1350-5031 - Face of guardian mythical demon figure, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

1350-4874 - Mythological demon statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4719 - Religious statues at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

1113-106920 - Temple guard in Aswan

1113-106168 - Temple guard in Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia.

1350-3261 - Stone guard statue and temple spires (chedi) at Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, the largest Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand and the birthplace of Thai massage.

832-388308 - Buddha meditating under the protection of a seven-headed Naga snake, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

149-3069 - Close-up of a stone statue of a Farang guard at the temple of Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-385955 - Komokuten, Guardian of the Temple, Todaiji Temple, Buddhist Temple, Nara, Japan, Asia

832-385956 - Bishamonten, Guardian of the Temple, Todaiji Temple, Buddhist Temple, Nara, Japan, Asia

1116-47819 - Stone lions covered in lichen guard temple, East Mebon, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

1116-48868 - Guard lion sculpture at the entrance of Gopura II, Preah Vihear Temple, Preah Vihear, Cambodia

1247-107 - Guard standing by tank, the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

1306-31 - Detail of stone statue of guard and sitting Buddha in Wat Pho (Wat Phra Chetuphon) (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1306-27 - Close up of stone statue of guard in Wat Pho (Wat Phra Chetuphon) (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-380505 - guard figure, Bhairabnath Temple, Taumadhi Tole square, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

848-921 - Portrait of guard, Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

1176-144 - Sikh guard at the Harmandir Sahib (The Golden Temple), Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

803-174 - Statues at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), the Royal Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-372401 - Sikh guard, Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, North India, India, Asia

832-348079 - Guard at the Set-taw-ya-Pagoda, Mingun, Myanmar, Burma

832-329796 - Temple Guard, Garudas with Nagas in his claws, riding animal of the Vishnu, Bali

832-315386 - Guard, Temple of Edfu (dedicated to the falcon god Horus), Edfu, Egypt, Africa

832-302059 - White wall and tower of the Mongolia Hotel built in the style of a Buddhist temple, steppes visible at back, Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia

1163-26 - Mythical temple guard (Yaksha), Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand.

1161-4424 - Hindu temple guard in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4422 - Hindu temple guard in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-4423 - Hindu temple guard in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

1161-2821 - Demon Giant statues guard an entrance to The Grand Palace and Temple Complex, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-2855 - Mythical gryphons guard The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-2598 - Pakistani ceremonial guard outside Sikh Temple Gurdwara of Arjan Dev, Lahore, Pakistan

1161-2858 - Mythical gryphon guards The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

1161-2854 - Gilt statue inside The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

832-149544 - Heads of Asian temple guardians in front of a window, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-124572 - Dvarapala, guard figure, Preah Ko temple, Roluos Group, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-124568 - Relief, Dvarapala, guard figure, the temple complex of Banteay Kdei, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-109412 - Lion figure as a guard at the Xinhuamen Gate, Gate of New China, main entrance to Zhongnanhai park and building complex, Beijing, China, Asia

832-71364 - Entrance to Huyen Khong cave, protective deities, guardian figures, Marble Mountains, Ngu Hanh Son, Thuy Son, Da Nang, Vietnam, Asia

1113-71786 - Temple guard in the summit temple, Northern Terrace, Mount Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

1113-71787 - Temple guard in the summit temple, Northern Terrace, Mount Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

1113-71054 - Temple guard at the Great Hall, Nanyue Miao, Heng Shan south, Hunan province, China, Asia

1113-18483 - Golden Temple, voluntary guards, Sikh holy place, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

1116-30793 - Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa, Senso-ji Temple, Buddha statue.

857-48298 - Group of Chinese Policemen in Formation. Temple of Heaven, Beijing. China

809-5043 - Guard temple in Lampang Louang temple, Lampang, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

801-677 - Sitting Buddha with naga heads, Wat Mai Complex, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

801-663 - Naga heads, Wat Nong, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

801-667 - Naga heads, Wat Sen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

801-671 - Naga heads, Wat Sen, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-3385 - The Temple of Artemis, built in the 2nd century AD, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

312-2894 - Stone statues guard Durga temple, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

557-2921 - Shrine guard in orange clothes holding lance standing by pool in front of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia

718-260 - Giant stone statue of Farang Guard, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand

149-3042 - Close-up of the statue of a Chinese guard at the temple of Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

755-40 - Two stone lions guard the entrance to Mul Chowk courtyard in the Old Royal Palace, with the Hari Shankar Mandir Hindu temple to the left, Durbar Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia