India, Sikkim, Rumtek, Young Buddhist monk wearing prayer beads wrapped around wrist and purple and yellow robes holding unlit yak butter candles.

Sri lanka, Haputale, Funeral ritual with son of the deceased with head shaved as sign of bereavement placing offerings on ground marked with coloured tika powder.

Sri lanka, Anuradhapura, Portrait of a young novice monk with a statue of Buddha in the background

Sri lanka, Anuradhapura, Portrait of a young novice monk with a statue of Buddha in the background

China, Yunnan Province, Menghun, Dai woman making raised religious symbol on ground.

Syria, South, Damascus, Pilgrim at the Umayyad Mosque with the Dome of the Treasury and the Minaret of the Bride in the background.

India, West Bengal, Darjeeling, Monk at window of Bhutia Busty monastery.

India, Gujarat, Veraval , Muslim man holding toddler with blue green and white painted mosque in background at fishing port on the south coast of Saurashtra.

India, Maharashtra, Nasik, Woman making offering at Ganesh shrine.

India, Gujarat, Palitana, Jain pilgrim with offering of flowers at Shatrunjaya or Place of Victory wearing white robe and scarf over mouth to avoid accidently swallowing an insect .

India, Gujarat, Palitana, Jain pilgrims with offerings of flowers at Shatrunjaya or Place of Victory hilltop temple complex and historic Jain pilgimage site.

India, Maharashtra, Nasik, Woman devotee beside shrine dedicated to Hanuman the monkey god.