1336-966 - Ema wooden votive tablets in Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

832-404149 - Votive tablets in the pilgrimage church of Maria Himmelfahrt in Sammarei, Klosterwinkel, Ortenburg, Lower Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-404148 - Votive tablets in the pilgrimage church of Maria Himmelfahrt in Sammarei, Klosterwinkel, Ortenburg, Lower Bavaria, Germany, Europe

667-2786 - The newly renovated Votive Church (Votivkirche), Vienna, Austria, Europe

667-2785 - The newly renovated Votive Church (Votivkirche), Vienna, Austria, Europe

667-2784 - The newly renovated Votive Church (Votivkirche), Vienna, Austria, Europe

1350-6670 - Replica of the grotto at the Lady of the Lourdes shrine in the Convent of the Concepcionistas. Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Europe

1350-6669 - Wax body parts votive offerings at the Lourdes Grotto in the Convent of the Concepcionistas, a 1925 scale reproduction of the French grotto. Viveiro, Lugo Province, Galicia, Spain, Europe Galicia, Spain, Europe

1350-6144 - Prayer candles inside Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu

746-90585 - Votive shrine on the side of Palazzo Salemi in Piazza del Monumento, city of Modica, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe; UNESCO World Heritage Site

1350-5009 - Niches in wall near Greek Theatre, Neapolis Archaeological Park, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

832-384721 - Votive church Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore on the canal, Giudecca, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

746-89882 - A votive aedicule depicting the Madonna in one of the main streets of the Sassi in Matera. The Sassi di Matera are ancient cave dwellings in the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata. Situated in the old town, they are composed of the Sasso Caveoso and the later Sasso Barisano. Matera, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

1238-135 - Heart-shaped ema votive offerings, Kamigamo shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

851-796 - Votives (Ema prayer tablets) at Toshogu Shrine in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

851-766 - Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

851-765 - Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

851-760 - Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

1238-121 - Small torii votive offerings, Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

1238-122 - Ema votive offerings, Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

1238-119 - Small torii votive offerings, Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

1238-118 - Small torii votive offerings, Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

1131-1047 - Votive candles, Boudhanath Stupa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

805-1096 - Terracotta horses, each a votive offering to village guardian deity, Ayyanar, at the Solai Andavar shrine, Palathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

805-1095 - Terracotta horses, each a votive offering to village guardian deity, Ayyanar, at the Solai Andavar shrine, Palathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

805-964 - Stone votive stupas found at the site of 5th century Ratnagiri monastery by the Archaeological Survey of India, Ratnagiri, Odisha, India, Asia

1238-42 - Votive offerings and discarded fortunes, Sanzen-in Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

746-6527 - Votive statue, Hera Argiva museum, Capaccio-Paestum, Campania, Italy

746-50940 - Candles in Lourdes, France, Europe

746-6526 - Votive statue, Hera Argiva museum, Capaccio-Paestum, Campania, Italy

746-50076 - Votive offering, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

1238-3 - Small porcelain hogs as votive offerings, Marishisonten-do temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

1178-6411 - Votive candle

832-368639 - Pilgrim and Tibetan monks refilling the brass bow with yak butter, Samye Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

832-377927 - Votive tablets in the church of the monastery Loukous near Astros, Peloponnese, Greece

832-346686 - Votive candles in the side chapel of the church in El Rocio, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

832-326723 - Votive pictures in the Maria unter der Egg Pilgrimage Church, Peiting, Pfaffenwinkel, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-288639 - Votive image from the Ostermiething Parish, Upper Austria, from 1785, to be spared from bad weather, Maria Geburt Pilgrimage Church, Maria Eck near Siegsdorf village, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-288654 - Seventeenth-century votive image depicting the Siege of Donauwoerth, Hl. Kreuz Gruftkapelle Church, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-288638 - Votive image from 1745 for the saving from a terminal illness, Kirchwald Pilgrimage Church near, Nussdorf, Bavarian Inntal, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-288640 - Votive image of 1818 from the Friedolfing Parish which was surprised by a thunderstorm in Maria Eck, Maria Geburt Pilgrimage Church, Maria Eck near Siegsdorf village, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-278311 - Entrance to the Wannian monastery, Mount Emei near Chengdu, China, Asia

