgata in the quaint area of the city of Tromso, in the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

Traditional wooden buildings along Storgata in the quaint area of Tromso, in the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

The Dragonfly room, The Tree Hotel, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Long Meg, and part of the Druids Circle, Little Salkeld, Eden Valley, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, and the Saddleback Range, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Neolithic Castlerigg Stone Circle at dawn, near Keswick, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kigndom, Europe

Drombeg Stone Circle, circa 200 B.C., comprising 17 stones, and nearby cooking and hut site, near Glandore, County Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The famous stone circle at Stonehenge, England

Woodfjorden, Svalbard, Arctic Circle, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Castlerigg Stone Circle (the Druid's Circle), Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK, Europe

Torhouskie Stone Circle dating from Neolithic times, near Wigtown, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Arctic Circle Centre, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Modern architecture at the BMW Headquarters office blocks in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Puymartin castle, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Standing stones in prehistoric stone circle, Avebury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional wooden buildings along Storgata in the quaint area of Tromso, in the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

View across Tromso Sound to Tromso and the Lyngen Alps from Kvaloya Island in Arctic Circle Northern Norway

Modern architecture at the BMW Headquarters office blocks in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, snow or ice hotel, striking sculpture in lobby, Alta, Winter, Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The prehistoric standing stone circle of Stonehenge, dating from between 3000 and 2000BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Winter market, Jokkmokk, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Ice Hotel, Kiruna, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

The chapel, Ice Hotel, Kiruna, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

The Chapel inside Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel (Ice Hotel), Alta, Arctic Circle, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, snow or ice hotel, ice suite, striking sculpture, Alta, Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Loanhead of Daviot stone circle dating from between 2500 and 2000 BC, Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Derrintaggart West stone circle, megalithic site on Beara Peninsula, believed to have been built between 1500 and 500BC, Castletown, County Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Children running in the snow in Tromso within the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

Stacked strawbales, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Dawn, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Helvellyn Range on horizon, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pobull Fhinn stone circle, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Koshti, traditional ritual training course for warriors in the Yazd Zourkhaneh, gymnasium or House of Strength, Yazd, Iran, Middle East

Traditional architecture wooden building in city of Tromso, in the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway

The Rollright Stones monument ancient stone circle, the King's Men, at Little Rollright in The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Painted fish on traffic circle on Heimaey Island, Iceland, Polar Regions

The prehistoric standing stone circle of Stonehenge, dating from between 3000 and 2000BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Cabin room, The Tree Hotel, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Uragh Stone Circle, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

The prehistoric standing stone circle of Stonehenge, dating from between 3000 and 2000BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of Elektrozavodskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia, Europe

Dawn, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tjongsfjorden, on Arctic Circle, Kystriksveien coast road, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Buddhist symbol of one circle and the three jewels of Buddhism, the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

People walk in a circle as part of their morning exercise in the park by the City Wall of Xian, China

Painted houses of the Alaba peoples near Kulito, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Long Meg Druids Circle, Little Salkeld, Eden Valley, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The prehistoric standing stone circle of Stonehenge, dating from between 3000 and 2000BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Palace and New Statue Circle, Mysore, Karnataka state, India, Asia

St. Johns in the Vale and the Helvellyn Range from Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Circle Line Ferry, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Stonehenge, 5000 years old stone circle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Regency Terrace, Outer Circle, Regent's Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Group prayer in an Evangelical church, Kpalime, Togo, West Africa, Africa

St. Johns in the Vale and the Helvellyn Range from Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The prehistoric standing stone circle of Stonehenge, dating from between 3000 and 2000BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Forks astrological monument, Oodena Celebration Circle, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Razor wire in the evening light

City skyline of Jebel Amman from the Citadel, including 2nd to 3rd Circle with Hotel Intercontinental and Jordan Tower, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Pobull Fhinn stone circle, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Castlerigg Stone Circle, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lighthouse Reef, Belize, Central America

Makuna indian, colombi

Aerial view of the maze, labyrinthus, Reignac-sur-Indre, Touraine, France, Europe

Bales of cotton at plantation along the Mississippi Delta at Tensas Co-op Gin Inc, near Tallulah, Louisiana, USA

Shoaling sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

A woman drying her rice crop in the Sunderbans, Ganges, Delta, India, the area is very low lying and vulnerable to sea level rise.