Landscape including Chiu Gompa beside Lake Manasarovar on the Barga plain with Mount Kailas Mount Kailash, sacred to Buddhists and Hindus behind, in Tibet, China, Asia

Hindus bathing in the early morning in the holy river Ganges Ganga along Dasswamedh Ghat, Varanasi Benares, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Selling flowers, coconuts and other offerings for the morning pooja ceremony carried out by most Hindus in the valley, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Mauritius island, High Plateaux, sacred lake of Big Basin (Ganga Talao) that is a reemergence of the Gange for hindus, site of the Maha Shivaratree festival

The constellation of Orion in the sky at dawn above the Hariti Mandir temple, dedicated to the goddess of smallpox, worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists, Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Hindus bathing in the early morning in the holy river Ganges Ganga along Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi Benares, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindus praying and giving offerings to a giant statue of Vishnu, the only image of this God in NepalBudhanilkantha, near Katmandu, Nepal

Prayer flags on top of low pass on Barga Plain, with Mount Kailas Kailash beyond, sacred mountain for Buddhists and Hindus, Tibet, China, Asia

Hindus bathing in the early mornin in the holy river Ganges Ganga along Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi Benares, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindus praying and giving offerings to a giant statue of Vishnu, the only image of this God in NepalBudhanilkantha, near Katmandu, Nepal

Path into Lha Chu canyon , on the kora, path round mountain sacred to Buddhists and Hindus, Mount Kailas Kailash, Tibet, China, Asia

Hindus bathing in the early morning in the holy river Ganges Ganga along Dasswamedh Ghat, Varanasi Benares, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindus bathing in the early morning in the holy river Ganges Ganga along Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi Benares, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

The wedding hall or Kalyana Mantapa with 38 carved monolithic pillars in Veerabhadra Temple16th century, Lepakshi ,Andhra Pradesh

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims on the kora, walking around Mount Kailas Mount Kailash, which is sacred to Buddhists and Hindus, Tibet, China, Asia

Ficus Religiosa tree. Family: Moraceae. Peepal tree. A common tree in India. It has a religious significance and is sacred to both _ the Hindus and the Buddhists. Ficus religiosa tree. Local Names: Aswastha (Oriya), Jari (Bathuli), Pipal (Kandha).

Hindu pilgrims bathing in the early morning in the holy river Ganges Ganga along Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi Benares, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Masses of pilgrims on the banks of the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela Festival (2001), the largest religious event in the world. Allahabad, India