Our Lady of Constantinople, Co-cathedral of Ruvo di Puglia, Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Co-cathedral of Ruvo di Puglia, Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta of Gravina in Puglia, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta of Gravina in Puglia, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy

Soccorpo Cathedral (Lamia dei Morti) (Cemeterio) (Church of S. Croce), Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy

Soccorpo Cathedral (Lamia dei Morti) (Cemeterio) (Church of S. Croce), Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy

Church of San Benedetto, Massafra, Taranto, Apulia, Italiy

Crypt, Cathedral, Trani, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Family working in the Salinas de Maras, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Sacred pools (golbasi) surrounded by mosques and Koranic colleges (medresse), Urfa, Kurdistan, Turkey, Anatolia, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Sacred Heart, St. Nicolas de Veroce, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Horses roaming free, Wutaishan (Five Terrace Mountain) one of China's sacred Buddhist mountain ranges, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Ccaccaccollo weaving community, Sacred Valley of the Incas, near Cusco, Peru, South America

Penitents holding cross made with flowers, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Cathedral of San Salvatore, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Sacred Valley of the Inca, Urubamba, Peru, South America

Quechua women of the Pitumarca Community, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Voodoo sacred tree in Togoville, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Altamura, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims on the kora, walking around Mount Kailas (Mount Kailash), which is sacred to Buddhists and Hindus, Tibet, China, Asia

Sacred Lake, Temples of Karnak, Karnak, near Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Voodoo sacred tree in Togoville, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Naga (sacred snake), on chapel's front porch, Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

People visiting the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Temple of the Tooth) (Sri Dalada Maligawa), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Lamas at monastery entrance, which is covered with a curtain depicting the sacred symbols of Buddhism, at Longki, south of Yushu in Qinghai, China, Asia

Portrait of Edgar, Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

National Park, Thingvellir, Iceland.

Ollanta Train station in Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Inca salt pans below salt spring, Salineras de Maras, Sacred Valley, Cuzco region (Urabamba), Peru, South America

Ollanta Train station in Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Sacred cows sitting in a narrow street, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Sacred pools (golbasi) surrounded by mosques and Koranic colleges (medresse), Urfa, Kurdistan, Turkey, Anatolia, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Sunrise on a monastery stupa and prayer flags on Yedou Peak, 3058m, at Wutaishan (Five Terrace Mountain) one of China's sacred Buddhist mountain ranges, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Students playing football, Sacred Heart church, Chandernagor (Chandannagar), a former French colony, West Bengal, India, Asia

Otowa-no-taki spring, visitors taking sacred waters, Kiyomizu-dera, Buddhist temple in summer, Southern Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Woman and her dog, Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Sacred horse, Taoist temple, Jade Emperor pagoda (Chua Phuoc Hai), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shrine to the Sacred Heart of Jesus outside Lowry's for Catholic street parade, Clifden, County Galway, Ireland

Sacred texts, horns Cignil (cymbals) and yeti scalp, Namche monastery, Namche Bazaar, Nepal, Asia

Sacred Heart church, Entebbe, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Inca salt pans below salt spring, Salineras de Maras, Sacred Valley, Cuzco region (Urabamba), Peru, South America

Inca salt pans below salt spring, Salineras de Maras, Sacred Valley, Cuzco region (Urabamba), Peru, South America

Jesus Sacred Heart, St. Petrus and St. Paulus Church, Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Hiram Bingham train at the Ollanta Train station in Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru. South America

Statue of St. Louis on Basilique du Sacre Coeur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart), Montmartre, Paris, France, Europe

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Jesus's sacred heart, Paris, France, Europe

Sacred Ark curtain in Stadttempel Synagogue, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Crucifix, Sacred Heart Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Herzliya Synagogue sacred Ark, Hertzliya, Israel, Middle East

The celebration of the Eucharist in the sacrifice of the Mass, Sacred Heart Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Easter Wednesday sacred oil consecration in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

View over Yamdrok Lake one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet, Tibet, China, Asia

Sacred book, Paris, France, Europe

Sacred ark in Avignon Synagogue, Avignon, Vaucluse, France, Europe

Sacred oil, Easter week in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

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

Sang sang rimpoche uses the dorje, a sacred ritual object to make the first decisive cut into the sand mandala on the last day of the mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal. solu khumbu, nepal

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

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

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

Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

N month of november 7 days before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They bring their precious herbs, minerals special animal glands to be blessed. A selected amount of herbs is placed in a copper vessel placed on monastery alter. 7 days amchis go through an elaborate potenization of these medicines through prayer other practices. Seen here is of amchis holding a dorje (sacred object used cutting through obscurations) which is lined from a vessel containing various herbs sitting on monastery alter to heart chakra. Chang tang nyee, ladakh, indi

Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Traditional Sepik Tribe Sacred Dance, Woman Making Up

Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Traditional Sepik Tribe Sacred Dance

Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Yoruba women dance in trance at a sacred water festival to honor their animistic spirits. nigeria, africa

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa

In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis making torma, a ritual food offering. India

Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis performing puja at potenization ceremony. Amchis performing rituals during potenization ceremony. India

The sacred waterfall of Riandahy in Andringitra National Park in southern Madagascar, Madagascar, 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

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

Macedonia (the former yugoslav republic of macedonia, fyrm) cyrilic bible, orthodox church of the monastery of saint naum. Lake ohrid

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

In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis making torma, a ritual food offering. India

Ancient preserved grave slabs in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Sandstone pillars in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

An ancient preserved grave slab in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK, with the grave of John Smith, the former Labour leader in the foreground.

Ancient preserved grave slabs in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

An ancient preserved grave slab in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

St john's Cross in the grounds of Iona Abbey, Iona, off mull, Scotland, UK, with St Oran's Cross in the background

St john's Cross in the grounds of Iona Abbey, Iona, off mull, Scotland, UK, with St Oran's Cross in the background

Iona Abbey on iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Edfu, Aswan, Egypt. February 25, 2022. Sacred boat in the Temple of Horus at Edfu.

Gurla mandata. Tibet. Symbolizing interpenetration of phenomena, sacred sites in tibet often places where male female elements in landscape joined-a mountain a lake, example

Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Traditional Sepik Tribe Sacred Dance, Man And Woman Preparing To Dance

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. The Sacred Lake at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor.

Guatemala qeqchi-mayan catholic, incense burner, peten.

Sandstone pillars in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Europe, Portugal, Viana do Castelo. Statue on the Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart on the Monte de Luzia, Mount of Saint Lucy.

A dorje lies on an open prayer book in Serzang lakhang, Basgo. Ladakh, India

Europe, Portugal, Viana do Castelo. Statue of Saint Lucy on the grounds of the Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart on the Monte de Luzia, Mount of Saint Lucy.