Woman wearing a yellow Sari, Ram Devra pilgrims festival, Ramdevra, Pokhran, Rajasthan, North India

A group of Jain pilgrims doing a special pooja in front of the gigantic statue to receive the blessings of Bahubali by the local priests, Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India

Asia, India, Punjab, Amritsar, The golden temple

Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal

India, Punjab, Amritsar, Pilgrims at The Harmandir Sahib, known as The Golden Temple

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico: Dancers From Chihuanco, Veracruz State, Perform The Danza De Los Viejitos Outside The Our Lady Of Guadalupe Basilica In Mexico City

Portrait of a pilgrim (romeiro) during the Holy Christ festivities at Ponta Delgada. Sao Miguel, Azores islands, Portugal

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

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Pilgrims praying in Ganges river

India, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnarth, near Varanasi, Dhamekh Stupa and ruins complex, The Stupa marks the spot where Bhuddha preached his first sermon

Rocieras singing at the El Rocio pilgrimage, Andalusia. Spain

Horse rider on the Quema river. El Rocio pilgrimage, Andalusia. Spain

Beautiful women belonging to the Hermandad (Brotherhood) de Triana on their way to El Rocio. El Rocio pilgrimage, Andalusia. Spain

Pilgrims belonging to the Hermandad (Brotherhood) de Triana on their way to El Rocio. El Rocio pilgrimage, Andalusia. Spain

Pilgrims belonging to the Hermandad (Brotherhood) de Triana on their way to El Rocio. El Rocio pilgrimage, Andalusia. Spain

Italy, Puglia, Lecce district, Salentine Peninsula, Salento, Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae sanctuary and lighthouse.

USA, Massachusetts, Plymouth, Plymouth Rock building containing Plymouth Rock, memorial to arrival of first European settlers to Massachusetts in 1620, dusk

Hindu pilgrims, women in colourful saris taking a holy bath om the sea before sunrise, at the Ghat Agni Theertham, Rameswaram, Pamban Island, Tamil Nadu, India

Hindu pilgrims at the Ghat Agni Theertham before sunrise, Rameswaram, Pamban Island, Tamil Nadu, India

Sadhu, holy man, taking a bath and praying in the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, just before sunset, Kumbha Mela mass Hindu pilgrimage, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, In...

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

Jain pilgrim is praying at the feet of the gigantic statue of Gomateshwara in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India

Two female Jain pilgrims are pouring water over the feet of the statue of Lord Gomateshwara, the tallest monolithic statue in the world, dedicated to Lord Bahubali, carved out of a single block of gra...

Asia, India, Punjab, Amritsar, Building at The golden temple

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia. Morning scene on the ghats

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia. Morning scene on the ghats

Spain, Navarra (Navarre), Auritz Burguete, Way of St. James

Spain, Navarra (Navarre), walking in direction of Los Arcos, Way of St.James

Asia, Japan, Honshu, Wakayama prefecture, pilgrims on Nachi tokaido

India, Punjab, Amritsar, a sikh pilgrim praying at the Golden Temple - the holiest shrine of Sikhism - with mist rising off the lake during a golden dawn

Spain, Galicia, Santiago de Compostela. Hand holding walking stick (MR)

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...

Nepal, Kathmandu, Bodhnath (Boudha) Stupa, Tibetan Pilgrims praying

India, Punjab, Amritsar, The Harmandir Sahib, known as The Golden Temple

India, Punjab, Amritsar, Pilgrim blows musical instrument at The Harmandir Sahib, known as The Golden Temple

India, Punjab, Amritsar, Pilgrims at The Harmandir Sahib, nown as The Golden Temple

The massive Jetavana dagoba at Anuradhapura was built in 3 AD and is considered to be one of the largest man-made brick structures, Sri Lanka

Pilgrims descending a stairway from the top of Mihintale Mountain. Mihintale is acknowledged to be the cradle of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

El Rocio, Huelva, Southern Spain. Members of brotherhoods in traditional clothes participating in the celebrations on the eve of the feast of El Rocio held at the small village in the Huelva region