Tea room in Jonan-gu shrine gardens, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Tea room in Jonan-gu shrine gardens, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Visitors silently watching moss and rock garden, Komyo-in temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Monks at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Performance of traditional dragon dance at temples and shrines during the cherry blossom (sakura) season and festivals, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Performance of traditional dragon dance at temples and shrines during the cherry blossom (sakura) season and festivals, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Performance of traditional dragon dance at temples and shrines during the cherry blossom (sakura) season and festivals, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

White Kuan Yim statue shrine and pond, Kuan Yim temple, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women in traditional dress visiting temples and shrines during the cherry blossom (sakura) season and festivals, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

The 21m octagonal tower of the Thien Mu Pagoda by the Perfume River near Hue, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Great vow shrine, Fo Guang Shan temple, the biggest Buddhist temple in Europe, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Women leaving offerings at Buddhist shrine, Swayambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

City gate on Chungshan Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia

Strong statue, Tenmangu jinja shrine, Onomichi town, Hiroshima prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Toji pagoda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, spring cherry blossom, Kyoto city, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Fate and wish papers tied on a bush branches in foreground and temple beyond, Heian Jingu shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Worshippers praying in front of offertory boxes at main hall of Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Asia

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

Shwe Dagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Paya) at dusk, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Temple wishing good luck to new marriages, Kasuga Shrine, Kyoto, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Torii gate, procession of temple priests, Meiji jingu shrine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Himeji Castle, Himeji, Japan

Temples and pagodas at dawn, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Pagoda, Saikokuji temple, Onomichi town, Hiroshima prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Spring cherry blossom, Kyoto city, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Public bus drives past Sule Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Temple wishing good luck to new marriages, Kasuga Shrine, Kyoto, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon Pagoda), Buddhist temple, golden zedi (stupa) in paya compound, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddha image sitting under parasol near pagodas, Salay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, near Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Silhouette of a woman with tray on her head walking past stupa entrance, Mingun Paya, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Worship Hall and Torii gate, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Young Buddhist monk at Ywama monastery, Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Heian Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Yasaka no to pagoda, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Worshippers at a shrine inside the Sri Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, near Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sule Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay (That-boddhay) Pagoda, Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A mikoshi (portable shrine) being carried to Sensoji Temple during the Sanja Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Kakku Buddhist Ruins, said to contain over two thousand brick and laterite stupas, legend holds that the first stupas were erected in the 12th century by Alaungsithu, King of Bagan (Pagan), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mystical figure, white umbrella and golden stupas, Shwedagon Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Temples and pagodas at dawn, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay Paya, built between 1939 and 1952 by Moehnyin Sayadaw and said to contain over half a million Buddha images, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sikh Shrine, Pakistan, Asia

Hindu shrine, Mauritius, Africa

Fate and wish papers tied on bush branches in foreground with female priest in traditional red clothes beyond, Heian Jingu shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Suwa shrine, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Small temple or shrine near Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chiang Dao Cave in Chiang Mai province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ngurah Rai monument, Marga, Puputan, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Buddhist temple seen from Yangon road, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Kasuga Shrine, Nara, Japan, Asia

Elevated view of the Sule Paya (Sule Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)

Heian Jingu Temple Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Chariot Festival participants, Shri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman Temple, Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Heian Shrine (Heian-jingu), Kyoto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Chariot Festival participants, Shri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman Temple, Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Heian Shrine (Heian-jingu), Kyoto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honshu, Japan, Asia

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

Itsukushima (Itsuku-shima Jinja) Shinto Shrine Gate (torii), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima (Miya Jima), Japan, Asia

Japan, Kyoto, Eian Shinto Shrine, Green Tile Roofs

Elevated view of the Sule Paya (Sula pagoda) at dusk, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Japan, Kansai, Nara, Shinto Toda Ji Shrine, Great Wood Statue Of A High Priest Ganjin

Great golden dome and spires, Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

French Polynesia, Marquesas Archipelago, Nuku-Hiva Island, Taihoae, A Meae Recently Rebuilt (Ancient Pagan Outdoor Temple)

Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan

School girls make an offering at a Hindu temple in Durbar Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Thailand monks lighting candles at shrine wat prok bangkok

Heian Shrine (Heian-jingu), Kyoto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Gunung Kawi, Tampaksiring, Gianyar, Bali

A typical small temple close to the Jim Thompson house, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Heian Shrine (Heian-jingu), Kyoto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Buddhist shrines, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddhist shrines, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sunset overlooking River Yamuna to Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sunset overlooking River Yamuna to Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Cavern and stairs to Hindu Temple, Batu Caves, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari-Taisha sanctuary,Kyoto, Japan

Monk blessing a woman, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Woman, women, biking, Bridge and South Gate of Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

Aspara sculptures in bas-relief on the wall, in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Detail, Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Silver Pavilion and Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

Invocations to the fortune at Fushimi Inari-Taisha sanctuary,Kyoto, Japan

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

Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaeo temple, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

Praying, in Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi, India

woman praying, in Wat Phra Singh temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Mural paintings, in Wat Chiang Man Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Interior of Mausoleum of Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco

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