Carving on the wall of the 7th century ornately carved Parasurameswar Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India, Asia

Newhaven harbour from where Oscar Wilde, Edward VIII, Operation Jubilee (the 1942 Dieppe Raid) and Lord Lucan sailed for Normandy, France, Newhaven, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Entrance to Joranda Gadhi monastery worshipping the supreme lord where Joranda, Natima and Patna villages meet, Odisha, India, Asia

Muktesvara Temple, a 10th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, with Navagraha (nine planets) shrine in foreground, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Banteay Srei Inner Sanctuary, Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Muktesvara Temple, a 10th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, with Navagraha (nine planets) shrine in foreground, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Puri town centre showing main street and marketplace near Jagannath temple to Lord Vishnu, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia

Four Dikshitar priests of the Chidambaram temple, considered the foremost amongst the devotees of the Lord Siva, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

View towards the blue domed churches of Resurrection of the Lord and Saint Spyridon, Oia Village, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

View towards the blue domed churches of Resurrection of the Lord and Saint Spyridon at sunset, Oia Village, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Two young pilgrims, in orange T shirts with images of Lord Shiva, going to Gupteswar cave Shiva shrine, Jeypore, Odisha, India, Asia

Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati, statues of Hindu gods, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Banteay Srei Inner Sanctuary, Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Iconic blue domed churches of Saint Spyridon and Resurrection of the Lord, Oia Village, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Banteay Srei Inner Sanctuary, Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Iconic blue domed churches of Resurrection of the Lord and Saint Spyridon, Oia Village, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Lords-and-ladies (Cuckoo pint) (Arum maculatum) clusters of orange berries, United Kingdom, Europe

Iconic blue domed churches of Resurrection of the Lord and Saint Spyridon, Oia Village, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The Lord Mayor's coach, Lord Mayor's Show, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ornately carved 13th century Vimana and Jagamohana sections of Madhava temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, Madhava, Odisha, India, Asia

Iconic blue domed churches of Resurrection of the Lord and Saint Spyridon, Oia Village, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Catholic Cathedral of the Presentation of the Lord, Chora, Naxos City, Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Trees in autumn colour reflected in pond at Kenruoken Garden, one of the most beautiful Feudal Lord's gardens, Kanazawa, Japan, Asia

Iconic blue domed churches of Resurrection of the Lord and Saint Spyridon, Oia Village, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Church of the Resurrection of the Lord at sunset, Imerovigli, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Catholic Cathedral of the Presentation of the Lord, Chora, Naxos City, Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Fireworks display over The Thames for the Lord Mayor's Show, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View towards the blue domed churches of Resurrection of the Lord and Saint Spyridon, Oia Village, Santorini (Thira) Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Antique Pichwai, painting on cloth of Lord Krishna, in 1970s concrete structured home, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Peers lobby, House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Lords Library, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Lords Chamber, House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Lord's Prayer during Catholic Mass, Paris, France, Europe

Griais Memorial, monument to the Lewis land-raiders, representing a symbolic croft split asunder by Lord Leverhulme, owner of Harris and Lewis in the beginning of the last century, north of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Musicians herald the rising of Lord Surya (sun god), Sun Worship Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Religious pictures of Lord Shiva and wife Parwati on sale at stall by the Golden Temple in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Lord Shiva and Parwati characters ride through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Lord Shiva and Parwati characters parade through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Lord Murugan Statue at the Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Batu Caves, Hindu Shrine, with Statue of Lord Muruguan, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Looking north to Lover's Bay with two Norfolk Island pines by the lagoon with the world's most southerly coral reef, on this 10km long ancient volcanic island in the Tasman Sea, Lord Howe Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Eroded calcarenite rock (cemented coral sands) with Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower by the lagoon with the world's most southerly coral reef, on this 10km long volcanic island in the Tasman Sea, Lord Howe Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific Ocean.