832-278318 - Wannian monastery, Mount Emei near Chengdu, China, Asia

832-278314 - Votive candles, Wannian monastery, Mount Emei near Chengdu, China, Asia

832-278313 - Votive candles and incenses, Wannian monastery, Mount Emei near Chengdu, China, Asia

832-278319 - Children give votive candles, Wannian monastery, Mount Emei near Chengdu, China, Asia

832-276709 - Luesen Luson in The Val di Luson Luesener Tal under the Plose near Brixen Southern Tyrol Alto Adige Italy church St. George Lourdes Mary

832-276949 - Holy Chapel gallery with votive pictures Kapellplatz Altoetting Upper Bavaria Germany

800-1807 - Votive Church, Szeged, Southern Plain, Hungary, Europe

800-1811 - Votive Church, Szeged, Southern Plain, Hungary, Europe

800-1809 - Interior of Votive Church, Szeged, Southern Plain, Hungary, Europe

800-1810 - Interior of Votive Church, Szeged, Southern Plain, Hungary, Europe

800-1813 - Votive Church, Szeged, Southern Plain, Hungary, Europe

832-270185 - Young couple lighting votive candles in the Milan Cathedral, Duomo di Milano, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

832-237154 - Votive chapel, Marienweiher monastery, pilgrimage church, district of Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-238860 - Sacrificial candles in the church of Panagia Angeloktistos, built from the angels, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kiti, Cyprus, Greek section, Southern Europe, Europe

832-236606 - Mary pieta, Catholic pilgrimage site, miraculous image of the Painful Mother of God, candles, Ziemetshausen, In den Stauden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-236603 - Mary pieta, Catholic pilgrimage site, miraculous image of the Painful Mother of God, candles, Ziemetshausen, In den Stauden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-236605 - Mary pieta, Catholic pilgrimage site, miraculous image of the Painful Mother of God, candles, Ziemetshausen, In den Stauden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-236604 - Mary pieta, Catholic pilgrimage site, miraculous image of the Painful Mother of God, candles, Ziemetshausen, In den Stauden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-231730 - Figure of St Mary, votive candles in a chapel, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

809-5646 - Votive offerings in Our Lady of Bonfim church, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

832-232040 - Votive candles in the Church of Our Lady, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-222086 - Sacrificial candles in the Basilica St. Eufemia in Grado, Italy, Europe

832-204520 - Pilgrimage Church of Maria Steinbach, Maria Steinbach, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-198048 - Votive Church, Ringstrasse, ring road, Vienna, Austria, Europe

832-194069 - Sacrificial candles, Mariahilf Church, Au district, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-192502 - Ex voto votive, lime paint, representation of the miraculous rescue of a carriage from the waters of a river, 16th century, Tuntenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-176028 - Vineyards of Trittenheim, Moselle, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

832-192501 - Ex voto votive, lime paint, representation of a vehicle accident with miraculous rescue, 16th century, Tuntenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-156860 - Memorial place of the 1st anniversary of the massacre of Winnenden and Wendlingen, Winnenden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-155639 - Icons, burning candles, Russian Orthodox Church, Altea, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

832-155640 - Icons, burning candles, Russian Orthodox Church, Altea, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

832-173534 - Votive candles in the Wallfahrtskirche Mary Eck sanctuary, burning candles, Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-158577 - Candles burning in the Armenian orthodox church at Geghard monastery near Garni, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kotayk region, Armenia, Asia

832-156865 - 1st anniversary of the massacre of Winnenden-Wendlingen, a path of pebbles with messages for the way into the future, Winnenden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-167986 - Devotional grotto with Madonna and votive candles in the courtyard of the Basilika Goessweinstein basilica, Balthasar-Neumann-Strasse 7, Goessweinstein, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-146560 - Votive Church, Vienna, Austria, Europe

832-142557 - Candles in front of an icon of Our Lady in Salzburg Cathedral, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

832-137598 - Sign saying "warum?", "why?", and candles to commemorate the victims of the stampede at the Love Parade 2010, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-137601 - Candles to commemorate the victims of the stampede at the Love Parade in 2010, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-112149 - Christ of the Last Judgement, Byzantine-Romanesque votive chapel, Memorial Chapel St. Ludwig to commemorate King Ludwig II near Berg on Lake Starnberger See, Fuenfseenland area, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-116761 - Votive candles, Church of Moni Panagia Theotokou Monastery, Paleokastritsa, north-west Corfu, Corfu Island, Ionian Islands, Greece, Southern Europe, Europe

832-112148 - Detail of the ornamentation in the Byzantine-Romanesque votive chapel, Memorial Chapel St. Ludwig to commemorate King Ludwig II near Berg on Lake Starnberger See, Fuenfseenland area, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-79065 - Burning votive candles in a church, St. Martin's Church, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-79064 - Burning votive candles in a church, St. Martin's Church, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-62024 - Deepaks, little candles made from ghee, widely used for offerings, Kathmandu, Nepal, South Asia

832-62690 - Votivkirche, Votive Church, Vienna, Austria, Europe

832-61716 - Offerings from pilgrims who receive the blessings of Bahubali by local priests on Indragiri hill in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia

832-61826 - Candles as offerings for peace inside the Frauenkirche church, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-49926 - Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute Church, Votive Church, Grand Canal, Vaporetto, Venice, Italy, Europe

832-53429 - Candles in a church

832-50928 - Votive candles, Peterskirche church, St. Peter's Church, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

1116-11271 - Thanksgiving plaques on a shrine at the Difunta Correa Sanctuary, Vallecito, San Juan, Argentina. La Difunta Correa is the most popular of Argentina's folk saints. She was a woman whose husband was forcibly recruited around the year 1840, during the Argentine civil wars. Becoming sick, he was then abandoned by partisans. In an attempt to reach her sick husband, Deolinda took her baby and followed the tracks of the partisans through the desert of San Juan Province. When her supplies ran out, she died. Her body was found days later by gauchos, however they found the baby still alive, feeding from the deceased woman's miraculously ever-full breast. Once the folk tale became known, her devout followers believe her to perform miracles and intercede for the living. Cattle keepers and truck drivers create small altars throughout Argentina and leave bottles of water as votive offerings.

1116-11272 - Thanksgiving plaques on a shrine at the Difunta Correa Sanctuary, Vallecito, San Juan, Argentina. La Difunta Correa is the most popular of Argentina's folk saints. She was a woman whose husband was forcibly recruited around the year 1840, during the Argentine civil wars. Becoming sick, he was then abandoned by partisans. In an attempt to reach her sick husband, Deolinda took her baby and followed the tracks of the partisans through the desert of San Juan Province. When her supplies ran out, she died. Her body was found days later by gauchos, however they found the baby still alive, feeding from the deceased woman's miraculously ever-full breast. Once the folk tale became known, her devout followers believe her to perform miracles and intercede for the living. Cattle keepers and truck drivers create small altars throughout Argentina and leave bottles of water as votive offerings.

749-1345 - The miracle room with votive offerings and prayers next to the Basilica do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

1196-219 - Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

746-65636 - Saint Silverio aedicula, Ponza Island, Pontine Islands, Lazio, Italy

809-2793 - Prince of Peace votive Catholic church, St. Augustine, Florida, United States of America, North America

809-3331 - Votive papers at Kun Lam temple, Macao, China, Asia