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Various religious buildings showcasing intricate architecture, including churches and temples from different cultures and regions.

India - Mumbay, Jain Temple

Myanmar Bagan Ananda Datta

Colonial church in the village of San Vicente. El Salvador, Central America.

Phat Diem Cathedral is located in Kim Son district of Ninh Binh Province. It is one of the most celebrated and unusual churches in Vietnam. Phat Diem church architecture is a synthesis of Sino-Vietnamese and French Catholic styles. Catholicism came early to Phat Diem. Alexandre de Rhodes, a Jesuit from Avignon who first developed Vietnams quoc ngu writing system, preached here as long ago as 1627, but it was a Vietnamese priest, Father Tran Luc (also known as Cu Sau or ‘Old Six) who conceived and organised the construction of Phat Diems extraordinary cathedral between 1875 and 1898. The cathedral complex is dominated by a monumental bell tower with curved Chinese eaves and triple gateway that could easily be mistaken for the entrance to a Vietnamese temple, were it not for the angels and crucifixes prominently in evidence. Behind the bell tower the main body of the cathedral extends back along a dark, cool nave about 75 metres (246 ft) long, the roof supported by the gigantic trunks

Ethiopia, Lalibela, Unesco World Heritage Site, Church Carved Into Rock, Priest With Cross

Jay and Vijay are doorkeepers, Someshwar Temple Jay and Vijay are doorkeepers, Someshwar Temple, Chas Kaman Rajgurunagar, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 7502598

Pilgrim at the Church of Saint Uraiel, one of the rock hewn churches in Lalibela (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Ethiopia

Andahuaylillas church, Peru, South America

India - Mumbay, Jain Temple

Men praying in a mosque

Sahara Desert, Erg Chebbi, Merzouga, Morocco. Men wearing djellaba, Islamic archways

India, Women in traditional dress walk through temple

Cave temple shiva siva at Malayadippatti near Tiruchchirappalli Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Ethiopia, Lalibela, Unesco World Heritage Site, Church Carved Into Rock, Priest With Cross

Three men sit in a cirle in Jama Jasjid, a Muslim mosque near the Red Fort in Delhi, India.

Buddhist young monk in red robe reading standing in front of rays of light in a temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, A local guide in the orthodox church of Azwa Mariam

India, Ayurvedic head massage

Thiruvannamalai temple, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist young monk in red robe reading standing in front of rays of light in a temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

Temple buddha statue in sunlight, Bagan, Burma

Mexico, Guanajuato state, Atotonilco, Sanctuary of Atotonilco. The World Monuments Fund recently named church to its list of 100 most endangered monuments. (Editorial Usage Only)

Shimenawa ropes decorating Shinto Sakurai Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan.

Pashupatinath, cremation, riverside Bagmathi, tributary of the Ganges, Nepal sacred river for Hindus, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Cambodia, , Angkor Wat, Monk in passageway

Rajasthan, handprints next to the gate of Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, these are the hands of widows burnt at the stake, North India, India, Asia

Buddhist monk at Dhamekh stupa Fifth century A.D. Sarnath near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Monk at Su Taung Pyi (Sutaungpyai) on Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar (Large format sizes available)

Beautiful carved wooden door and Muslim woman wearing djellaba, jillaba and hijab in alley of medina in the city Fes, Fez, Fez-Meknes, Morocco, Africa

Prayer hall, Dargah (Jama Masjid) mosque, Fatehpur Sikri, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

A woman in front of the church La Merced, Antigua, Guatemala

India, Karnataka, Mangalore, Moodbidri. Jain temple, Tribhuvana Tilaka Chudamani Basadi (aka Thousand Pillar Temple) c. 1430 AD.

Seated Buddha figure in a centuries-old temple of Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist temple with colorful mosaics on Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar

Lonely men in winter djellabas passing through the Saida Mosque, Abdallah Guennoun Square, Asilah, Morocco, North Africa.

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela , Ethiopia

Woman offerings to a statue India

Africa, Morocco, Man walks through saffron colored halls inside Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail in city of Meknes

Old man praying in Tsemo Monastery with ray of light coming through doorway, Leh, Ladakh, India

Kashan, Iran - 29th may, 2022: Tourists and pilgrims explore sightseeing beautiful Agha Bozorg Mosque

Indonesia, Bali Province, Ubud. Ubud Palace.

A Buddha of the Vatadage at Polunnawara in Sri Lanka.

Purepecha women stand in the doorway of the church in Angahuan, Michoacan, Mexico.

Asia, Nepal, Kathmandu. Stupas, such as these in Kathmandu, a World Heritage Site, Nepal, represent the Buddha's body, speech and mind.

sacred footprint of Buddha with gold foil on it

Wutai Shan, Shanxi Province, China, Asia

Bethlehem Basilica of the Nativity

Portrait of a man standing in the Jawab Mosque, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Woman praying inside Ismail Samani mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Vintage Photograph. Historic street life in traditional Indian village setting.

Central America, Guatemala, Antigua. Antigua Cathedral. Local man with sack going up the stairs to church. (Editorial Usage Only)

Woman in red garment at Panna Meena ka Kund, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Wat Jong Kham, detailed view, novices sweeping the floor, Kyaing Tong, Golden Triangle, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia

A Buddhist nun climbs into the Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun, Sagaing, Myanmar.