Lord Murugan Statue at the Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The giant statue to the Hindu Lord Murugan at the entrance to the Batu Caves, Gomback, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Devotees gathered in the grounds of the 12th century Jagannath Temple, dedicated to Lord Jagannath, embodiment of Krishna, waiting for a sign from Krishna, in Puri,the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres, State of Odisha, India, Asia

Scene in the bazaar with cow, outside the walls of the 12th century temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, an embodiment of Krishna, situated in Puri, State of Odisha, India, Asia

Pilgrims, devotees and locals outside the walls of the Jagannath Temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, an embodiment of Krishna, situated in Puri,the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres, in the State of Odisha, India, Asia

Lord Ganesha temple near Udupi, Karnataka, India, Asia

Locals playing cards in front of a small temple in the grounds of the 12th century Jagannath Temple, dedicated to Lord Jagannath, an embodiment of Krishna, Puri, in the State of Odisha, India, Asia

Transfiguration of our Lord Church, old Russian Church, founded 1846, Ninilchik, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Firework display over the River Thames after the Lord Mayor's Parade, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Religious pictures of Lord Shiva and wife Parwati on sale at stall by the Golden Temple in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Lord Mayor of City of London's Chain of Office, United Kingdom

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Joze Plecnik 1932, Jiriho z Podebrad Square, Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Sam Lords Beach, Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Nelson's Column, monument to Admiral Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom

View south from Kim's Lookout to Mount Lidgbird on the left and Mount Gower by the lagoon with the world's most southerly coral reef, on this 10km long volcanic island in the Tasman Sea, Lord Howe Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Many mullet and trevally during fish feeding at Ned's Beach, one of the most popular tourist activities on this 10km long volcanic island with the world's most southerly coral reef in the Tasman Sea, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Figurehead of Lord Nelson, former St. John's tavern, Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Sam Lords Beach, Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Transfiguration of our Lord Church, old Russian Church, founded 1846, Ninilchik, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Mount Lidgbird on the left and Mount Gower by the lagoon with the world's most southerly coral reef, on this 10km long volcanic island in the Tasman Sea, Lord Howe Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

The Lord is My Shepherd fishing boat, Anse La Raye, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, West Indies, Central America

View across the lake to The Vyne, the 16th century home of William Sandys, Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, Sherborne St. John, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nelson's Column, monument to Admiral Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom

Woolsack, House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, now a museum ship in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Vyne, the 16th century home of William Sandys, Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, Sherborne St. John, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Newstead Abbey, home of Lord Byron, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Endemic Kentia palms, also cultivated for worldwide sale, and lagoon with Mount Eliza beyond, on this 10km long volcanic island in the Tasman Sea, Lord Howe Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

The Passion of our Lord on the western facade of Our Lady of Strasbourg Cathedral, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Europe

The Lord Mayor's Show, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lews Castle, built by Sir James Matheson in 1863, later owned by Lord Leverhulme, Stornoway, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, now a museum ship in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

MG car at Lord Milner Hotel, Matjiesfontein, South Africa, Africa

Stela 9 erected in AD 625 to commemorate the accession of Lord Smoking Shell in 608, shown in ceremonial regalia, Lamanai, Belize, Central America

Lord Hornblower ferry, San Diego Harbor, San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

The HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, now a museum ship in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Throne, House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Batu Caves, Hindu Shrine, with Statue of Lord Muruguan, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Lords Chamber, House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sam Lords Castle, palms and beach, Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Bust of Lord Nelson, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Lords Chamber, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ancient seat of the Seigneur (Lord) Beranger de Roquefeuil, 15th-16th century, Chateau de Bonaguil, Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Nuffield House, home of Lord Nuffield of Morris Motors fame, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Site of a famous shipwreck, Lord Ard Gorge, Port Campbell National Park, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Cell for meditation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Boy recycling wood after a cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Family preparing a body for cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located on the banks of the Bagmati River Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ancient Kama Sutra wood carvings depicting sexual positions, Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ancient Kama Sutra wood carvings depicting sexual positions, Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Statue titled The Sluggard by Lord Leighton 1885, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A view of Swayambhu Stupa with full moon marks the 2554 years of Lord Gautam Buddha's birth. Nepalese and Tibetan pilgrims lit lamp at the Stupa with the hopes of peace in country. Despite of the on going political turmoil about non-formation of Constitution, Buddha Jayanti (Buddha's birthday) was celebrated throughout the nation in peace. Kathmandu, Nepal. 2010-May-27

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Monkeys at Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located on the banks of the Bagmati River Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A cremation ceremony at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Site of a famous shipwreck, Lord Ard Gorge, Port Campbell National Park, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Pacific