Qutub Minar minaret tower with verses from the Qur'an at Qutab Minar Complex, Unesco World Heritage Site in New Delhi, India

The Qutab Minar, built around 1200 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delhi, India, Asia

Sandstone and marble gateway to 17th Century Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal, tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Buddhist prayer flags at Mulagandhakuti Vihara Temple at Sarnath near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

St. Francis' church, the first burial place of Vasco da Gama, Cochin, Kerala state, India, Asia

The Basilica of Bom Jesus, built 1594, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Minaret of The Taj Mahal mausoleum, Uttar Pradesh, India

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalaya, India, Asia

One of the four carved stone toranas (gateways), Stupa One, Buddhist shrine dating from 3rd century BC, Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Iron pillar weighing six tons, seven metres high, Qutab Minar, Delhi, India, Asia

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

Door to the harem Zenana Deorhi at The Maharaja of Jaipur's Moon Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Gandhi Memorial - a platform of black marble where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated, Raj Ghat, - Rajghat - New Delhi, India

Hindu style traditional door in Acacia wood at the 16th Century Amber Fort in Jaipur in Rajasthan, Northern India

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, built in 1521 and rebuilt in 1661, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

Mahe de la Bourdonnais statue, Port Louis, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Se Cathedral, thought to be Asia's biggest church, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

Indian women visiting The Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh, India

The Taj Mahal Mosque red sandstone and white marble dome at dawn, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tughlaqabad, Delhi, Haryana state, India, Asia

The Bibi ka Maqbara, built by Azam Shah in 1678 as a son's tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durrani, the Queen of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The ghats on the Narmada River at the Ahilya Fort and Temples, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

View of the City Palace and hotels from Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Indian boy at Agra Fort, 17th Century residence of Great Mughals and Mughal fort in Agra, Northern India

Royal chattris (tombs) and the River Betwa in the early morning Orcha, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

The Jantar Mantar Observatory, Delhi, India, Asia

Cloisters of the Basilica of Bom Jesus, built 1594, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

Cloisters of the Basilica of Bom Jesus, built 1594, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

Tourist at The British Residency Complex, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

The Basilica of Bom Jesus, built 1594, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

The Red Fort, Delhi, India, Asia

Detail of stone carvings at The Ranakpur Jain Temple at Desuri Tehsil in Pali District of Rajasthan, Western India

The Jantar Mantar, Jai Singh II Observatory, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Tsemo Gompa on ridge above Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

View of the City Palace and hotels from Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Cenotaphs of the maharajahs, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Clock tower, Victoria, island of Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Qutab Minar (Qutub Minar), dating from circa 1200AD, Delhi, India, Asia

Entrance to Agra Fort, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Buddhist monk passes prayer flags at Mulagandhakuti Vihara Temple at Sarnath near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Statue of an American Indian in front of the State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, North America

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Panaji Town, Goa, India, Asia

The Bibi ka Maqbara, built by Azam Shah in 1678 as a son's tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durrani, the Queen of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Se Cathedral, thought to be Asia's biggest church, Old Goa, Goa, India, Asia

The Jahaz Mahal or Ships Palace in the Royal Enclave, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Imambara, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Exterior view, Neemrana Fort Palace Hotel, Neemrana, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

View of the Shiva Temple with the Narmada river in background, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

The Lake Palace hotel on Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The Lake Palace hotel on Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India

Mosque, Male, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

The Bibi ka Maqbara, built by Azam Shah in 1678 as a son's tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durrani, the Queen of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

View of the City Palace and hotels from Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Massive fort built in 1458 by Rana Kumbha, Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The City Palace, built in 1775, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Gumbaz, Srirangapatnam, near Mysore, Karnataka state, India, Asia

The Jahaz Mahal or Ships Palace in the Royal Enclave, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

The Jahaz Mahal or Ships Palace in the Royal Enclave, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

The Jahaz Mahal or Ships Palace in the Royal Enclave, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

View of the City Palace and hotels from Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The gate to the palace at Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, built in 1521 and rebuilt in 1661, Old Goa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goa, India, Asia

The Bibi ka Maqbara, built by Azam Shah in 1678 as a son's tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durrani, the Queen of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Jahaz Mahal or Ships Palace in the Royal Enclave, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

View of the City Palace and hotels from Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The City Palace, built in 1775, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The Jahaz Mahal or Ships Palace in the Royal Enclave, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Mission San Xavier del Bac on the San Xavier Indian Reservation outside Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Adult Orca Bull, Orcinus Orca, surfacing in front of Mt. Baker, San Juan Islands, Washington

Couple sitting on rocks at river watching sunset

Taj Mahal under hazy sky, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Indian couple taking cell phone photograph of New York cityscape, New York, United States

Man admiring statue in ornate temple

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

Volunteers cooking for the pilgrims who visit the Golden Temple, Each day they serve free food for 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Souvenir shop, inside Rangaji Temple ( Ranganath Temple ), Vrindavan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Praying, in Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi, India

Group of women praying, in ISKCON temple, Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir,Vrindavan,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Humayun's tomb, Delhi, India

Minaret and domes of Jama Masjid mosque, Delhi, India

pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Volunteers preparing onions for cooking to do meals for the pilgrims who visit the Golden Temple, Each day, they serve free food for 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

seller of religious offerings, souvenirs and wardrobe for shoes, entry to Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi, India

Making chai. Volunteers cooking for the pilgrims who visit the Golden Temple, Each day they serve free food for 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Praying, statue of A. C. Bhakivedanta Swami Prabhupada the founder of hare Krishna movement, in ISKCON temple, Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir,Vrindavan,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Praying, ISKCON temple, Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir,Vrindavan,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Jama Masjid mosque, Delhi, India

Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

pilgrim and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Interior of golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Exterior wall of Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Pilgrims praying, golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India