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Buddhist Temples and Monasteries

Stunning architecture of Buddhist structures in Asia, featuring stupas and detailed carvings, capturing the spiritual essence and cultural heritage.

Asia, Mongolia, Erdene Zuu Monastery c. 1586. famous Buddhist center
Asia, Mongolia, Erdene Zuu Monastery c. 1586. famous Buddhist center
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Panoramic view of the 63 metre long statue of a reclining Buddha in the Som Rong Pagoda, Chùa Som Rong, a famous spiritual place in Soc Trang, Soc Trăng. Soc Trang Soc Trang Province Vietnam FB_2024_4678
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Pilgrims performing morning puja in the Ganges; Varanasi, India
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Asia, Myanmar (Burma). A boy washes clothes near a buddhist temple in Mandalay.
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Makha Bucha Day at Phutthamonthon in Thailand. People walking pa
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Large bell at Botataung Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
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Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Bagan (Pagan), Old Bagan, Ananda Temple (Pahto Ananda, beginning 12th), the day of Pyatho full moon (december/january) starts the Ananda festival gathering thousands of pilgrims
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Pagoda in garden of Dai Hung Temple, vietnamese flag, Hue, Vietnam, Indochina
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Babulnath Lord Shiva temple, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox
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Temple of ganga river devi at gangotri in morning time Uttaranchal India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Thailand, Bangkok. Buddhist worship, new dhammakaya sect
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Monk at Mulangandhutty Vihara, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
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Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Borough of Brent, Neasden. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple).
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Evening aarathy ritual at Goverdan ecovillage, Maharashtra, India
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The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed. Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Chinese: Jiuhuangye; Peh-oe-ji: Kau-ong-ia; Cantonese: Kow Wong Yeh) is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which is observed primarily in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
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Balinese prayer offering at the beach of Petitenget during sunset
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Buddha statue, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia
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A pirith mandapa been constructed for pirith ceremony for vesak at the protest site. The protest continues amidst curfew and emergency law with the security forces allowed to shoot in case of violence. People gathered in large numbers on Vesak poya day at Galle face where the main protest has being held named Gota Go Gama for over a month. Colombo, Sri Lanka.