Mehrangarh Fort 18th Century section, The Armoury, at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

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

Rajbagh Lake and Maharaja of Jaipur's Hunting Lodge in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Apartment blocks at Happy Valley in northern Hong Kong island, a suburb famous for its racecourse, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Trans-Mongolian train, Central Gobi, Mongolia, Asia

Young Thai woman at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indian architecture at the Ghats overlooking the Ganges River in City of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Rajbagh Lake and Maharaja of Jaipur's Hunting Lodge in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Mehrangarh Fort 19th Century The Treasury Building, Daulatkhana, at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

Vigan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sapa morning market, Sapa, Northern Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sapa morning market, Sapa, Northern Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Albanian church, dating from the 12th century and not related to modern Albania, Kish, near Shaki, northern Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia

Lanna Silver Belt for holding the Paa Nung in place, Northern Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bull among herd of cattle at Jhupidiya Village in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman with herd of goats at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian man runs market stall in alleyway in the city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Kamikochi valley, Northern Alps, Nagano, Japan, Asia

Young Hmong villagers in Xieng Khouang province, northern Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Woman planting in the rice terraces of Banaue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Float at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ceremonial Guard at Samode Haveli luxury hotel, former merchant's house, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian women queue for silk shop near Chet Singh Ghat on banks of The Ganges River in holy city of Varanasi, Northern India

The Brahman Blue City, Brahmpuri area, of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

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

Traditional scenes of tourists on on River Ganges at Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Jaswant Thada, the Maharaja of Jodhpur Memorial, built 1906, at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

Banaue terraced rice fields, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern area, island of Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Former General Staff building and Triumphal Arch surrounds Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Koryaksky volcano, 3456m high, conical andesite volcano, Kamchatka, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Eastern Siberia, Russia, Eurasia

Young Buddhist monk in the Wat Phra That Lampang Luang Buddhist temple, Lampang, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thai girls at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Common Babbler bird on fencepost at Chattra Sagar nature reserve at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus, bird in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Coal trucks, Murmansk, Russia, Europe

Woman planting in the rice terraces of Banaue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional doorway at The Observatory in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Unoccupied home in Hindu village of Dhudaly in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian man runs market stall in alleyway in the city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Chhatra Sagar reservoir and luxury tented camp oasis in the desert at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

New Year celebrations in northern China, Asia

Worshippers at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

House of national artist Thawan Duchanee, Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional scenes of tourists in boats on River Ganges at Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

A bull lying near the Hindu Temple in Narlai village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Koryaksky volcano. UNESCO World Heritage Site, behind Stalinist suburban flats, Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Eastern Siberia, Russia, Eurasia

Young minority girls, Sapa lake, Mount Fansipan, Sapa, Northern Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gathering of Lisu tribes people, Northern Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

House of national artist Thawan Duchanee, Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Paper lanterns being released at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cattle in shelter in Indian Bishnoi village near Rohet in Rajasthan, Northern India

Mehrangarh Fort 19th Century at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

Cat Cat Village hiking trail, Sapa, Northern Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flower market, northern India, India, Asia

Men in flower market, northern India, India, Asia

Indian Hindu pilgrims queue to visit the Golden Temple during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, Northern India

Jaswant Thada, the Maharaja of Jodhpur Memorial, built 1906, at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Northern India

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

Ranthambore Fort heritage site in Rajasthan, Northern India

Offerings at the Wat Phra That Lampang Luang Buddhist temple, Lampang, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

The 38 metre Majestic Kawanua II aluminium fast ferry departing the capital to the distant northern island of Siau, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fountains, Petrodvorets (Peterhof), St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Indian Hindu man in the city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Ranthambore Fort heritage site in Rajasthan, Northern India

Catherine Palace, Pushkin, near St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

City of Datong, northern part of Shanxi Province, China, Asia

Foreign traders and Chinese merchants depicted in a mural dating from the late 19th century, in Wat Phumin in the town of Nan, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

House of national artist Thawan Duchanee, Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Horse drawn carriage with tourist, Lampang, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Roadworks in Hindu village of Dhudaly in Rajasthan, Northern India

Canal scene, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Bull roams in the street in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Bell Tower, Donskoy Monastery, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Releasing offerings into river at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

View from the southeast of the Christian Trinity St. Sergius Lavra (Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra), Monastery at Sergiev Posad (formerly Zagorsk), UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Moscow, Russia, Europe

Nomadic camp, Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Trulshig rinpoche, blesses. Tulshig rinpoche blesses. Tulshig rimpoche s followers believe that he, like many other lamas, reassumes a human body after death in order to return to disciples. previous incarnation of tulshig rimpoche spent several years at dzarongpu monastery (highest monastery in world located at 16,500’ within sight of northern side of mt everest) served as of ngawong tenzin teachers. He promised to return in next life, so at tulshig s death ngawong tenzin norbu sought found reincarnation. current tulshig rimpoche then came to monastery studied with ngawong tenzin norbu. relationship between teacher student, in which a teacher returns to study from former student, maintains lineage over generations. Bhutan

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

These reindeer peoples' entire existence is based around their herds of reindeer, which provide milk, skins for clothes, horn for carving and medicine, transport and occasionally, meat. the tsaatan are part of the tuvan ethnic group, which inhabits the tuvan republic of russia. there are only about 200 tsaatan in total, spread over 100,000 sq km of northern mongolia. they are nomadic, often moving their small encampments every three to four weeks, searching for special types of grass and moss loved by the reindeer. the tsaatan are strong practitioners of shamanism. west taiga, northern mongolia

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

A small cargo boat on the Mekong River, in the northern area around Sop Ruak and the Laos and Burma borders, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A road sweeper wears a face mask against the awful air pollution in Harbin city in Northern China, Heilongjiang Province, China, Asia

A Chinese peasant recycling rubbish on the streets of Suihua in Heilongjiang Province, Northern China, Asia

Nodding donkey oil pumps pumping oil up from the Daqing oil field in Northern China, Asia

Nodding donkey oil pumps pumping oil up from the Daqing oil field in Northern China, Asia

Nodding donkey oil pumps pumping oil up from the Daqing oil field in Northern China, Asia

Nodding donkey oil pumps pumping oil up from the Daqing oil field in Northern China, Asia

An oil refinery in the middle of the Daqing oil field in northern China, Asia

Nodding donkey oil pumps pumping oil up from the Daqing oil field in Northern China, Asia

A sign in the Daqing oil field in northern China, Asia

A Chinese road sweeper sweeping the hard shoulder of the highway with a hand brush in Inner Mongolia, Northern China, Asia

Ancient cave houses dug into Loess deposits in Shanxi province, northern China, Asia

Ancient cave houses dug into Loess deposits in Shanxi province, northern China, Asia