Close-up of the statue of a Chinese guard at the temple of Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardian statue, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple gate and guardians, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardians of the gateway in the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dwarapala (temple guardian) standing in the Plaosan Lor compound, Plaosan Temples, near Prambanan, island of Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardian statue, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

CCTV camera behind a Demon Giant statue in The Grand Palace Complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Pakistani ceremonial guard outside Sikh Temple Gurdwara of Arjan Dev, Lahore, Pakistan

Demon Giant statue guards an entrance to The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

Tourists sit on lion statues in front of National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom

Guardians on horseback escorting the procession to the sea, Gypsy pilgrimage at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches du Rhone, France, Europe

Modern art installations at the Bastion, bronze Guardian Strazkyne, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Demon Giant statues guard an entrance to The Grand Palace and Temple Complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Modern art installations at the Bastion, bronze Guardian Strazkyne, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Demon Giant statue at The Grand Palace Complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Mythical gryphon guards The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Gilt statue inside The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Dwarapala (temple guardian) standing in the Plaosan Lor compound, Plaosan Temples, near Prambanan, island of Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardian figure at Horyuji Temple, which contains the world's oldest wooden structures, Nara, Japan, Asia

Chinthe guards hilltop pagoda, Mawlamyine, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Guardian figures carved in the hardest of wood, found at the junctions of footpaths leading to villages for protection from evil spirits, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Soldier on duty in Abu Dhabi

Guardian Statue and Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Portrait of an elderly man wearing a traditional headcloth, a guardian at the Folklore Museum, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Giant statue of the Buddha and guardian, Koh Samui, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardians of the volcano, Merapi, Yogyakarta region, island of Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardian sculptures at the base of a Golden Chedis, Bangkok, Thailand

Guardians of the volcano, Merapi, Yogyakarta region, island of Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mythical gryphons guard The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Portrait of guardian of Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, near Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Detail of golden plaque of Yamantaka, Doorkeeper of the South, a Tantric Tibetan God, at Erdeni Dzu Monastery at Karakorum, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

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

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. Tov province, mongolia

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

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

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 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

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 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

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. Tov province, mongolia

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 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

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 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

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. Tov province, mongolia

Bodhisattva and Guardian statues, Longmen Buddhist Caves, Ancestor Worshipping Temple dating from the Tang Dynasty, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, Asia

Ramakien figure, Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sandstone carving temple guardian, Museum of Cham Sculpture, Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

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

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. Tov province, mongolia

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

Ramakien statue, Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bodhisattva and Guardian statues, Longmen Buddhist Caves, Ancestor Worshipping Temple dating from the Tang Dynasty, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, Asia

Bodhisattva and Guardian statues, Longmen Buddhist Caves, Ancestor Worshipping Temple dating from the Tang Dynasty, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, Asia

Ramakien figure, Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statues in Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue in Wat Phra Kaew, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardian statue, Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mixed race security guard watching monitors in control room

Main door of Wat Chedi Luang temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Victoria Square and town hall , Birmingham, England

Statue of demon on a Golden Chedi, at the temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

Paintings at the temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

El Presidio, the former prison, now the Maritime museum and Presidio museum. Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

Main door of Wat Chedi Luang temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Moorea, French Polynesia, Society Islands, South Pacific. On a surface of about 280m² with vanilla plants grown on artificial guardians. This type of culture helps protect it from the assaults of the sun, birds and all kinds of pests

The Knife Angel sculpture by Alfie Bradley in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England

Statues of demons on a Golden Chedi, at the temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

Thotkhirithon demon guardian figure at Wat Phra Kaeo on the grounds of The Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.

Guardian mythical demons or Yaksha supporting the base of a golden Chedi at Wat Phra Kaew on the grounds of The Grand Palace; Bangkok, Thailand.

Guardian mythical demon or Yaksha at The Grand Palace; Bangkok, Thailand.

Religious statues at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Mythological demon statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Face of guardian mythical demon figure, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

A bronze guardian lion statue in the Lama Temple complex, a Buddhist temple in Beijing, China.

A bronze guardian lion statue in the Lama Temple complex, a Buddhist temple in Beijing, China.

A bronze statue of a lion guards the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.

Garuda figures on the ubusot, the main building of Temple of the Emerald Buddha at The Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sunset Lighthouse Istanbul Turkey

Sunset Nugget Point Lighthouse New Zealand

Nugget Point Lighthouse New Zealand

Lighthouse Westerhever North Sea Germany

Sunset, Cape Ann Lighthouse, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

cast iron statues of temple guardians, Taoist Zhong Yue Temple, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Animal roof guardians, mythological creatures guarding the Golden Hall, Jin Dian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, summit 1613 metres high, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

Jesus Christ played by a priest carrying the Cross, The Mystery of the passion of Christ Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Cracow, Poland

Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Low view of Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Inyambo (sacred) cows with huge horns and guardians in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Portrait of an elderly man in the cultural village of Gorilla Guardians Village, Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

fist, cast iron statues of guardians, Taoist Zhong Yue Temple, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Detail of seeds in the hands of medicine man in the cultural village of Gorilla Guardians Village, Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Statue of guardian on Camargue horse beside Camargue bull, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Southern France, France, Europe

Statue of guardian on Camargue Horse, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Southern France, France, Europe

Temple guard at the Royal Palace in Bangkok Thailand

Suricate (Suricata suricatta) . Also called Meerkat. Female with three playful young at their burrow. On the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Temple guardian in front of the Bupaya Pagoda at the Ayeyarwady river, Bagan, Pagan, Burma, Myanmar, Asia

Entrance to Huyen Khong cave, protective deities, guardian figures, Marble Mountains, Ngu Hanh Son, Thuy Son, Da Nang, Vietnam, Asia