Punnaccolai Festival. Tamil Temple Guardian Sooriyakaran. Shanthi s brother. with turmeric paste on head and face which has a cooling effect in preparation for a fire walk. Perfomed as part of a rel...

Ancient Hittite capital. Detail of carved temple guardian at the BŸyŸk Mabet or Great Temple dedicated to worship of the storm god Teshub and sun goddess Hebut.

Cropped shot of Barasana Indian painting spirit guardian on front of maloca communal home.Tukano sedentary tribe Indian North Western Amazonia maloca American Colombian Columbia Hispanic Indegent La...

Cropped shot of Barasana Indian painting spirit guardian on front of maloca communal home.Tukano sedentary tribe Indian North Western Amazonia maloca American Colombian Columbia Hispanic Indegent La...

Figure of guardian of death on monastery roof.

William Ricketts wooden sculpture of nature guardian.

Napu Valley. Young boy sitting on wooden watch tower appointed as rice guardian to watch over crop.

Carved Guardian Stones standing in a row at the Buddhist Temple

Carved Guardian Stones standing in a row at the Buddhist Temple

Lion statue Guardian to the Old City

Stone lion statue Guardian to the Old City

Wat Sainyamungkhun. Detail of Guardian statue in the form of a dragon used to keep evil spirits away