Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

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

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Agra Fort the Jahangir Mahal, zenana palace residence of Rajput wives of Mughal Emperor Akbar

Buddhist monks visiting Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

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

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Buddhist monk at Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple, Mulagandhakuti Vihara, near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Pietra Dura stone and jewel inlay cut in marble frescoes at Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Agra Fort, 17th Century Muthamman Burj Jasmine Tower where Mughal Shah Jehan was incarcerated, in Agra, Northern India

Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu pilgrim bathing and praying in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, India

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

Agra Fort the Jahangir Mahal, zenana palace residence of Rajput wives of Mughal Emperor Akbar

Domed ceiling pietra dura jewels cut into marble in Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

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

Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu man bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

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

Indian Hindu pilgrim woman bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing and praying in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing and with prayer candles in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

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

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

King Bhumibol Adulyadej poster celebrating 60th anniversary of his reign, Bangkok, Thailand

Two men wearing arab headdresses giving the traditional arab greeting in the Hilton Hotel at Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The mask of King Tutankhamun displayed in the Cairo Museum, Egypt

A Buddhist monk in saffron coloured robes with hands together while praying at the Buddhist Temple in Huating, China

Bronze statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc) created by Jules Roulleau in 1893 in Chinon, Loire Valley, France

Soldiers salute while marching in Tiananmen Square with a red flag in Beijing (Peking), China

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

Bronze statue of Gonzalo Fernandez de Olviedo, in front of Torre del Homenaje (Tower of Homage), Fortaleza Ozama, Colonial Zone, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

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

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

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

Buddhist visitors applying gold leaf as traditional offering at Dhamakh Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

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

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

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Woman prays to Golden Buddhas in the Grand Hall of Magnificence of the Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China

Bronze statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Paris, France

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

Lighted candles offering Buddhist prayers at Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath near Varanasi, Northern India

Headstones at a United States Military Cemetery at Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Flowers have been left beside one of the crosses.

Tourists visit Tomb of Etimad Ud Doulah, 17th Century Mughal tomb built 1628, Agra, India

Worshipper burning incense at the Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China

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

Agra Fort, 17th Century residence of Great Mughals, World Heritage Monument, India

Headstones at a United States Military Cemetery at Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Flowers have been left beside one of the crosses.

Bronze statue of Gonzalo Fernandez de Olviedo, in front of Torre del Homenaje (Tower of Homage), Fortaleza Ozama, Colonial Zone, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

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

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

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

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

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

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

At the Tiergaertnertor Tower, bronze sculpture "Der Hase", Juergen Goetz, 1984, homage to Albrecht Duerer, historic city centre, Nuremberg, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Homenatge a la Barceloneta (Homage an Barceloneta) sculpture by Rebecca Horn, German performance and installation artist, on Platja (Beach) de Sant Sebastia in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

School children paying homage to Mustapha Kemal Atatuerk, Didyma, Turkey

Homage to Prague Mosaic, art nouveau style Prague Municipal House, Republic Square, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Low angle view of a statue, Zacatecas State, Mexico

Germany, Berlin, The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall, Mural called Homage to the Young Generation by Thierry Noir.

Germany, Berlin, The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall, Mural called Homage to the Young Generation by Thierry Noir.