Agrigento, Sicily. People visiting Concordia Temple in the Valley of Temples at dusk

Two novice monks studying inside a temple under big Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

A novice monk holding a burning candle while praying by Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Golden shrines at Shwe Oo Min Pagoda, Kalaw, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Buddha statue in a buddhist temple high in the mountains in Pai, Mae Hong Son province, Northern Thailand, Thailand

Wat Phrathat Doi Kongmu, Mae Hong Son, Northern Thailand, Thailand

Buddha statues in Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) with a monk in the background, Bangkok, Thailand

Temple of Hatshepsut, Archaeological Sites, West Bank, Thebes West, Luxor, Egypt (m)

Rasta Woman dancing during Weekly Sabbath Celebration, School of Vision Temple, Rastafarian Community, Blue Mountains, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

A man in Jambey Lhakhang, Jakar, Bumthang District, Bhutan

A young monk reading by a window inside a temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Novice monk studying inside a temple under big Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Guardian at the Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt, Africa

Valley of the Kings, burial chamber decorated with bas-relief in the tomb of Ramses IX, Nile Valley, Luxor, Egypt

toursit walking through the Temple of Philae on an island in Lake Nasser, Nile River, Aswan, Egypt, Africa

Guradian at the Temple of Philae on an island in Lake Nasser, Nile River, Aswan, Egypt, Africa

View of the ruins of Fori Imperiali from the Campidoglio at dawn. Rome, Rome district, Lazio, Italy.

Novice monk standing in front of the unfinished Pahtodawgyi pagoda known for a crack caused by a earthquake in 1839, Mingun, Mandalay, Sagaing Township, Sagaing District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Temple of the Sun against clear sky on sunny day, Cathedral Valley, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Western United States, USA

Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Japan, Honshu, Ishikawa prefecture, Kanazawa, Kanazawa station, designed by Sejima and Nishizawa in the shape of a shrine's torii gate

Japanese Torii Gate at Sunrise, Lake Biwa, Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Japanese Torii Gate at Sunrise, Lake Biwa, Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Japanese Torii Gate at Sunrise, Lake Biwa, Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Kamakura Temple,Japan

Temple of Kukulcan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

India, Jammu and Kashmir State, Himalaya, Ladakh, Indus valley, Leh (3500m), régional capital, buddhist monastery of Namgyal Tsemo and prayer flags

Europe, Italy, Rome. The Forum Romanum with the temple of Saturn in the rising sun.

Europe, Italy, Rome. The Forum Romanum with the Saturn temple at dawn.

Italy, Sicily, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples, UNESCO World Heritage site, Dioscuri temple dedicated to Demeter and Persephone

Greece, Athens, Aerial view of the Parthenon

Italy, Monte Lussari. Winter night at ski resort

Senso-ji buddhist temple in autumn with yellow Gingko trees, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

The Great Torii of Miyajima, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Tourist admiring the Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion, Attica region, Greece (MR)

Temple of Apollo, Naxos Town, Naxos, Cyclade Islands, Greece

Asia, Japan, Tokyo, women in kimono, spring cherry blossoms, Asakusa, Sensoji temple, girls in kimono

India, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, Surya Mandir - Sun Temple, constructed in the shape of a chariot

Tran Quoc Pagoda at night, Hanoi, Vietnam

Sunset behind temples of Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

Japan, Kamakura, The great Buddha

India, New Delhi, Lotus Temple

Afonso III Statue in front of the Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Assuncao, Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Vasco da Gama Tomb, Church of Santa Maria, Jeronimos Monastery, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

Buddha at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Buddha at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan.

Japanese woman with traditional kimono, Sensoji temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (MR)

Japanese woman with traditional kimono, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (MR)

Japanese women with traditional kimono, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (MR)

Nachi no taki waterfalls, Nachi falls, Wakayama prefecture, Hoshu, Japan

Myanmar, Bagan. Young novice monks lining up to receive alms at the Ananda Festival.

Myanmar, Bagan. A novice monk walking in the corridors of Shwezigon Paya.

Myanmar, Bagan. A young monk reading a book in a temple.

Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Statue of Apsonsi, half woman half lion greeting and giving thanks.

Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Stupas at sunset, Candi Borobudur buddhist temple, Muntilan, Java, Indonesia

Candi Sewu, Prambanan temple complex, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia

Italy, Sicily, Agrigento, Valley of temples, Tempio della Concordia (temple of Concord)

Thailand, Bangkok, Samphanthawong district, Chinatown, Wat Samphanthawongsaram Worawihanra

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Ayutthaya province, Ayutthaya, Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Chai Watthanaram

Thailand, province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Historical Park, Wat Phra Si Sanphet

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing region, Monywa, sunset from the hill of Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung monastery

Myanmar (Burma), Rakhine state (or Arakan state), archeological site of Mrauk U, ancient capital of Rakhine from the 15th to 18th century known as the Golden City, sunrise over Ratanabon pagoda built...

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay region, Amarapura, Shwe Modeptaw Pagoda on the banks of Taungthaman lake

Funerary mask of K'inich Janaab Pakal I, National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico DF, Mexico.