Greece, Athens, Aerial view of the Parthenon

Italy, Monte Lussari. Winter night at ski resort

SensÅ-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

Suleymaniye Mosque, interior details. Istanbul, Turkey

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

Japan, Kamakura, The great Buddha

India, New Delhi, Lotus Temple

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

Myanmar, Bagan, Mandalay Province, Ananda Temple during the Pyahto festival in December or January, the morning of the full moon, the monks receiving alms,

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

Israel, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem. Jerusalem skyline, Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount, and buildings in the Old City at sunset.

Israel, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem. Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount.

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, the Khmer Hindu temple at Banteay Srei

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

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

Seda Larung Wuming, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, temple with red log cabins lived by monks and nuns covering the mountain side, Garze, Sichuan Province, China

Monks with ancient temples and pagodas, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

South Korea, Chungcheongbuk-do, Danyang, Sobaeksan National Park, Guin-sa temple complex

South Korea, Seoul, Gyeonbokgung Palace