722-212 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Here we see examples of monks' cells cut into the hillside rock among the Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves dating back to over 100 years BCE sculptured into the hillside as religious retreats for Jain devotees.
722-210 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Here we see examples of monks' cells cut into the hillside rock among the Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves dating back to over 100 years BCE sculptured into the hillside as religious retreats for Jain devotees.
722-211 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Here we see examples of monks' cells cut into the hillside rock among the Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves dating back to over 100 years BCE sculptured into the hillside as religious retreats for Jain devotees.
722-209 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Here we see examples of monks' cells cut into the hillside rock among the Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves dating back to over 100 years BCE sculptured into the hillside as religious retreats for Jain devotees.
722-208 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Here we see examples of monks' cells cut into the hillside rock among the Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves dating back to over 100 years BCE sculptured into the hillside as religious retreats for Jain devotees.
1188-1071 - Monks attending the Makha Bucha Buddhist celebrations where relics of Buddha are enshrined at the Royal Park Rajapruek in Chiang Mai ,Thailand
809-8977 - Carved relief showing Buddhist monks (Sangha) with alms bowls, Phap Vien Minh Dang Quang pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
1352-154 - Cloisters of Monasterio de San Jeronimo de Yuste, a monastery founded by the Hieronymite order of monks in 1402 and the last resting place of Emperor Charles V, near small village Cuacos de Yuste, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
832-399392 - Panagia Chozoviotissa is an Orthodox rock monastery on the Greek Cycladic island of Amorgos, said to have been founded in the early 9th century, in the Byzantine era, by monks from Palestine. It is the second oldest monastery in Greece, Amorgos, Greece, Europe
832-399391 - Panagia Chozoviotissa is an Orthodox rock monastery on the Greek Cycladic island of Amorgos, said to have been founded in the early 9th century, in the Byzantine era, by monks from Palestine. It is the second oldest monastery in Greece, Amorgos, Greece, Europe
809-8661 - Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda, Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Reclining Buddha, passing into Parinirvana after 45 years of teaching the Dharma, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
1350-6677 - Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary.
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. On this mountain we will have access to the Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery, although it is also known as La Moreneta
1350-6662 - The cross of the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe
1350-6661 - A monk at the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe
1350-6659 - A monk at the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe
1350-6660 - A monk at the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe
801-3186 - Fairy Chimneys, Pasabag Valley (Monks Valley), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia
801-3184 - Fairy Chimneys, Pasabag Valley (Monks Valley), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia
801-3185 - Fairy Chimneys, Pasabag Valley (Monks Valley), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia
801-3183 - Fairy Chimneys, Pasabag Valley (Monks Valley), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia
801-3182 - Simon's Church. Fairy Chimneys, Pasabag Valley (Monks Valley), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia
809-8458 - Buddhist monk (lama) in traditional robes holding ritual attributes of Buddhism, rosary, vajra, bell, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia