817-409426 - Ottobeuren, Bavaria, Southern Germany, Ottobeuren Abbey hailed as a pinnacle of Bavarian Baroque architecture, Benedictine monastery, autumn scene
857-68209 - 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.
1194-2115 - Myanmar bride groom cutting cake, catholic wedding of tribal kachins at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border
1194-2117 - Myanmar sunday mass in catholic church at myitkyina, a largely kachin, catholic, community in north burma near chinese border. Girls singing hymns
1194-2111 - Myanmar bride groom friends at a catholic wedding of tribal kachins at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border
1194-2140 - Myanmar boys reciting gospel in candle light at catholic -seminary at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border
1194-2138 - Myanmar catholic seminarians studying by candlelight (in a place with frequent power outs) myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border
1194-2118 - Myanmar sunday mass in catholic church at myitkyina, a largely kachin, catholic, community in north burma near chinese border. Women singing hymns
557-3237 - The Palm Sunday procession on its route from Betphage to Sainte Anne in the Old City through the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
817-287195 - His holiness the Dalai Lama speaking about the situation of the Tibetan people in exile, in Namgyal Monastery, Tsuglagkhang complex McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia
817-210654 - Relics of Saint Ivo in a procession from Saint-Tugdual cathedral to Minihy-Treguier, Pardon of Saint Ivo (patron saint of lawyers) religious festival, Treguier, Cotes-dArmor, Bretagne, France
817-136883 - Duomo, Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore and Campanile di Giotto with blue sky during the day, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Southern Europe
817-136921 - Duomo, Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore and Campanile di Giotto seen from the street with people walking and cars parked at streetsite and at the night with streetlights on, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Southern Europe
809-3225 - Frere Alois, leader of the Taize community and Mgr Gerard Daucourt, Nanterre bishop, gather with young Christians in a Montrouge church, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Europe
733-2157 - Men praying and shoes left outside at The Great Mosque located in the Muslim Quarter home to the city's Hui community, Xian City, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia
586-1437 - Altar in main prayer hall of Taoist temple, with Ma Po Cho sea goddess statue, Thian Hock Keng Temple of Heavenly Happiness built in 1842, dedicated to Matsu Sea Goddess, oldest Chinese temple in the city, Hokkien community, Chinatown, Outram, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia