Viewpoint above the Holy Monastery of Rousanou, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Icon from the 4th Century AD, Saint Demetrios Basilica, an early Christian and Byzantine landmark of Thessaloniki, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greece, Europe

A fishing shed name plaque, The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral (Catedrala Sfanta Treime). Sibiu, Transylvania. Romania

Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, View towards Dashashwamedh Ghat

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Dashashwamedh Ghat - The main ghat on the Ganges River

Spain, Castile and Leon, Burgos, easter religious procession, Semana Santa

Ethiopia, Aksum, Tigray Region. A painting of Mary and Jesus in the church of St. Mary of Tsion. Their exceptionally long fingers signify the painting is in the Gondarine style. Jesus is holding the...

Palestine, West Bank, Bethlehem Governorate, Al-Ubeidiya. Mar Saba monastery, built into the cliffs of the Kidron Valley in the Judean Desert.

France. Nouvelle Aquitaine. Oloron Sainte Marie. Fresco on the central cupola of the Sainte Croix Church

Ceiling of the Dom (Cathedral), Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Main entrance to Holy See of Echmiadzin with carved stone monument (2001), Vagharshapat, Armavir province, Armenia

Detail of the Holy Trinity Cathedral (Tsminda Sameba) of Tbilisi. Georgia, Caucasus

UK, Wales, Anglesey, Holy Island, South Stack Lighthouse

UK, Wales, Anglesey, Holy Island, South Stack Lighthouse

Pak Tai Temple, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

USA, Alaska, Ninilchik. Russian Orthodox Church and cemetery.

Israel, Jerusalem. The Mahane Yehuda Market.

Israel, Jerusalem. Detail of mosaic of Jesus Christ at the garden of Gethsemani known as the Kiss of Judas. Interior of the Church of all Nations also known as the Basilica of Agony in the environs be...

Israel, Jerusalem. Deatail of a byzantine Icon of the Madonna and Child as the church s altarpiece. The Church of Assumption a very important shrine for Catholics as it is believed to be the place whe...

Israel, Jerusalem. The central and main dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the place where the Holy sepulchre or the aedicula believed to be the place where Jesus Christ s tomb is.

Greece, Thessaly, Meteora, Holy Monastery of Rousanou

Greece, Thessaly, Meteora, Holy Monastery of Rousanou

Iran, Qom. The ornate geometric golden domed ceiling of the Hazrat-e Masumeh mosque. Shi'a Muslims regard Qom as an important Holy City.

Buddha statue in Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, Singapore

Door of Thian Hock Keng Temple, Chinatown, Singapore

Lanterns at Man Mo Temple, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Southern Europe. Outdoor swimming pool in front of the old Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Southern Europe. High angle view of the old Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia at dusk.

United States, New York, Midtown, Manhattan, 5th Avenue Easter parade, parade which takes place every Easter Sunday since the late 19th century

Israel, Jerusalem. A young Orthodox Jew at the Western Wall during the Tisha B'Av final day or 9 Av which is the most intense with Jews sleeping the night out under the stars near the wall. Unesco.

Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland, England, UK

Priest in front of the Jain statue of Gomateshwara, Indragiri Hill, Sravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka, South India, India

Krakow, Poland, North East Europe. Star of David symbol on the fence of the old Jewish cemetery.

Israel, Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Calvary (or Golgotha), featuring a mosaic of Jesus - the place where Jesus was crucified - which is Station 11 on the Via Dolorosa

Israel, Jerusalem, View of the Old City, Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount, and the Mount of Olives

Israel, Jerusalem, View of the Old City, Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount, and the Mount of Olives

Israel, Jerusalem, Old Town, The Tower of David also known as the Jerusalem Citadel

Elevated view of Santa Ana Cathedral at Dusk, Vegueta Old Town, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife, San Cristobal de la Laguna, Traditional Easter Holy Week Procession.

North America, United States of America, New Mexico, Santa Cruz De La Canada

Architectural detail of the interior of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, The Vatican.

Elevated view over Donauworth Old Town illuminated at sunset, Donauworth, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

Asia, India, Punjab, Amritsar, The golden temple

Tori gates and shrine at Shokoji Temple, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

The Unesco heritage holy mount (sacromonte) of Varese covered with snow at dusk, Varese, Italy

The Unesco heritage holy mount (sacromonte) of Varese covered with snow at dusk, Varese, Italy

Buddha statues at Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Shrine maiden at traditional wedding ceremony at Shinto shrine of Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Shinto shrine of Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Priest leading a religious procession at Abbazia di Sant Eutizio in Piedivalle, Umbria, Italy.

Southern Italy, Sicily, Erice. Members of the Processione dei Misteri or Misteri Procession of Erice on Good Friday

Italy, Sicily, Marsala. Holy week pageant in the historical centre of Trapani on Maundy Thursday or Giovedi Santo featuring the Biblical sudectress Salome from the old Testament

Indonesia, Bali, North Coast, Kubutambahan, Pura Maduwe Karang (Temple of Land Owner), the notable bycicle relief depicting Dutch Artist WOJ Nieuwnkamp from 1904

Norway, Finnmark County, Kautokeino, Easter festival, Lapp man

Myanmar, Burma, Mon State, Mt Kyaiktiyo. Mt Kyaiktiyo, or Golden Rock as it is popularly known, due to the continual application of gold leaf by male pilgrims, is one of Burma's most celebrated pilgri...

Israel, Jerusalem. A family elder leads a young man in prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Northern Spain, Elevated view of procession on Good Friday in the historic centre

Holy Week Procession, Antigua, Guatemala.