Priest ordinations at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, Paris, France, europe

African child blessed by a priest, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Choir in San Filippo Neri church, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Reuilly Protestant nun, Versailles, Yvelines, France, Europe

Mother and son praying at home, Paris, France, Europe

African woman praying the rosary, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

African priest, Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Priest holding a paten, France, Europe

Prayer, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa

Hands holding Bible, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Beijing, China, Asia

Qi Gong, Paris, France, Europe

Prayers at the Lyon Great Mosque, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Young Buddhist monk, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Holy Spirit mosaic, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Sunday Mass in Haifa Melkite Cathedral, Haifa, Israel, Middle East

Buddhist prayer, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Mass in Saint Gervais Catholic church run by a monastic community, Paris, France, Europe

Catholic Mass, Eucharist, Villemomble, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, Europe

Catholic Mass, Chedde, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Jewish protection symbols, Safed, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Mother holding her young baby as she walks through the streets of Delhi, India

Choir in San Filippo Neri church, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Tabla playing, France, Europe

Woman praying in a chapel, Les Contamines, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

African holding Euros, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Portrait of a woman hand painting umbrellas in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Coconut plantation, Taveuni Island, Fiji, Pacific

Shells found on beach, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Experience Music Project, the world's only hands-on music museum, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Buddha statue at Sukhothai Traimit temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Applying hand lotion

Man praying in the Great Mosque, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Icon painting at Notre Dame du Bec Benedictine Abbey, Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France, Europe

Monk at Citeaux abbey, St. Nicolas les Citeaux, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France, Europe

Michel Sabbah, Paris, France, Europe

Detail of fresco in Aghios Andreas monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, Europe

Vigil at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Buddhist prayers, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Young Catholic girl with a cross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Mass, traditionalist Catholic pilgrimage, Bievres, Essonne, France, Europe

Prayer, France, Europe

Cross in the sky, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Suggestion box, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Tamil Catholic celebration, Antony, France, Europe

Palm Sunday, Holy Week, La Roche-sur-Foron, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

African Evangelical celebration, Neuilly sur Marne, Seine Saint Denis, France, Europe

Volunteers at Taize meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Protestant minister's hands, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Water, Thean Hou Chinese temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman with lotus flower, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man praying with rosary, Chatillon-sur-Chalaron, Ain, France, Europe

Muslim and Christian, St. Julian, Malta, Europe

Woman reading Koran in Jumeirah mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Mass bells, Paris, France, Europe

African man reading the Bible in a church, Paris, France, Europe

Eucharist celebration, Paris, France, Europe

Torah reading in a synagogue, Paris, France, Europe

Crucifix, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Crucifix, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Houses and palms, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Cote d'Azur, Provence, France, Europe

Buddhist ceremony, Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Praying hands, Paris, France, Europe

Devotee with Buddha statue, Paris, France, Europe

Gregoire III Laham, Melkite Patriarch, Paris, France, Europe

Friday prayers. Masjid Kampung mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of fresco in Aghios Andreas monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox icon detail, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Blessing, Paris, France, Europe

Sunday Mass in Lome cathedral, Lome, Togo, West Africa, AFrica

African man reading the Bible in a church, Paris, France, Europe

Woman holding a cross, Servoz, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

African holding Euros, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

African holding Euros, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Buddhist ceremony, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Palm leaf, Nicoya Pennisula, Costa Rica, Central America

Prayer, Paris, France, Europe

Newlyweds, Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhone, France, Europe

Christian school, Annecy, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Hand on Cross, Chedde, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Praying hands, New York, United States of America, North America

Muslim prayer, Bordeaux, Gironde, France, Europe

Children holding a crucifix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Prayer, Paris, France, Europe

Buddhist ceremony, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Prayers at the Lyon Great Mosque, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Candles in an Orthodox church, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Boy writing a letter, France, Europe

Olive picking, Italy, Europe

Muslim prayer, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Friday prayers, Masjid Kampung Mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Presbyterian Evangelical church in Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Nubian bride preparing for wedding, near Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Mandala mudra, kalachakra, bodhgaya, india. A mandala mudra is a sacred form or diagram of universe collective consciousness. Mandala means essence, la means container; a mandala contains essence of religion possesses great power, gathering within itself forces of universe. Symbolizing both mind body of buddha, mandala represents order harmony achieved by a truly enlightened mind. Hail to jewel in lotus. Nothing at will is born nothing at will there is nothing that is bound there is nothing liberated.,mahasiddha savarip

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj (in yellow) carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Common Frog (Rana temporaria) small froglet sitting on human finger, Oxfordshire, UK

Sea otter (enhydra lutris), monterey, usa, in water, hands upright, close, up.

Hand's Well, Well Dressing commemorating the First World War, Tissington, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe