805-558 - Joranda monks performing obeisance in prayer at temple containing a dhuni, an eternal butter lamp, at dusk, Joranda, Dhenkanal, Orissa, India, Asia

809-7030 - Hindu devotee prostrating at Krishna-Balaram temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

809-6282 - Bowing down, Litany of the Saints, Episcopal ordination, Amiens Cathedral, Somme, France, Europe

809-6283 - Bowing down, Litany of the Saints, Episcopal ordination, Amiens Cathedral, Somme, France, Europe

809-5888 - Catholic priest ordinations at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

809-5889 - Catholic priest ordinations at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

911-9140 - A woman prostrating herself at the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

911-9156 - A Nepalese Buddhist prostrating himself around the Buddha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

911-9157 - A Nepalese Buddhist prostrating himself around the Buddha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-5150 - Hare Krishna devotee prostrating on the temple floor, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

1196-59 - Buddhist monks prostrating at maha bodhi temple complex in bodhgaya. Prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-228 - Monk prostrating in front of maha bodhi temple. Bodhgaya prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-177 - Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

1196-73 - Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

557-3402 - Woman prostrating at the Stone of Anointing. Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem Old City, Israel, Middle East

557-3379 - Close up of traditional lamps hanging above the Stone of Anointing with woman prostrating, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

809-4031 - Priest Ordinations in Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

809-2365 - Ordination of nuns of the Sisters of the Rosary, Beit Jala, Palestine National Authority, Middle East

809-184 - Deacon ordination, Paris, France, Europe

733-2564 - International Confucius Cultural Festival, Qufu City, birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator of the 6th to 5th centuries BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shandong Province, China, Asia

252-1443 - Buddhist pilgrims prostrating, Barkhor Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China

252-2111 - Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating in front of the Jokhang temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

252-10373 - Pilgrims prostrating outside the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

252-1448 - Pilgrim prostrating, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

252-10084 - Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating outside the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

252-1440 - Pilgrims prostrating, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

29-4694 - Pilgrims prostrating in front square, Jokhang Buddhist temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

252-1447 - Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia