Women using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax in the batik-making process, Wirakuto batik workshop, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Villagers processing palm fruit for oil in Dokoue, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Al Akbar Surabaya National Mosque, The holy books of Quran, Surabaya, Java, Indonesia

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, the most prominent Sikh gurdwara, or Sikh house of worship, Delhi, India, Asia

Offerings and prayers to the temple deities, Asian woman praying, Guan Di Chinese Temple, Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Workers applying wax-resist using a copper plate stamp (cap), Wirakuto batik workshop, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man painting batik pattern with coffee grounds on cigarettes, Tapel Koeda Kretek (Clove Cigarette) Factory at Juwana, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of Nishikubo Hachiman Shinto Shrine and high rise buildings, 5 Chome, Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

Women using a pen-like tool (canting), to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric before dyeing, workshop of Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist, 1685, Church of Gesu (Buon Consiglio), Museum of Sacred Art, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Our Lady of Constantinople, Co-cathedral of Ruvo di Puglia, Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Good Friday Procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Monks playing tibetan horns, Chimi Temple, Punakha District, Bhutan, Asia

Monks playing tibetan horns, Chimi Temple, Punakha District, Bhutan, Asia

Monks playing Gyalings, Chimi Temple, Punakha District, Bhutan, Asia