India, Tamil Nadu, Mamallapuram, Shore temple built in the late seventh century during the reign of Rajasimha. People on beach and wooden prows of boats in foreground.

India, Rajasthan, Pushkar, Sadhu reading from Holy book.

INDIA, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Young boy being made up for Ramlila festival where the story of Lord Rama is enacted. Gold leaf is placed on the face as part of decorative floral pattern.

INDIA, People, Body Decorations, Girl wearing elaborate facial decorations for the Ramulla Festival.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Body Decoration, Portrait of tribesman with facial decoration.

Papua New Guinea, People, Head and shoulders portrait of Chimbu man wearing head-dress of bird of paradise feathers and mask of red face paint. In profile to right.

Indonesia, Bali, Eka Dasa Rindra, Elaborate coloured rice pastry figures and flowers given as offerings.

Indonesia, Bali, Mengwi, Family sitting on roadside beside stretch of water with food and flower offerings during festival.

Indonesia, Bali, Children, Portrait of young girl in traditional dress attending cremation ceremony.

South Korea, Seoul, Confucian devotee reading newspaper during break from Rites.

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Cremation ritual. Body and remnants of burning sarcophagus tradition believes that the body returns to earthly elements and its soul is released in the sparks.

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Cremation ritual. Burning sarcophagus in the form of a bull tradition believes that the body within returns to earthly elements and its soul is released in the sparks.

Republic of Ireland, County Donegal, An Port which is a deserted or ghost village also referred to as the Famine Village although this is not entrely correct as most people left after the Famine.

Republic of Ireland, County Donegal, An Port which is a deserted or ghost village also referred to as the Famine Village although this is not entrely correct as most people left after the Famine.

Republic of Ireland, County Donegal, An Port which is a deserted or ghost village also referred to as the Famine Village although this is not entrely correct as most people left after the Famine.

Republic of Ireland, County Donegal, An Port which is a deserted or ghost village also referred to as the Famine Village although this is not entrely correct as most people left after the Famine.

Ireland, County Wexford, New Ross, The Emigrant Flame adjacent to the Dunbrody Famine Ship, the Emigrant Flame burns perpetually as a permanent flame of hope and inspiration to all Irish emigrants whe...

Ireland, County Wexford, New Ross, The Emigrant Flame adjacent to the Dunbrody Famine Ship, the Emigrant Flame burns perpetually as a permanent flame of hope and inspiration to all Irish emigrants whe...

Ireland, County Wexford, New Ross, Dunbrody Famine Ship is an authentic reproduction of an 1840's emigrant vessel which provides an excellent interpretation of the famine emigrant experience.

Ireland, County Wexford, New Ross, Dunbrody Famine Ship is an authentic reproduction of an 1840's emigrant vessel which provides an excellent interpretation of the famine emigrant experience.

Ireland, County Wexford, New Ross, Dunbrody Famine Ship which is a reproduction of an 1840's Irish emigrant ship.

Ireland, County Tyrone, Ulster American Folk Park, the Mellon Homestead, boyhood home of Thomas Mellon founder of the Mellon Bank in America and also a successsful lawyer and judge.

Ireland, County Tyrone, Ulster American Folk Park, the Mellon Homestead, boyhood home of Thomas Mellon founder of the Mellon Bank in America and also a successsful lawyer and judge.

Ireland, County Tyrone, Ulster American Folk Park, Hughes House, boyhood home of John Joseph Hughes who became the first Catholic Archbishop of New York and started work on St Patricks Cathedral in th...