817-200389 - Portrait of an Indian Sadhu (holy man): sadhus have different markings on their forehead, horizontal lines identify this Sadhu as a Shiva Hindu god follower
312-3099 - Novice monks line up in front of monastic building at the new Karma Theckhling Monastery, built in traditional Sikkim style, Ravangla (Rabongla), Sikkim, India, Asia
252-10258 - Novice Buddhist monk and Phra Atchana Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Asia
252-9948 - Novice Buddhist monk kneeling beneath the Phra Atchana Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Asia
252-10491 - Two novice Buddhist monks with offerings, and Buddha head, Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
252-10908 - Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra
252-10909 - Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra
252-10910 - Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra
252-10911 - Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra
252-10914 - Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra
252-10940 - Maiko (apprentice geisha) wearing traditional Japanese kimono and okobo (tall wooden shoes), Kyoto, Kansai region, island of Honshu, Japan, Asia
252-10941 - Portrait of a maiko (apprentice geisha) wearing traditional Japanese kimono, in the Gion district, Kyoto, Kansai region, island of Honshu, Japan, Asia
252-10942 - Maiko (apprentice geisha) walking in the streets of the Gion district wearing traditional Japanese kimono and okobo (tall wooden shoes), Kyoto, Kansai region, island of Honshu, Japan, Asia
252-10943 - Maiko (apprentice geisha) walking in the streets of the Gion district wearing traditional Japanese kimono and okobo (tall wooden shoes), Kyoto, Kansai region, island of Honshu, Japan, Asia
252-10979 - Giant statue dating from the 5th century, of the standing Buddha giving a blessing with his right hand, and lifting the robe to signify reincarnation with his left hand, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia
252-10988 - Three young monks praying at a rock-cut image of the Buddha in the Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia
252-10489 - Two novice Buddhist monks in front of a statue of the reclining Budha, Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
252-10592 - Novice monk with offering of flowers, and Buddha head in Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya) Historical Park, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia