817-428907 - Old pharmacy at Lower Market and St Peter's Church, Gorlitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

817-428896 - View over the Oder river to dome island and the Church of the Holy Cross, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428903 - View over the Oder river to dome island and the Dome, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428899 - Rynek, farmers market at the North side of the Wroclaw market square and Elisabethentower, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428898 - View over the Oder bridge 'Most Tumski' to dome island and the dome, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428905 - View over the Oder river to dome island, the Dome and the Church of the Holy Cross, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428904 - View over the Oder river to dome island and the Dome, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428902 - Dome island and the Wroclaw Dome, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428916 - Former franciscan monastery, established in the 15th century, Zittau, administrative district Goerlitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

817-428917 - 1837 build Church of St John, neoclassical style, Zittau, administrative district Goerlitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

817-428909 - View fom the old city bridge over the Neisse river to Vierraden mill and St. Peter's Church, Gorlitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

817-428897 - View over the Oder-River to dome island and the Dome, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428910 - View fom the old city bridge over the Neisse river to Vierraden mill and St. Peter's Church, Gorlitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

817-428901 - View over the Oder-River to dome island, the Dome and the Church of the Holy Cross, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

817-428906 - View over the Oder river to dome island, the Dome and the Church of the Holy Cross, Wroclaw county, Voivodeship Lower Silesian, Poland, Europe

832-107343 - Buddhist Mani stones with sacred mantras, Zanskar, Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, North India, Asia

832-107559 - Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche or Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Tauentzienstrasse street at Christmas time at night, Berlin, Germany, Europe

832-103386 - Baroque cherub holding a crown, house motto, side portal of the church of St. Nikolai, Stralsund, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

832-102906 - Prayer paper in Chinese temple, Chua Thien Hau Pagoda, Cho Lon, Chinatown, Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, South Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-98420 - Mary, Jesus, Virgin Mary, sculpture, Catedral de San Marcos cathedral, church, Arica, Norte Grande, northern Chile, Chile, South America

832-112651 - Church of St. Francis, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

832-110983 - Angel with open Bible, Byzantine style mosaic, historical part of the Nordfriedhof cemetery, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-112636 - St. Francis church and monument of Emperor Charles IV, 1848, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

832-112634 - St. Francis church and monument of Emperor Charles IV, 1848, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

832-110907 - Woman with goat, allegory for the River Oder, Neptunbrunnen fountain, Marienkirche church, Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

832-112406 - Athena and Warrior sculpture, by sculptor Albert Wolff, behind the Berliner Dom, protestant parish church and cathedral, Museumsinsel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berlin, Germany, Europe

832-113564 - Solvognen, Trundholm sun chariot, from the Bronze Age, at display at the National Museum, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe

832-98419 - San Marcos, saint, scholar, book, quill, Catedral de San Marcos cathedral, church, Arica, Norte Grande, northern Chile, Chile, South America

832-116144 - Tibetan Buddhism figure, Buddha figure on the altar of the Dalai Lama, Namgyal Monastery, Upper Dharamsala, McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia

832-110125 - St. Peter holding the Keys of Heaven, detail, hand with 2 keys, in front of Salzburg Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

832-114167 - Madonnina statue on cathedral spire against blue sky, Milan city, Italy, Europe

832-110128 - St. Peter holding the Keys of Heaven, detail, hand with 2 keys, in front of Salzburg Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

832-88108 - Pieta, Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, called Vesperbild, from 1390/1400, from Seeon Abbey, Benedictine monastery at Lake Chiemsee, Munich in 1330, Bavarian National Museum, Prinzregentenstrasse 3, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-88101 - Bavarian National Museum, St. George, Old Bavaria, Salzburg, around 1390 - 1400, made of limewood, Prinzregentenstrasse 3, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-77275 - Golden statue of the Grand Cascade in front of onion domes, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia

832-78256 - Bavarian National Museum, St. George, Old Bavaria, Salzburg, around 1390 - 1400, made of limewood, Prinzregentenstrasse 3, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-77280 - Golden statue of the Grand Cascade in front of onion domes, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia

832-72765 - Statue of Jesus holding a cross above the colonnades, Basilica of Saint Peter, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Latium region, Italy, Europe

832-81550 - Grave of Frederic Chopin, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France, Europe

832-78263 - Pieta, Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, called Vesperbild, from 1390/1400, from Seeon Abbey, Benedictine monastery at Lake Chiemsee, Munich in 1330, Bavarian National Museum, Prinzregentenstrasse 3, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-76662 - Statue with cross in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

832-76654 - Ceiling and columns in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

832-76657 - Bernini's Cathedra Petri in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

832-76061 - Shiva's mount Nandi and lingam phallic symbol on the Narmada river, Ahilya Fort, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

832-68323 - Bavarian Rococo sculpture, Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-44613 - The monastery of St. Mang, a former Benedictine monastery in the diocese of Augsburg, Fuessen, Ostallgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

817-418319 - El Rocio Romeria pilgrimage ,`Romeros¥Pilgrims at El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain,

817-418310 - Pilgrims dancing near Cerro de los Ansares,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlucar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-418318 - Pilgrims near Rocio village,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlucar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-418314 - Pilgrims, Juan Palacios with his daughter in Donana Palace,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlucar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-418311 - Pilgrims in Cerro de los Ansares,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlucar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-418315 - Pilgrims walking near Donana Palace,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlucar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-418323 - priest screaming wishes and thanks to the virgin,Romeria, pilgrimage, at El Rocio, Blanca Paloma, virgin procession, Almonte, Huelva province, Spain

817-418316 - Pilgrims between Donana Palace and Rocio village,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlucar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-418320 - El Rocio Romeria pilgrimage ,`Romeros¥Pilgrims at El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain,

817-418321 - Pilgrims in Punta de Malandar,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlucar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-418309 - Pilgrims near Cerro del Trigo,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlucar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

1196-89 - Sang sang rimpoche uses the dorje, a sacred ritual object to make the first decisive cut into the sand mandala on the last day of the mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal. solu khumbu, nepal

1196-25 - N month of november 7 days before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They bring their precious herbs, minerals special animal glands to be blessed. A selected amount of herbs is placed in a copper vessel placed on monastery alter. 7 days amchis go through an elaborate potenization of these medicines through prayer other practices. Seen here is of amchis holding a dorje (sacred object used cutting through obscurations) which is lined from a vessel containing various herbs sitting on monastery alter to heart chakra. Chang tang nyee, ladakh, indi

817-371643 - El Rocio Romeria pilgrimage,Votive candles in the side chapel of the Ermita del Rocio, El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain

817-371645 - Romeria, pilgrimage, at El Rocio, Blanca Paloma, virgin procession, Almonte, Huelva province, Spain

817-371650 - Pilgrims in El Cerro del Trigo,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanl√∫car de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-371625 - Pilgrims near Cerro del Trigo,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanl√∫car de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-371627 - Pilgrims near Donana Palace,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanl√∫car de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-371629 - `Tamborilero´,Pilgrims in Donana Palace,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlúcar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-371637 - El Rocio Romeria pilgrimage ,`Romeros´Pilgrims at El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain,

817-371628 - `Carreteros´pilgrims resting near Corral de Felix,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanlúcar de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-371624 - Pilgrims in El Cerro del Trigo,Romeria del Rocio, pilgrims on their way through the Donana National Park, pilgrimage of Sanl√∫car de Barrameda brotherhood, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia

817-371635 - Ermita del Rocio,El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain

817-371646 - Romeria, pilgrimage, at El Rocio, Blanca Paloma, virgin procession, Almonte, Huelva province, Spain

817-371644 - Romeria, pilgrimage, at El Rocio, Blanca Paloma, virgin procession, Almonte, Huelva province, Spain

817-371642 - El Rocio Romeria pilgrimage,Votive candles in the side chapel of the Ermita del Rocio, El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain

817-181627 - St Basil Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, Russia

809-3539 - Hindu performing his daily devotion ritual to Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

809-3473 - Religious objects for sale at a flea market, Cluses, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

809-3380 - Woman reading a Bible, Jordan, Middle East

817-21208 - Nagapanchami, festival of India, Snake worship

724-667 - Sultan Qabous Mosque, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

110-17304 - View to Market Square on Waterfront and Lutherian Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

712-1248 - Russian Orthodox Church, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia

712-1254 - Museum of wooden architecture, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia

718-403 - Buddist stupa, Bodnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

253-2939 - Ayia Triadha, Akrotiri, Crete, Greece, Europe

450-1066 - Suleymaniye complex from Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

450-1134 - Suleymaniye complex overlooking the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

724-666 - Sultan Qabous Mosque, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

450-1975 - Painted ceiling, Tash Khauli Palace, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

450-1982 - Ceramic tiles, I-Khauli court, Tash Khauli Palace, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

450-2045 - Ceramic detail, Nadir Divanbegi madressa, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

450-2141 - Ceramic detail, Sher Dor madressa, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

357-1582 - Tamerlane's Tomb, Gur Emir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

367-3499 - St. Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

382-32 - Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa

526-3335 - Temple of Saturn and Santi Lucia e Martina, Forum, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

526-3338 - St. Peter's, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

526-571 - Seefeld, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

59-2946 - The Rococo facade of the Archbishop's Palace, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

755-56 - Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Guardian lions on the steps of a temple. Foggy winter morning November 2005.

755-77 - Buddhist stupa known as Boudha at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal. Taken at Lhosar, the Tibetan new year, hence the abundance of new prayer flags.

755-78 - Buddhist stupa known as Boudha at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal. Taken at Lhosar, the Tibetan new year, hence the abundance of new prayer flags.