Temple of Philae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agilkia Island, Nile Valley, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The Temple of Hera, Heraion of Samos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Samos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Buddha head, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Naga heads, Wat Sen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Naga heads, Wat Sen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lion statues outside a gate at the Taleju Temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bridhadishwara temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Detail, Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Arunachaleswar temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Interior, Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Statues, Gwaneumsa Buddhist Temple, Jeju Island, South Korea, Asia

The Shore Temple, Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Bridhadishwara temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Monkeys at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Monkeys at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Indian pilgrims, Bridhadishwara temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

The Harmandir Sahib (The Golden Temple), Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Statues, Gwaneumsa Buddhist Temple, Jeju Island, South Korea, Asia

Seokbulsa Temple, Busan, South Korea, Asia

Dol hareubang (harubang) protection and fertility statue at Sanbanggulsa Temple, Jeju Island, South Korea, Asia

Heian Buddhist temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Heiansa, Gayasan National Park, South Korea, Asia

Coricancha Temple, important temple of the Inca Empire, Cusco City, Cuzco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Little India, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Castillo, Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, near San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Castillo, Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, outside San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Stucco Frieze, Castillo, Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, outside San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Stucco Mask, The Mask Temple, Lamanai Mayan Site, Belize, Central America

Reclining Buddha, Manuha Paya, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Women bathing in cistern, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Small pahto, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Little India, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Pohyon Buddhist Temple, (Pohyon-sa), Myohyangsan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, Asia

The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Central Business District (CBD), Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stone Buddha statue at sunrise at the Buddhist Temple, Borobudur (Borobodur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardian statues at Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stone Stupa at Borobodur on a misty morning at sunrise, Borobudur (Borobodur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Brightly coloured yellow and red Chinese lanterns at Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tourist watching sunrise at Angkor Wat Temple, Angkor Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thean Hou Chinese Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stucco Frieze, Castillo, Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, outside San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Stucco Mask, The Mask Temple, Lamanai Mayan Site, Belize, Central America

Balinese people in holy spring water in the sacred pool at Pura Tirta Empul Temple, Tampaksiring, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tikal National Park (Parque Nacional Tikal), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Tikal National Park (Parque Nacional Tikal), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Balinese people praying, Pura Tirta Empul Hindu Temple, Tampaksiring, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Colourful decorative chopsticks for sale as souvenirs to tourists in Chinatown market, Temple Street, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of the Gopuram of the Sri Mariamman Temple, a Dravidian style temple in Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of the Gopuram of the Sri Mariamman Temple, a Dravidian style temple in Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

The roof of the Sri Mariamman Temple, a Dravidian style temple in Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of the Gopuram of the Sri Mariamman Temple, a Dravidian style temple in Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mayan women baking tortillas in the market at Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Central America

Statue at Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Brightly coloured Chinese lanterns at Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple at Sam Mountain, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhas at Wat Si Saket, the oldest temple in Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statue at Tham Sang Caves, Vang Vieng, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Corner tower of the Bakan level, Angkor Wat Temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Naga snake sculpture in Phnom Rung temple, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gate entrance to Angkor Thom with guarding statues, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk sitting sitting in the Bayon temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Paro Taktsang (Tigers Nest monastery), Paro District, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia

Picture of Radha and Krishna displayed in an ISKCON temple, Sarcelles, Seine St. Denis, France, Europe

Picture of Krishna and Radha displayed in an ISKCON temple, Sarcelles, Seine St. Denis, France, Europe

Statues at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), the Royal Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple of Heaven, Unesco world heritage, Dongcheng, Beijing, China

Old Christian cross above the historical temple complex of old Orhei (Orheiul Vechi), Moldova, Europe

Spiral incense sticks at Ong Temple, Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cao Dai temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cao Dai temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Po Nagar Cham tower, Nha Trang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Reclining Buddha at Manuha Paya (Manuha Temple), a Buddhist temple built in Myinkaba, by captive Mon King Manuha in 1067, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Dome of the Rock Mosque, Temple Mount, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Dome of the Rock Mosque, Temple Mount, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Model of Jerusalem in the late second temple period, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Dome of the Rock Mosque, Temple Mount, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hand of the Phra Achana Buddha figure, covered in gold leaf, Wat Si Chum (Temple of the Bodhi Tree), Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lathmar Holi celebrations in Nand Rae Temple, Nandagaon, Braj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Lathmar Holi celebrations in Nand Rae Temple, Nandagaon, Braj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Single nun walking past temple at Dochula Pass, Bhutan, Asia

Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

Painting showing Aihou Edo rainbow snakes, gods of the universe, on a Voodoo temple in Ouidah, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Quan Am (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Tu An Buddhist Temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Voodoo priest Emile Vignikin in Tron Pitourika temple in Ouidah, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Temple of Athena (Temple of Ceres), Paestum, Greek ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal, Mayan archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Relief depicting Cleopatra and Caesarion, Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Cleopatra and Horus, Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hathor-headed columns, Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa, Africa