Religion
Prayer time on a small square in the Fez medina (old city).
Prayer time on a small square in the Fez medina (old city).
A gilded statue of Buddha in Ananda Pahto. Old Bagan.
A man praying in Srirangam temple, Tamil Nadu.
A man praying in front of Mingalazedi temple (closed at that time). Old Bagan.
A scene from Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Old synagogue in Rangoon (Yangon).
The bottom of Kyaiktiyo Pagoda and the devotees praying and sticking golden leafs to the holy rock. Mount Kyaiktyio.
Pilgrims light hundreds of candles in front of the holy Kyaiktyio Pagoda (Golden Rock). Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A man sticking incredibly thin golden leafs to the surface of Golden Rock or Kyaiktyio Pagoda, Mon State.
A man praying at the Golden Rock. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Mon State.
Crucified men are being raised on their crosses during Good Friday celebrations in barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man taken down from the cross is getting first aid at the medical station. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A general wiev of the knoll with three crosses and square, on which the culmination of the Goiod Friday celebration took place. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ carries his cross during the recreation of the Way of the Cross on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man carries a cross during Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A self-whipper among the crown of onlookers. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A self-whipper covered in blood in San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man with a crown of thorns. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
A crowd watching the "crucifixion" during the Good Friday celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Procession with "Christ" is struggling to clear its way through the crowd of onlookers. Good Friday, San Fernando, Pampanga.
A man playing out Christ moments before being nailed to the cross. Barangay San Pedro Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga.
Monks during prayers in their gathering hall in the monastery in Rumtek, Sikkim.
Soldier praying in a mosque in Teheran.
A woman in black chador next to the tomb of imam Ali covered in silver. Shiraz.
Inside a small mosque in Tehran.
The tomb of imam Ali. Shiraz.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
Nuns singing during the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Orthodox Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews wearing various kinds of traditional dresses praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew in a streimel (round fur hat) praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
A Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priests entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall with characteristic tefillin on his forehead - a black leather box containing scrolls of parchment with verses from the Torah. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jews praying at the northern, covered portion of the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
An orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall with tefillin (leather box containing scrolls with verses from the Torah) on his arm and forehead. Jerusalem.
White clad Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Text of the Pater Noster (Our Father) in Polish (one of more than 100 languages) in the cloisters of the Church of the Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Praying at the spot where Jesus was crucified in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
An old Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Orthodox Jew kissing the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Members of Jewish families of all ages praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Israeli soldier praying at the Western Wall.
Old Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Haredi Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Young Jew praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. In the gap are seen prayer notes on paper left by the faithful Jews in the cracks of the Western Wall since 300 years.
Jew praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
The Western Wall - the holiest place of Judaism. Jerusalem.
A Jew in front of the Wailing Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall. Jerusalem.
Crowds of Jews praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. At the far end is the arched entrance to the northern, covered portion of the Western Wall.
Lighting incenses in front of the A-ma Taoist temple dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen.
Women praying on the bank of Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajastan.
No photography. Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajastan.
Jain woman praying in a small Jain temple in Ranakpur, Rajastan.
A monk in prayer. Shwedagon Paya, Rangoon (Yangon).
A crowd of local onlookers, tourists and reporters under the cross with the first volunteer crucified during the Good Friday celebrations, barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga.
Jewish family praying at the Western Wall, Jerusalem.
Crosses of Jerusalem.
Mystic interior of the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary (Tomb of the Virgin Mary) at the foot of Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Buddhist monk praying at Swayambunath Stupa in Kathmandu.
Monks praying in the Mahabodi Temple complex in Bodhgaya, Bihar.
Buddha statue inside the Mahabodi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar.
Buddhist monk praying at the Mahabodi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar.
Buddhist monk praying near the entrance to the Mahabodi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar.
Pilgrims prostrating themselves at the base of the Mahabodi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar.
The holy Bodhi tree, which grew from a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhi tree from Sri Lanka, which was itself planted from the original Bodhi tree under which Siddartha Gautama attained enlightment. in Bodhgaya Mahabodi Temple. Bihar.
Morning prayer in Ganges. Varanasi.
A man praying to Ganges(?). Varanasi.
Man doing his morning prayers near Chousatti Ghat. Varanasi.
Hindu family bathing and praying in Ganges. Varanasi.
Shinto priests of the Itsukushima temple. Hatsukaichi near Hiroshima.
A lady praying in one of the many shrines of the Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
Prayers in Wong Tai Sin temple in Kowloon during the celebration of Chinese New Year.
Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
Figures of saints carried around during the Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
One of the holy figures carried around during the Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
Beautifully adorned figure of Virgin Mary carried around during the Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
Worshippers and tourists during the Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
Mystical interior of St. Thomas church in Chichicastenango.
Procession setting out from St. Thomas church in Chichicastenango.
Procession leaves St. Thomas church in Chichicastenango surrounded by smoke from petards and incenses.
Sunday procession among the crowd of local residents and tourists. Chichicastenango.
Richly adorned holy figure carried around during the Sunday procession in Chichicastenango.
Procession in front of St. Thomas church in Chichicastenango.
Mystique, night scene of burning incense in front of St. Thomas church in Chichicastenango.
Holy statues carried above the crowd during the procession in Chichicastenango.
Local woman making the morning offerings in a tiny shrine on Nusa Lembongan - an island south of Bali.
Shinto priests bow during a ceremony in the Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Shinto priest in his typical ceremonial dress. Meiji Temple, Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of the New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priest celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Elderly Japanese pay tribute to the fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Woman praying in a Hong Kong temple during the SARS epidemic in 2003.
Incenses in a temple on Cheung Chau Island during the celebration of the annual Bun Festival.
Busy time ina a temple on CHaung Chau island during the annual Bun Festival.
Procession with Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people met on the way from Pura Besakih to Bangli. Bali.
Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people. Bali.
Procession with Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people met on the way from Pura Besakih to Bangli. Bali.
Colorful and loud procession carrying Barong - a mythical creature protecting the Balinese people. Bali.
Crowd of believers in Wong Tai Sing temple in Kowloon during celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
Falun Gong practitioners in Chinatown in San Francisco. California.
Festival gathering in Goa Lawah temple in Semarapura, Bali.
Faithful in Goa Lawah temple, Bali.
During a festival in Goa Lawah temple, Bali.
Temple Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon during its busiest time - celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
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