Man praying at the Jokhang Temple of Barkhor Square, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Shibuya crossing, the worlds busiest intersection, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Nepalese woman and boats of Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Horsemen on Mount Bromo volcano, Eastern Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monks and the Karmapa temple, Gyuto Tantric Monastery, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

The food markets of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A street of restaurants in the center of Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Men selling rings on the streets of Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Memorial Stupa and Buddhist devotees, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia

Asakura Temple, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

The Silo Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Rickshaws on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal, Asia

A yakatori (grilled bamboo skewered meat) restaurant of Shinjunku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Monks of Wat Damnak, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indonesian men taking part in a carnival celebrating Malang's 101st year anniversary, Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The A-Bomb Dome Memorial, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia

Street food of Kampot, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A yakatori (grilled bamboo skewered meat) restaurant of Shinjunku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Bernina Express bound for St. Moritz, Switzerland, at Tirano station, Italy, Europe

The Tashi Chho Dzong Fortress, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

Pig market, Rantepao, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rinpung Dzong Fortress Monastery courtyard, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

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

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Logs bound for a biofuel power station in Workington next to oil tanks in Workington port, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A wheelchair bound disabled person preparing to go parapont flying above Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A wheelchair bound disabled person preparing to go parapont flying above Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A wheelchair bound disabled person preparing to go parapont flying above Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A wheelchair bound disabled person preparing to go parapont flying above Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flies caught in a spider's web and stored in its larder for later consumption

Artemidora, A.D. 90-100. From Meir. Mummy. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. The mask portrays a young woman lying flat as if upon her bier. Her hair is arranged in tiers of snail curls over her forehead. Alongside her face flows a black Egyptian-style wig, the long locks bound with narrow rings of gold in pharaonic fashion.

Young woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Mother sitting with baby on floor, Burma, Myanmar

Jesus' hands bound in ropes, Semana Santa, Holy Week procession, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Au

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Au

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Au

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Au

Statue of Goya holding a bound book, Plaza del Pilar square, Saragossa or Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, Europe

African ethnicity young woman in stylish sunglasses, with curly hair tied up in high ponytail, looking away while smiling broadly showing straight perfect teeth, posing against wall background

Reading glasses resting on an open page of an old encyclopaedia, leather bound books

Old woman carrying a woven basket on her head, Balinese, locals, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Blank antique leather-bound journal, book or diary with old books and candle

Books, display of bound books in a German antique book store

Punting barges, so-called Stocherkaehne on the banks of the Neckar river in Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Antique leather-bound journal, book or diary with old books and candle

Punting barges, so-called Stocherkaehne on the banks of the Neckar river in Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Old leather bound encyclopaedia

Freeclimber in the climbing area Baerenschlucht, Fraenkische Schweiz, Germany

The new Hungerburgbahn funicular railway designed by star architect Zaha Hadid in Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria, Europe

Fresh baby carrots bunch tied with rope on a rustic table

Close up of nacatamales with banana leaves on white background, tied nacatamales on white background

Wrinkled american dollar tied up and bleeding in rope

A man is standing on a bamboo raft floating down the Martha Brae River, Jamaica

A bamboo raft is seen floating down the Martha Brae River, Jamaica

Logs bound for a biofuel power station in Workington next to oil tanks in Workington port, Cumbria, UK, with a wind farm in the background

The equator line Äquator aequator QUITO ECUADOR border bound boundary line Quito Ecuador capital, city, outside, south america,

No Trespassing Sign

Empty Jail Cell

Close-up detail of wooden paddle and outrigger canoe on beach.

PANAMA San Blas Islands Kuna Indians Kuna Indian family with women wearing brightly coloured tradtional mola panel blouses or dulemolas outside their thatched home their legs bound with traditional design strings of coloured glass beads Cuna Caribbean house American Central America Colored Female Woman Girl Lady Hispanic Kids Latin America Latino Panamanian West Indies

Poland, Krakow, Rynek Glowny or Main Market Square, Sculpture known as Eros Bendato or Eros Bound.

Red Chili Peppers, Taos, New Mexico, United States of America

First plane to cross Atlantic west bound from Portugal to Brazil, Lisbon, Portugal

A few weeks after the start of the summer campaign, the winterers who have just spent 14 months at Concordia return home. They take off from Concordia station aboard the Basler;photo), bound for Mario Zucchelli or Dumont d'Urville. Most of them make a sign indicating the village or town where they live, and the distance to Concordia. Concordia Antarctic Base

The expeditionaries bound for Cap Prud'Homme and Dumont d'Urville, in front of the Basler that will take them there. It's worth noting that some of them are wearing the blue garment normally worn for Concordia: this is because it's warmer and contains more down, which is no luxury at the start of the summer season. A matter of habit and personal preference. The buildings of the Mario Zucchelli base can be seen in the background. Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica

Team of Antarctic expeditionaries watching the landscape through the windows of the Airbus A320 carrying them from Hobart;Tasmania) to Mario Zucchelli;Italian coastal Antarctic base), as they approach the latter. These are the first summer campers. In red are those who will then take a Basler to the French coastal summer station of Cap Prud'Homme or Robert Guillard. They'll spend a few days opening it up and warming it up, before moving on to the Dumont d'Urville base;6km from Cap Prud'Homme), marking the end of wintering there. In blue: the expeditionaries bound for Concordia.

Pyrosomes, colony hundreds to thousands individuals called zooids, cloned from one egg and bound together, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean