Woman praying with rosary, Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne, Ain, France, Europe

Woman praying on a bench, Chambery, Savoie, France, Europe

Chaldean Mass in Jabal Lweibdeh, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Chaldean Christian in Misdar Latin church, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Holy Sacrament adoration at Akepe monastery, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Prayer to Mary in an African church, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Catholic in prayer, World Youth Day, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Prayer at Akepe monastery, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Traditionalist Catholic pilgrimage, Mass in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France, Europe

Odolan (annual festival of the temple), Pura Rambut Siwi, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman praying in a church, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Mass in Cathedral Notre-Dame de la Misericorde, Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Woman praying, France, Europe

Woman praying at sunset, Cher, France, Europe

Charismatic prayer group, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Prayer in Wat Suthat temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist ceremony, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Prayer in church, Servoz, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Mass in Akepe Catholic Monastery, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Mass in Akepe Catholic Monastery, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Mass in Akepe Catholic Monastery, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Catholic Mass in a Vietnamese church, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Prayer, France, Europe

Woman praying making the sign of the cross, Galatone, Lecce, Italy, Europe

Prayer, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Christian couple praying, Togoville, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Charismatic prayer group, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Woman praying, Galatone, Lecce, Italy, Europe

Gueghard church, Armenia, Asia

Men and women washing in the River Ganges at Scindia Ghat, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Syria, Damascus, The Omayyad Mosque Built By Khalif Walid The First And 12 000 Workers, The Site Was Occupied By A Temple Then A Church, People At Prayer Along The Qibla Wall

India. Nuns and girls at prayer. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

India. Nuns and girls at prayer. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

People praying at the Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid ), Delhi, India, Asia

Myanmar sunday mass in catholic church at myitkyina, a largely kachin, catholic, community in north burma near chinese border. Girls singing hymns

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Cambodia seedlings of hope hospice for aids patients, phnom penh. woman saying buddhist chants to another who is dying of aids

India - religion - christian elderly cmc catholic sister at koonamavu convent, kerala

Myanmar nuns attending catholic wedding of tribal kachins at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

Ethiopia the maryam feast, feast of mary, at axum. Woman reading scriptures, inside the church of saint mary of zion

Thailand woman praying while she holds a lotus flower, ancient buddhist temple and stupa of phra pathom chedi, nakhon pathom

Myanmar attending catholic wedding of tribal kachins at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

Cambodia woman praying in front of statue in front of a catholic church, at a vietnamese-cambodia community in kampong cham long

Myanmar attending catholic wedding of tribal kachins at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

Cambodia seedlings of hope hospice for aids patients, phnom penh. woman saying buddhist chants to another who is dying of aids

India - religion - christian syro-malabar catholic family at prayer akkaparambu, kerala

India. Faithfiul at a station of the cross during the pilgrimage to malayattoor, a hill which saint thomas the apostle is believed to have climbed around 55 ad, leaving his footprints at the top. It is a major pilgrim centre for christians as well as hindus and moslems, who believe the trip can cure them of physical and mental disease. Kerala

Mongolia pilgrims spinning prayer wheels gandan monastery, ulaan baatur

Ethiopia girogis church, adwa, dring a ceremony when patriarch paulos made a visit. Tigray. Onlookers at the event

A massive prayer wheel at the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

People praying in the Paya Shwedagon temple in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

India - religion - christian good friday at st. Marys church, valiapally, kerala

Catholic sister with aids orphans, tanzania. Musoma

India. Syro-malabar catholic parish celebrating sunday mass, saint georges church, ernakulum, kerala

India - religion - christian syro-malabar catholic church. Pinkulum, kerala

Korea women praying at catholic chapel in karakan wholesale food market, seoul

Myanmar sunday mass in catholic church at myitkyina, a largely kachin, catholic, community in north burma near chinese border. Women singing hymns

Catholic christian community meeting, tanzania. Mwanza

Woman praying with incense sticks, Wong Tai Sin Temple, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Myanmar shwedagon paya (pagoda), yangon (rangoon), woman meditating

Vietnam buddhist temple, cholon, saigon. worshippers praying

Man praying at Erawan Shrine, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

India - religion - christianity: lighting oil lamps at st. Marys, valiapally catholic church, kerala

Young woman praying, Longhua temple, Shanghai, China, Asia

Woman praying to Buddha statue for good fortune, Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman praying to statue of the Buddha, Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A woman praying in the Paya Shwedagon temple in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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

Eid prayer on the Red Road in Kolkata, India

A sign on a mosque in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Kneeling Caucasian woman praying in church pew

Black woman praying at shrine

Black woman reading at wall

Caucasian athlete practicing yoga in park

Asian woman praying at temple

Mixed Race woman with hands clasped in yoga pose

Mixed Race woman practicing yoga on hill

Yoga instructor assisting student

Caucasian woman doing yoga with hands clasped

Mother and daughter practicing yoga on hill

Kneeling woman praying to statue in church

Older Caucasian woman meditating

Mixed Race mother and sons spinning prayer wheels

Hispanic woman meditating on beach

Widows praying in an Balaji ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Group of women praying, in ISKCON temple, Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir,Vrindavan,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Group of widows begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in an Balaji ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows begging, widow holds the container that widows usually carry to keep the food that they obtain begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Pilgrims praying, golden temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Portrait of widow, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

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

Widows praying in an Balaji ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Dr.Ghopal; Doctor of NGO SOS Woman examining widows, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in an ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows begging, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Portrait of widow, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India

Widows praying in a Bhajan ashram, Vrindavan, Mathura district, India