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Hindu sadhu pilgrim with beads and turban in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrim bathing and praying in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims washing clothes and bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, India

Body burning on funeral pyre at Hindu cremation at Manikarnika crematorium Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims men and boys bathing in The Ganges River by steps of the Ghats in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

Hindu priests at sundown Aarti Ritual Ceremony of Light during Shivrati Festival in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu man bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

Hindu Sadhu holy man with traditional markings of symbol of Shiva in street in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Lighted candles offering Buddhist prayers at Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath near Varanasi, Northern India

Indian Hindu pilgrim bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrim woman bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing and praying in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu Sadhu holy man with traditional markings of symbol of Shiva in street in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing and with prayer candles in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian Hindu men and women bathing and praying in the River Ganges by Kshameshwar Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathing in The Ganges River at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

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

Hindu devotees at sunset attending the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, India

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

Devotees at Mookambika Temple, Kollur, Karnataka, India, Asia

Priest and devotee performing aarti, Haridwar,Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Thousands of devotees converge in Haridwar to take a dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of Navsamvatsar, a Hindu holiday taking place during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Procession of female Buddhist devotees with offerings at the sacred Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Devotees chanting kirtans in the Sarcelles ISKCON temple, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Buddhist bell and devotee, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Devotees of Sag bata (Sakpata) the Voodoo god of death, disease and pestilence, dancing at the Ouidah Voodoo festival, Ouidah, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Devotee impersonating the Hindu god Hanuman, Diwali festival at the Sarcelles ISKCON temple, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Hindu devotee prostrating at Krishna-Balaram temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Khmer woman praying in a temple, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Incense sticks, Taoist temple, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist worshipper burning incense sticks, Chua On Lang Taoist Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tibetan monks and the Tibetan Buddhist temple of Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Devotees attending the Makha Bucha Buddhist celebrations where relics of Buddha are enshrined at the Royal Park Rajapruek, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 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

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

Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

Hindu pilgrim with turban at Dashashwamedh Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Entranced devotee embodying Orixa (Orisha) Oxosse during Lemnaja festival on Rio Vermelho beach, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Incense sticks, Taoist temple, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Candomble devotees celebrating Lemanja festival in Rio Vermelho, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Devotees at the Sun Temple, Modhera, Gujarat, India, Asia

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

Devotees performing a Harinam during Janmashtami Hindu festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor, Watford, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hindu pilgrim from Jharkand wearing the trident-shaped mark worn by the devotees of Vishnu, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Buddhist worshipper burning incense sticks, Chua On Lang Taoist Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indian man at Holi Festival, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Priest and devotee performing aarti, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Hindu pilgrim with turban at Dashashwamedh Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Devotee, Bhaktivedanta Manor, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Buddhist monk passes prayer flags at Mulagandhakuti Vihara Temple at Sarnath near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Buddhist worshipper with incense sticks, Khanh Van Nam Vien Taoist pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Devotee singing and playing cymbals, Chariot Festival, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Devotees making garlands at Krishna-Balaram Hindu temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Man praying in copy of the Grotto of Massabielle, St. Philip Church (Huyen Sy Church), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Entranced Hindu devotee restrained, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Devotees rally round Amma, Mata Amritanandami, a Hindu guru, Cergy-Pontoise, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Devotee with Buddha statue, Paris, France, Europe

Pilgrims receive puriying essence blessings. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

Thailand devotees praying and lighting incense. Ancient buddhist temple and stupa of phra pathom chedi, nakhon pathom

Hindu devotees in the Sri Veerama-kaliamman Temple, Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Between the villages of Nyaung U and Wetkyi-in, devotees at Shwezigon Paya (first built by King Anawrahta and completed by King Kyansittha in 1087), Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Between the villages of Nyaung U and Wetkyi-in, devotees at Shwezigon Paya first built by King Anawrahta and completed by King Kyansittha in 1087, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Tibetan pilgrims in devotion. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Devotees offering prayer to sun god during "Chat Puja", a religous festival celebrated by the hindus in India, Kolkata, India

Devotee woman praying at the ghat ( river bank ) at dawn. Varanasi , India

Volunteers cooking for the pilgrims who visit the Golden Temple, Each day they serve free food for 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Pilgrims making a ritual offering, and praying, ghats in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Praying, in Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi, India

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

pilgrim bathing in the sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Volunteers preparing onions for cooking to do meals for the pilgrims who visit the Golden Temple, Each day, they serve free food for 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Making chai. Volunteers cooking for the pilgrims who visit the Golden Temple, Each day they serve free food for 60,000 - 80,000 pilgrims, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Sadhus sleeping, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

pilgrims and sacred pool Amrit Sarovar, Golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Barber shaving the head and beard of a pilgrim, Dashashwamedh ghat (main ghat), in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pilgrims praying and bathing, in the ghats of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Person who recovers wood used in cremation, which has not burned completely, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.