Woman on pilgrimage, Ganden Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

Woman selling butter lamps, Patan, Nepal, Asia

Early morning view of the City of London from the South Bank, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pont Alexandre bridge, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

Guard, Vatican, Vatican City.

Gondolas moored by Riva degli Schiavoni, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Gondolas moored by Riva degli Schiavoni, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gondolas moored by Riva degli Schiavoni, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Riva degli Schiavoni and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Torquay beach at low tide from the pier, Torquay, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lamp in Saint Seurin basilica, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Old Stairway, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

Historic Centre, Vigo, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Houses of Parliament in the evening, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gondolas moored by Riva degli Schiavoni, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Oil lamp in Hindu temple, Paris, France, Europe

Oil lamp in a Sri Lankan temple, Paris, France, Europe

Plaza San Juan de Dios, Camaguey, Region of Camaguey, Cuba, Central America

Ornate lamp, Auckland Waterfront, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Houses of Parliament from Westminster Bridge at dusk, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Syria, Damascus, Saladin Tomb Monument, Detail Of Faience Panels On Walls, Arabic Lantern At Fore

Reading Room, National Library, Vienna, Austria

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

Courtyard in French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, North America

Street sign in Odessa, Ukraine, Europe

Street sign in Odessa, Ukraine, Europe

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows solar powered lamps in a refugee camp near Chikwawa.

A view of Swayambhu Stupa with full moon marks the 2554 years of Lord Gautam Buddha's birth. Nepalese and Tibetan pilgrims lit lamp at the Stupa with the hopes of peace in country. Despite of the on going political turmoil about non-formation of Constitution, Buddha Jayanti (Buddha's birthday) was celebrated throughout the nation in peace. Kathmandu, Nepal. 2010-May-27

Butter lamp offerings to the Bagmati River flowing next to Brahmayani Temple. Newar Village Women wears "Haku Patasi" to the Temple. (Haku Patasi is garb worn by Newari woman). Bhaktapur, Nepal

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Plaza San Juan de Dios, Camaguey, Region of Camaguey, Cuba, Central America

Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Gas lamp, Goalers Mews, Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Morrocan lighting on a stand at a souk in Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Lamp post, Royal Naval Dockyard, Sandys Parish, Bermuda, Central America

Steam clock, Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Ornate lamp post and buildings on bank of Miljacka River, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Ireland, Dublin, The Pedestrians Halfpenny Bridge

Gaslamp district, Downtown San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

Syria, Palmyra Oasis, A Cusmotized Local Three Wheeled Vehicle

Faiyum, Egypt. February 19, 2022. Ceramics displayed for sale in the village of Faiyum.

Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Older properties on Hampden Road in the historic district of Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

View from the South Bank to St. Pauls Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Faiyum, Egypt. Ceramic lanterns for sale in the village of Faiyum.

Georgian houses, Birr Town, County Offaly, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Italy, Rome, Vatican, St. Peterõs Square, Bernini Colonnade

House on Bourbon Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, North America

Ornate street lamp and church facade, Seville, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Cairo, Egypt. February 18, 2022. Brass lamps at a shop on El Moez street in Old Cairo.

Older properties on Hampden Road, with 1270m Mount Wellington beyond, in the historic district of Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Slovenia, Ljubljana (Lubiana), Baroque Private Altar Featuring The Virgin Holding Dead Jesus On A Building Facade

Older properties on Hampden Road in the historic district of Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Lamp detail of the Pont Alexandre III Bridge with the Eiffel Tower in the background, Paris, France, Europe

A view of Central Park including benches and a lakeside shelter during a snowstorm, New York City, USA

Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Buildings & City Sign

India. Kokkamamngalam syro-malabar catholic church, one of the 8 said to have been founded by saint thomas. Top of a traditional oil lamp showing the broken thomas cross. In the footsteps of saint thomas: visiting the eight churches founded by the apostle in kerala after he arrived in 52 ad

Chilli peppers and lamp, Taos, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Ornate lamp, Quay Street, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Street lamp, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

The Doge's Palace, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Hindu prayer candles in a shrine in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Glass lamp shop display, Grand Bazaar, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Cormorant fishermen on bamboo rafts on the Li River, Guilin, Yangshou, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Souvenir shop, Grand Bazaar, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Main street, Athlone Town, County Westmeath, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Wall light inside Casa Amatller, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

A solar lamp post in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

Cairo, Egypt. February 18, 2022. Colorful lamps at a shop on El Moez street in Old Cairo.

Health office in colonial-style building on the Plaza de Armas in the capital of the north, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Slovenia, Ljubljana (Lubiana), The Flying Lizards Bridge

Brazil, Salvador De Bahia.Ancient Pelourinho Neighbourhood.Cathedral (Se) Square

Hindu prayer candles in a shrine in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Cormorant fishermen on bamboo rafts on the Li River, Guilin, Yangshou, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Lights on the Pont Alexandre and the Eiffel Tower in the background at sunset, Paris, France, Europe

Albert Street, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Houses of Parliament from Westminster Bridge, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Oil lamps lit at Shey Gompa by families wishing to bear children. Ladakh, India

Butter lamps offering inside gompa of Leh Palace. Ladakh, India

Bus, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Glass lamp shop display, Grand Bazaar, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

India: religion - christian lighting oil lamps. Valiapally catholic church, kerala

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

Cairo, Egypt. February 11, 2022. Glass lamps in a shop in Cairo.

Restaurant in Grand Canal shops, Venetian Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, North America

Street scene in Colonial District, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Boats in the harbour at Sivota, Greece, at sunset.

Street in the Old Town. Albufeira, Western Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Bourbon Street sign on lamp at dusk, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, North America

Italy, Rome, Vatican, St. Peterõs Square, Bernini Colonnade

Street in the Old Town. Albufeira, Western Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shad Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Solar lighting at a tar sands mine, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

The London Eye on the South Bank,with Victorian street lights in the foreground, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe