The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Buddhist cave temples, west shore of the Yi River, Longmen, Hsien 672AD, China, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Chiang Dao Cave in Chiang Mai province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Buddhist Cave 19, Ajanta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Ajanta Cave complex, Buddhist Temples carved into solid rock dating from the 5th century BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ajanta, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Ajanta Cave complex, Buddhist Temples carved into solid rock dating from the 5th century BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ajanta, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Reclining Buddha at Aluvihara Rock Cave Temple, Matale, Sri Lanka, Asia

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

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

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

Reclining Buddha in Cave 5, Dambulla, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sitting Buddha in Cave 3, Dambulla, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cavern and stairs to Hindu Temple, Batu Caves, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Carved Buddha statue, Fengxian Temple, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, Tang Dynasty

People at Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

People at Dambulla Buddhist museum complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

Monks, reflection of Angkor Wat, Angkor Wat, Siem Raep, Cambodia, Asia

A monk standing in front of the altar of a cave temple, Jiuhuashan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Wat Tham Khao Noi, Khao Noi Cave Temple, near Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Golden Buddha statues at Wat Tham Khao Noi, Khao Noi Cave Temple, near Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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

Princess cave at Phra Nang beach near Krabi, fertility, fertility temple, penis, dildo, penis grotto, phallus, phallus symbol, symbol, religion, pilgrimage site, faith, superstition, place, pilgrimage, Buddhism, Buddhist, cave, statues, sculpture, replica, Eros, symbolic, tradition, traditional, pilgrimage, travel, tourism, culture, figure, Krabi, Thailand, Asia

Sanctum, Elephant Cave Goa Gajah, stone carvings of Hindu gods, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Lying golden Buddha in the cave temple Wat Tham Suwan Khuha, Phang Nga, Thailand, Asia

Worship of a tiger sculpture in the Tiger Cave, Tiger Cave Temple, Wat Tham Suea, Krabi Province, Thailand, Asia

Egyptian temple of Debod, 2nd century BC, at dusk, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Temple of Pan with Pan's grotto, above in the center shrine of Nebi Khader, religious figure for Druze and Muslims, Banias National Park, Mount Hermon, Golan Heights, Israel, Middle East, Southwest Asia

Upper cave, orangery, Sonnentempel sun temple, Neues Schloss castle, Eremitage park, Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Upper cave, orangery, Sonnentempel sun temple, Neues Schloss castle, Eremitage park, Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lying golden Buddha in the cave temple Wat Tham Suwan Khuha, Phang Nga, Thailand, Asia

Reclining Buddha statue, Aluvihara Rock Cave Temple, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Yungang Grottoes, early Buddhist cave temples, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Buddhist figure with a blue face in cave temple, Mulgirigala Temple, Mulkirigala Vihara, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia

Yungang Grottoes, early Buddhist cave temples, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Yungang Grottoes, early Buddhist cave temples, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Yungang Grottoes, early Buddhist cave temples, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

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

Hydrofoil in the Saigon River Delta, Vietnam

Altar at the Cave temple, Marble Mountain, Danag, Vietnam

Cave temple, Marble Mountain, Danag, Vietnam

Cave temple, Marble Mountain, Danag, Vietnam

Cave temple, Marble Mountain, Danag, Vietnam

Cave temple, Marble Mountain, Danag, Vietnam

Gold Buddha statues line the sides of the famous Pindaya Caves in Shan State, Myanmar. The cave is a common tourist destination and pilgrimage site for Buddhists.

Head section of a reclining Buddha statue, Aluvihara Cave Temple, Kandy Area, Sri Lanka

A cave temple with Buddha statues, lit candles and two girls kneeling and praying.

A cave temple, a large reclining Buddha statue, lit candles and a monk praying.

Collection of Buddha Statues Inside Pak Ou Caves, Luang Prabang In Laos, Laos