1384-579 - Pabula Vihara temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-611 - Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-612 - Road leading to Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-610 - Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-608 - Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-609 - Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-606 - Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-628 - Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-629 - Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-630 - Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-633 - People at Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-635 - Monks at Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

722-228 - Ranchi, Jharkhand. Just outside the town of Bundu, we find the Sun Temple dedicated to the Hindu solar deity Surya. Built in 1991, its construction is of an 18-wheeled chariot drawn by 7 white horses.

722-217 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha is nicknamed India?s ?City of Temples? in which around 350 are still standing, many dating back to well over one-thousand years. Shown here is an aspect of the 9th century Rameshwar Temple dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva.

722-205 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha is nicknamed India's City of Temples in which around 350 are still standing, many dating back to well over one-thousand years. Shown here is the 11th century Rajarani Temple dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva.

722-204 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha is nicknamed India's City of Temples in which around 350 are still standing, many dating back to well over one-thousand years. Shown here are aspects of the 9th century Mukteswara Temple dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva.

722-203 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha is nicknamed India's City of Temples in which around 350 are still standing, many dating back to well over one-thousand years. Shown here are aspects of the 9th century Mukteswara Temple dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva.

722-202 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha is nicknamed India's City of Temples in which around 350 are still standing, many dating back to well over one-thousand years. Shown here are aspects of the 9th century Mukteswara Temple dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva.

722-201 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha is nicknamed India's City of Temples in which around 350 are still standing, many dating back to well over one-thousand years. Shown here are aspects of the 9th century Mukteswara Temple dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva.

722-216 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha.

722-214 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha. Shown is one of four guardian lions.

722-215 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha. Shown is the sleeping Buddha.

722-213 - Bhubaneswar, capital of the ancient, east Indian State of Odisha, previously Orissa. Here the hilltop Digambara Jain Temple which stands above the Udayagiri and Khandagiri complex of caves dating back to over 100 years BCE.

722-198 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha is nicknamed India's 'City of Temples' in which around 350 are still standing, many dating back to well over one-thousand years. Shown here is an aspect of the 11th century Lingaraja Temple complex dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva.

1384-643 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-641 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-640 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-638 - Buddha figure inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

722-222 - Ranchi, Jharkhand. Here we see aspects of the colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess.

722-223 - Ranchi, Jharkhand. Here we see aspects of the colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess.

722-224 - Ranchi, Jharkhand. Here we see aspects of the colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess.

722-225 - Ranchi, Jharkhand. Here we see aspects of the colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess.

722-226 - Ranchi, Jharkhand. Just outside the town of Bundu, we find the Sun Temple dedicated to the Hindu solar deity Surya. Built in 1991, its construction is of an 18-wheeled chariot drawn by 7 white horses.

722-227 - Ranchi, Jharkhand. Just outside the town of Bundu, we find the Sun Temple dedicated to the Hindu solar deity Surya. Built in 1991, its construction is of an 18-wheeled chariot drawn by 7 white horses.

722-221 - Ranchi, Jharkhand. Here we see aspects of the colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess.

1372-263 - View over the beautiful historic core of Kathmandu. Wooden pagoda roof of Trailokya Mohan Narayan Temple Durbar square,

801-3964 - First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3965 - First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3966 - First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3967 - First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3968 - Entrance Gate to First Courtyard, First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3971 - Osirian Statues, Northern Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3972 - Entrance Gate to Second Courtyard, Second Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3973 - Decorative Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3974 - Decorative Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3975 - Goddess Nekhbet, Door Ceiling, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3977 - Reliefs, Inside Gate Between First & Second Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3978 - Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3979 - Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3980 - Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3981 - Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3983 - Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3984 - Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3985 - Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3988 - Colunm Bases, Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3989 - Colunm Bases, Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3990 - Colunm Bases, Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3994 - Relief, Deity Chapel, Great Hipostyle, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-3995 - Relief, Deity Chapel, Great Hipostyle, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

1372-277 - Detail of colorful wood carved faces of Changu Narayan temple, Nepal

1372-278 - Details of the colorful hindu stone and wood carving. Walls of nepals oldest hindu temple devoted to Vishnu. Changu narayan

1372-279 - The guardian Bird statue in front of red wall. Hindu Temple in Nepal. Changu Narayan

1372-281 - The Bhimsen Tower or Dharahara Temple, Thamel District, Old Town, Kathmandu City, Nepal, Asia.

1372-283 - Indrayani Temple view across the Bishnumati River in Kathmandu

1372-350 - Shiva Temple with Trident Nepal in Sankhu

801-4040 - Lower Section, Colossus of Ramesses II, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4041 - Lower Section, Colossus of Ramesses II, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4043 - Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4044 - Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4045 - Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4047 - Overview, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4048 - Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4049 - Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4050 - Osiride Portico, Secound Court, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4051 - Colunms, Hypostyle Hall, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4052 - Reliefs, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4054 - Reliefs, Hypostyle Hall, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4056 - Ramesses II in Battle, Reliefs, Hypostyle Hall, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4057 - Reliefs, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4058 - Pharaoh (left), God Atun (center), Reliefs, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4059 - Relief, Partial King's List, Second Courtyard, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4062 - Statue of God Anubis, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharoah Ramesses II, (13th Century BC), Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

1372-384 - Buddhist tibetan prayer flags at Maha Manjushree Temple in Kathmandu

1372-385 - Golden buddha Statues at Swayambhu Buddha Park - Ring Road Shakya Mahakala Temple

722-176 - Puri, in the State of Odisha, is the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres. Here a temple is being repainted.

722-181 - Scene of the bazaar outside the walls of the 12th century temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, an embodiment of Krishna, situated in Puri, in the State of Odisha, the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres.

722-182 - Pilgrims, devotees and locals outside the walls of the Jagannath Temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, an embodiment of Krishna, situated in Puri, in the State of Odisha, the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres.

718-2801 - Apollo Temple remains, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

801-4078 - Avenue of Sphinxes, First Pylon of Rameses II, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4079 - Statues of Rameses II with Obelisk, First Pylon of Rameses II, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4080 - Statues of Rameses II with Obelisk, First Pylon of Rameses II, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4081 - Statue of Rameses II, First Pylon of Rameses II, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4082 - Statues of Rameses II with Obelisk, First Pylon of Rameses II, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4084 - Statue of Nefertari, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4086 - Papyrus Columns and Statues, Courtyard of Rameses II, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4087 - Papyrus Columns, Courtyard of Rameses II, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

801-4088 - Statue of Rameses II, Courtyard of Rameses II, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt

718-2873 - Temple of Hera or Temple E, Selinunte Archaeological Park, Selinunte, Trapani district, Sicily, Italy

718-2876 - Temple of Hera or Temple E, Selinunte Archaeological Park, Selinunte, Trapani district, Sicily, Italy

718-2882 - Temple of Apollo or Temple C, Selinunte Archaeological Park, Selinunte, Trapani district, Sicily, Italy