Farm of Combes sign, La Ferme des Combes, in the Dordogne offering degustation vente produits de la ferme, France

Ancestors' Hall, Kun Iam Temple, Macau, China, Asia

A lady gives her daily offering in Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Priests celebrating the River Ganges, Aarti by offering incense, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

Buddha figurine, Kyaikthanlan Pagoda, Mawlamyine, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Wat Mangkon, the main Chinese temple in Bangkok's Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women in procession for funeral ceremony, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elders' altar, Linh Son pagoda, Joinville le Pont, Val-de-Marne, France, Europe

Diyas (floral floats) for sale on Rishikesh ghats, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Buddhist monks on morning alms round in Western Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women at Jain festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Alms on table to be distributed to monks, Ananda festival, Ananda Pahto (Temple) Old Bagan, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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

The Priestly Blessing ceremony by the Western Wall at Succot, a Prayer with the Four Species, Old City, Jerudalem, Israel, Middle East

Women carrying offerings on their heads in a religious procession at Petulu, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ribbons tied for children, money or personal object offered, Kunya Urgench, Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Asia

Close up of a traditional stone figure with prayer bracelets, Daisho In temple, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Offerings in Chinese temple during festival, Georgetown, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offerings on a tree, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

The Priestly Blessing ceremony by the Western Wall at Succot, Old City, Jerudalem, Israel, Middle East

Buddhist monks procession receive offerings, Mawlamyine (Moulmein), Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Priest with offerings at a rural Nepalese Hindu marriage ceremony, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Statues of the Buddha, Angkor Wat, dating from between 1113 and 1150 AD, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Religious rites at Pha That Luang, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A royal Brahmin performing a ceremony, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Palestinian volunteer offering coffee at the Physicians for Human Rights' mobile clinic, Souk Ba, Palestine National Authority, Middle East

Flower offerings taken to Lemanja, Lemanja festival in Rio Vermelho, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Head of Buddha statue, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offerings on a tree, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Ceremony in Ancenstral Hall, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monks on morning alms round in Western Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Garlands on statue of the Hindu God Ganesh, India, Asia

Traditional Toraja funeral, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Altar, Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist offerings at a ceremony for the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Chariot festival offerings, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Betel offering to a revered nun, Wat Rakang, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail ofdecorated Garuda image, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Altar, Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offerings on tray, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist ceremony for the dead at Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Offering of truffles, honey and olive oil on the market, Rovinj, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Diyas (floral floats with incense), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Ramnavami celebration, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

A Chinese man praying and offering incense, Thian Hock Keng Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offerings at the Wat Phra That Lampang Luang Buddhist temple, Lampang, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist money tree to make merit and donate to local temple, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Statue of Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offering to the Hindu gods durring the tonsuring (mundan) of a small boy, Saijpur Ras, Gujarat, India, Asia

Buddhist monks on morning alms round in Western Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman at Jain festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Women at Jain festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chariot festival offerings, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Celebration in the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Celebration in the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Woman giving offerings at a shrine, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Boy carrying offerings, Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Offerings for Puja in a Hindu temple, Haridwar, India, Asia

Ramnavami celebration, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Easter Sunday, Lima, Peru, South America

Offerings for dzong, Bhutan, Asia

Offerings, Magha Puja, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Buddhist monk near Swayambhunath offering to bless people at a roadside altar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist monks on morning alms round in Western Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional bronze figure of Buddha with red scarf and fresh flowers, Daisho In temple, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Hungry Ghost Festival offerings, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ganesh Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mau Son Taoist temple, woman at Taoist ceremony, ritual of offerings, Sapa, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offering of money, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offerings at Tamil Catholic celebration in Antony, France, Europe

Buddhist monks on morning alms round in Western Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Novice monk ceremony, Maung Sing, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young man selling offerings at the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Releasing offerings into river at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ganesh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Donations for Yoido Full Gospel Church, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Buddhist prayers, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Buddha statue at Sukhothai Traimit temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Mahathat, Petchaburi, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wome carrying offerings at a ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple offering, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Paper offering for the dead at Kun Lam temple, Macao, China, Asia

Head of Buddha statue, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman with lotus flower, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu offerings, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Offering of money, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ceremony at Hindu Temple, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Woman in temple at Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rice offering at the Vincennes Buddhist Pagoda, Paris, France, Europe

Hindu puja (celebration) in a Sri Lankan temple, Paris, France, Europe

Coin offering at the Vincennes Buddhist Pagoda, Paris, France, Europe

Offering and picture of the Dalai Lama, Paris, France, Europe

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Presentation of offerings, Mastaba of Ptah-Hotep, Saqqara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj (in yellow) carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time