Mar Saba, one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the world, eastern Judean Desert, Israel

The Great Mosque of Kairouan, one of the most impressive and largest Islamic monuments in North Africa, Kairouan, Tunisia

Mosque in the ruins of Berber troglodyte structures, Tataouine region, southern Tunisia

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, which contains the two holiest sites in Christianity

Church of the Holy Sepulchre with crosses and lanterns, the Stone of the Unction, Christian Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Se Cathedral, thought to be Asia's biggest church, Old Goa, Goa, India

Buddha statue in grotto, Tanzhe Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Buddha Park, Xieng Khuan, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist man spinning temple prayer wheels outside Dumtse Lakhang Buddhist temple as he perambulates the temple before entering, Bhutan, Asia

Cathedral of the Holy Savior, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

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

Mother Church of St. Nicholas, Corigliano d'Otranto, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

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

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

Stack of prayer stones on Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) at sunset, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America

Stone vaults and nimbar (pulpit) in prayer hall of Jami Masjid, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Close up of a traditional stone figure with prayer bracelets, Daisho In temple, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Close up of traditional carved prayer stones on a prayer wall at Alchi, with desert landscape and mountains in background, Ladakh, India, Asia

Close up of traditional carved prayer stones on a prayer wall with desert landscape and mountains beyond, Alchi, Ladakh, India, Asia

Prayer stones on prayer wall, Nako village, 2950m, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Everest Trail Scenic. Mountains, Prayer Flags, Stone prayer carvings.

Everest Trail Scenic. Mountains, Prayer Flags, Stone prayer carvings.

Everest Trail Scenic. Mountains, Prayer Flags, Stone prayer carvings.

Everest Trail Scenic. Mountains, Prayer Flags, Stone prayer carvings.

Everest Trail Scenic. Mountains, Prayer Flags, Stone prayer carvings.

Everest Trail Scenic. Mountains, Prayer Flags, Stone prayer carvings.

Everest Trail Scenic. Mountains, Prayer Flags, Stone prayer carvings.

Everest Trail Scenic. Mountains, Prayer Flags, Stone prayer carvings.

Black woman reading at wall

Monk blessing a woman, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Top of Ulugh Beg Minaret at Memorial Complex of Al Gijduvani, Gijduvan, near Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Church of Saint Mary, Mosta, Malta

Statue of Pope Pius the ninth, Saint Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Hallgrimskirkja Church, Reykjavik, Iceland

Wall at Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, also known as Shwe Yaunghwe Monastery, Nyaung Shwe, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Statue of Jesus Christ inside Hallgrimskirkja Church, Reykjavik, Iceland

Interior of Hallgrimskirkja Church, including the large pipe organ, Reykjavik, Iceland

stone engraving of the five original sacred mountains, four directions around a central mountain, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

stone engraving of the five original sacred mountains, four directions around a central mountain, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Taoist hermit monk prays at his altar, cliff hermiatge, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Buddhist manistein near Manang, Nepal, Himalaya, Asia.

Shrine next to Thousand stone steps stairway, Buddha statue, candles and incense in stone altar, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Courtyard, prayer hall, Wannian monastery and temple, pilgrims hostel, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

Woman lighting a candle in the Stone Gate (Kamenita vrata), a place of prayer for believers, Zagreb, Croatia

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall at Machhermo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Mani wall, Mani stone, at Monjo, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall at Thamo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Valley of Machhermo Khola with Kyajo Ri (6186), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Jew praying at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Near East, Orient

Traditional wooden prayer wheels stand on a stone foundation in the midst of an impressive mountain landscape, Little Tibet, Zillertal, Austria, Europe

Small Buddhist stone stupa with prayer flags stands on the vast steppe in countryside Mongolia

A Jain pilgrim is praying at the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of granite stone, 18 meters high, 983 AD, Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asi

Prayer stone with the widespread Buddhist mantra Om Mani Padme Hum on it, Zanskar valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia

Black stone Buddha Figure on green grass nature background

Praying angel figure on a grave, Riesa Cemetery, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Tengpoche monastery, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Morning service Inside the Muenster Freiburg Baden Wuerttemberg Germany

Mani wall at Thamo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Gokyo Tso lake with Gokyo village, behind the south wall of Mt. Cho Oyu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Prayer flags near Honupatta, Zanskar, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India, Asia

The Stone Couple and prayer flags, Nam-Tsho-Lake, Tibet

Holy lake Dudh Pokhari near Gokyo, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Cho La Pass (5330), Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Cho La Pass (5330), Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Buddhist prayer flags (lungta) in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Prayer stone with the widespread Buddhist mantra Om Mani Padme Hum on it, Zanskar valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia

View over Inn Valley toward the Karwendel Range, prayer flags flapping in the wind, Kellerjoch Cabin, Schwaz, Tirol, Austria

Praying hands on a tombstone

A stupa with prayer flags and Mani stones in Mongla, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Virgin Mary statue in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Vietnam

Hydrofoil in the Saigon River Delta, Vietnam

Cave temple, Marble Mountain, Danag, Vietnam

Cave temple, Marble Mountain, Danag, Vietnam

Landscape with full moon over Mount Everest, prayer wall and Mount Nuptse, Kala Pattar, Khumbu, Nepal

Woman With Arms Raised

Woman Worshipping By The Sea

Stone church with bell tower and statue of praying woman in front, County Clare, Ireland

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhunath Temple, closeup of prayer wheels with carvings.

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Japanese Prayer Wheels, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

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