South America, Peru, Cuzco. Women in traditional clothes walk past Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, the Jesuit church on the square. (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Devi Kund Sagar, Chattris, cremation grounds of the Maharajas of Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Tibet, Lhasa, Detail Of Doorway In The Jokhang Monastery.

Romania Suceava, Religios Frescas and Tourists, Sucevita Monastery is the largest and finest of the Bucovina monasteries. The exterior frescoes date from 1590. (MR)

Carpets for sale, Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Buddha statue temple Wat Sisaket, Vientiane, capital of Laos, Vientiane province, Laos, Asia

Portrait Asian charming woman wearing beautiful typical Thai dress identity culture of Thailand in ancient temple or famous place with gracefully pose, copy space

India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple

Traditional Door Painting Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Woman in red garment at Panna Meena ka Kund, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia Copyright: LauraxGrier 1218-1929 RECORD DATE NOT STATED

Woman praying inside Ismail Samani mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

buddhist monk in the temple of Angkor Wat

Giant Shivalingam in the Shiva temple, dating from the 11th century Paramara dynasty, Bhojpur, Bihar, India, Asia

India: Pilgrims at the Shri Adishwara Temple, one of the holy Jain Palitana temples (11th to 16th Century CE) in the Shatrunjaya Hills, Gujarat (2004)

A priest stands at the entrance to the rock_hewn church of Bet Gabriel_Rufael, in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

peacock on ceramic tiles, Siddheshwar Temple, Solapur, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Longest temple corridor, Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Women wearing colourful saris, marble tomb of the Scindia Dynasty, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

cloister of the church, San Gaspar Chajul, department of Quiché , Ixil Triangle, Guatemala, Central America

The Apostles of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Arantzazu, sculpted by Jorge Oteiza in 1950, Aranzazu, Oñati, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

American buddhist monk standing in front of a Phnom Penh church

Hindu priest at Brihadishvara, Chola era Temple Complex, dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Shiva in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India; Gangai Konda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

The Virgin Mary Assumption Church of Metekhi, Tbilisi, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

India, Tamil Nadu, Thiruvanaikkaval, east of Srirangam, Jambukesvara Temple. School children walking through the temple.

Interior of Vimal Vasahi Temple built in the 11th century dedicated to the first Jain sain, Mount Abu, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Kashan, Iran - 29th may, 2022: female Tourist wear special robe visit explore beautiful Agha Bozorg Mosque in sunny day

Boy silouhetted against the opening of Mosque, Herat, Afghanistan

A woman at a church in Campeche, Mexico.

The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

Monkey at a window in Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal

Geschnitzte Säule des Shri Siddheshwara Swamy-Tempels, eines Tempels aus dem 11. Jahrhundert aus der Chalukya-Zeit, Hottal, Nanded, Maharashtra, Indien. Carved pillar of Shri Siddheshwara Swamy Temple, an 11th-century Chalukya-era temple, Hottal, Nanded, Maharashtra, India. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23416732

Prayer Hall with minbar and mihrab, Masjid Nia'mah Mosque, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

Northen Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Priest Reading Bible; Lalibela

Two Japanese women in kimono sitting at the Suirokaku aqueduct, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Monk standing at the entrance to the shrine, archway, wall painting, Degaldoruwa Cave Temple, Kandy, Zentralprovinz, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cairo, Egypt, Jan 25, 2025 Pedestrians walk by an ornate lantern shop in the big Khan el-Khalili Cairo bazaar.

Back side of three young monk are Climbing up on the Mya Thein Tan Pagoda at bagan, mandalay, myanmar

The Guardian of the Hareem, Egypt, circa 1900

Khandoba Temple Ambad Aurangabad Maharashtra India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

KHM - SOCIÉTÉ - TOURISME AUX TEMPLES DE ANGKORAvant de devenir une attraction touristique, la cité dAngkor fut la capitale de lempire Khmer du IXème au XVème siècle. A son apogée, elle comptait un million dhabitant. Btie sur un système hydraulique unique, cest lorsque la cité perd le contrôle de leau que la civilisation connu son déclin.Même si des explorateurs lavait déjà remarquée, les Français revendique en 1860 la « découverte dAngkor », et cela connait un retentissement mondial.Aujourdhui, la beauté légendaire du site attire deux millions de visiteurs par an et ça ne cesse daugmenter. Ce symbole de la civilisation Khmer est omniprésent au Cambodge, drapeau du pays, bières nationales, enseignes, paquets de cigarette.La cité est devenue un véritable parc dattraction ou les rites ancestraux ne servent plus quà donné du contenu aux selfies.KHM - SOCIETY - TOURISM AT THE TEMPLES OF ANGKORBefore becoming a tourist attraction, the city of Angkor was the capital of the K

Man sleeping in front of a temple, Durbar Square of Patan, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

Spain, Rioja, Medieval Days of Briones, organ of the church of Our Lady of the Assumption (Saint James Way)

Interior view of Mengujek Ghazi’s tomb,Sultan Melih, in Kemah,Erzincan,Turkey.08 June 2014. Interior view of Mengujek Ghazi’s tomb,Sultan Melih

india, rajasthan, ranakpur, jain temple

Carving on the wall, Jain Temple, Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India.

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