UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Castle Street, Timber-framed house

Cambodia, Siem Reap, The Old Market, Saffron Powder Gift Packs

France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Jura, Chissey sur Loue, Crocus (Crocus sativus), saffron producer Claude Ancedy, picking flowers, basket, october

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale), Bulgaria

UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Bridge Street

England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Castle Street, Colourful Houses

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk looking out of a traditional Khmer columned window (MR)

South East Asia, Thailand, Ko Jam, monks on the beach

South East Asia, Thailand, Southern Thailand, Nakhon si Thammarat, Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, buddhist monks and novices gathered in the monastery cloisters

UK, Essex, Saffron Walden

UK, Essex, Saffron Walden

Myanmar, Burma, Sittwe. Buddhist nuns with traditional bamboo-framed orange umbrellas walk through the streets of Sittwe.

Monk holding birds, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

France, Paris (75) saffron plantation on the roofs of Paris, urban agriculture company Bien elevees founded by 4 sisters, safron crocus sativus, harvest

France, Paris (75) saffron plantation on the roofs of Paris, urban agriculture company Bien elevees founded by 4 sisters, safron crocus sativus, pruning

Europe, Spain, Catalonia, Girona, Seller showing saffron in the Lleo market

UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Bridge Street

UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Bridge Street

UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Church Street, The Old Sun Inn

UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Church Street, The Old Sun Inn

UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Church Street, The Old Sun Inn, 'Coelestes Pandite Portae', meaning 'Open, celestial gates'

UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, St. Mary's Church

UK, England, Essex, Saffron Walden, St. Mary's Church

Asia, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Kampot, Buddhist novices asking for alms in the early morning

England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Castle Street, Colourful Houses

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk looking out of a traditional Khmer columned window (MR)

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk standing next to a giant fig tree root and smiling off camera (MR)

Asia, South East Asia, Cambodia, kampot, Phnom Bokor national park, buddhist monk and statue of Lok Yeay Mao, the Goddess Protector of the Sea

Asia, South East Asia, Cambodia, kampot, Phnom Bokor national park, buddhist monk and statue of Lok Yeay Mao, the Goddess Protector of the Sea

Asia, South East Asia, Cambodia, boy monk in saffron robes

Asia, South East Asia, Cambodia, boy monk in saffron robes

Morocco, Fes. Tanneries of Fes, Morocco.

Paella, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

Myanmar. Mandalay. Maha Aung Myae Bone San Monastery. Novice monks line up to get their midday meal.

Myanmar. Mandalay. Maha Aung Myae Bone San Monastery. Novice monks line up to get their midday meal.

England, Essex, Saffron Walden, Audley End House

Bahrain, Manama, Muharraq, Heritage Pathway know as 'pearling pathway', Lane 917, Renovated buildings, Saffron 2 Coffee house

Bahrain, Manama, Bab Al Bahrain, Souq Al Qaysarya, Saffron cafe

Cambodia, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Province. Buddhist monks in front of the ruins of a library building at Angkor Wat.

South East Asia, Thailand, Buddhist monk using a lap top and a mobile phone

South East Asia, Thailand, Southern Thailand, Nakhon si Thammarat, Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, buddhist monks receiving food from laity during the festival of the Tenth Lunar Month

South East Asia, Thailand, Southern Thailand, Nakhon si Thammarat, Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, a buddhist monk with a garland of flowers standing in front of a Buddha effigy in the monastery cloi...

Indian Ocean, Mayotte Island (French overseas department), Ouangani, Mbiwi, traditional Mahore dance reserved for large traditional weddings, woman wearing a sandalwood beauty mask embellished with a...

Indian Ocean, Mayotte Island (French overseas department), Ouangani, woman in traditional makeup session realizing a beauty mask, the M'zinzano, which means sandalwood in Shimaore language, native of...

France, Lot, Vallee du Lot, Saint Cirq Lapopie, at Mrs Bessac's who is a Quercy saffron producer, Crocus sativus flowers from which saffron is extracted

French West Indies, Guadeloupe, Pointe a Pitre, harbour market, spices stall, close up on saffron

Turkey, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Mardin. 5th century A.D. Syrian Deyrulzafaran Monastery (aka Saffron Monastery, Mor Sleymun). Domed Church, jewled enamel & gold covered book.

UK, Essex, Saffron Walden

UK, Essex, Saffron Walden

UK, Essex, Saffron Walden

UK, Essex, Saffron Walden, drinking fountain

UK, Essex, Saffron Walden, St. Mary's Parish Church

UK, Essex, Saffron Walden, drinking fountain

Thailand. Saffron-robed Buddhist monks enter the Phra Pathom Chedi which has the largest stupa in Thailand.

Myanmar, Burma, Sittwe. Buddhist nuns with traditional bamboo-framed orange umbrellas walk through the streets of Sittwe.

Myanmar, Burma, Kengtung. Two ancient wooden statues of Buddha in the Wat In monastery at Kengtung, possibly dating back to the 9th or 10th centuries.

Myanmar, Burma, Kengtung. A ancient wooden statue of Buddha in the Wat In monastery at Kengtung, possibly dating back to the 9th or 10th centuries.

Myanmar, Burma, Loi pan. A monk in saffron robes walks up a long flight of wooden steps towards the 15th or 16th century Wan-seeing monastery.

Myanmar, Burma, Wan-seeing. A novice monk sounds the huge wooden gong outside the beautiful 15th or 16th century Wan-seeing monastery.

Myanmar, Burma, Wan-seeing. A novice monk sounds the gongs of the beautiful 15th or 16th century Wan-seeing monastery. Old murals are just visible behind the gongs.

Myanmar, Burma, Wun nyat. The friendly abbot of the beautiful Wun nyat monastery meditates, shielded from the sun by a saffron robe.

Myanmar, Burma, Pan-lo. A proud young novice monk crosses a wooden bridge with his bicycle near Pan-lo village. The wheels of the bike are decorated with CDs.

Myanmar. Burma. Wanpauk village. Street gambling at Wanpauk village.

A woman at Arerhen Quaryah, a coastal fishing village, has smeared saffron on her skin to lighten it. The island's proximity to the ancient direct sea routes from the Red Sea to India and to East Afr...