809-8190 - Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
1161-911 - Man bowing to Mecca to pray while holding the reins of his camels in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The old traditional camels contrast with the new modern building construction and cranes.
857-68216 - Every Friday dervishes gather an hour before sunset in front of Sheikh Hamed al-Nil tomb in Omdurman, Sudan to perform a ritual called Zikr (Dhikr). The ceremony starts chanting words of gratitude to the Prophet Mohammed. The audience interacts with the chanters, dancing to the rhythms of the percussion instruments. The dervishes start whirling around. The music, the fragrance of burning incense, the endless repetition of religious chants creates a state of ecstasy, a kind of trance in which human soul is believed to communicate directly with God.
911-800 - Hawthorns bent over by the prevailing wind on Humphrey Head Point above Morecambe Bay near Grange over Sands, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
911-801 - Hawthorns bent over by the prevailing wind on Humphrey Head Point above Morecambe Bay near Grange over Sands, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
814-1309 - The Tham Ting spiritual caverns from the Pak Ou caves site, on the Mekong river, with many Buddha sculptures, north of Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia