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Monks and Temples of Asia

Images of monks in various settings—temples and terraces—depicting serene landscapes, traditional attire, and vibrant colors of sacred sites in Nepal, India, and Mongolia.

Holy Man shrine, Skoura oasis, Ouarzazate, Morocco
Holy Man shrine, Skoura oasis, Ouarzazate, Morocco
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Cemetery on the mountain Jebel Arruda, in the back the Asad reservoir of the Euphrates, Syria, Asia
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street through olive groove with Station of the Cross, Arco, Trentino, Italy
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Central Mongolia, Karakorum, Erdene Zuu Monastery, Stupas
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St. Mary's shrine at Col du Taibit, caldera of Cirque de Cilaos, La Reunion Island, France, Africa, Europe
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Mongolia, Religion, Buddhism, Obo Buddist Shrine
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Christ Of The Peace Statue Atop El Morro, Arica, Arica And Parinacota Region, Chile
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The Chapel Of The Tablet/Ark Of The Covenant At The Church Of Our Lady Mary Of Zion, The Most Important Church In Ethiopia; Axum, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Tombstones in the Grafton Cemetery, Grafton ghost town, Utah, USA.
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Tomb and shrine of Moulay Abdeslam ben Mchich, Moroccan Sufi saint during the Almohad Caliphate, Moulay Abdesalam village, Rift mountains, Morocco.
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Praying stones, Lake Manasarovar, Western Tibet, Asia
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Toda tribal temple at Muthanad Mund, Nilgiris, Ooty Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. such type of temples is only at two places in India, Asia
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Large cross on top of the chapel in the Valley of the Temples memorial garden Modern church or chapel in the graveyard of the Valley of the Temples in Oahu, Hawaii Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 15044146
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Tibet. Exploring mani or Tibetan prayer stones.
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stone statue in Mongolia
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escuela de pintores pintando del natural, Ermita de San Bartolomé, Siglo XII, Parque Natural del Cañón del Río Lobos, Soria, Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla, Spain, Europe.
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Tomb and shrine of Moulay Abdeslam ben Mchich, Moroccan Sufi saint, cork flooring, Moulay Abdesalam village, Rift mountains, Morocco.
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Egyptian Bedouins meeting in Wadi el Gamal National Park, Valley of the Camels, for the Bedouin Cultural Festival, southeast Egypt, Africa
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A stone statue with a prayer flag at the Manjusri Monastery, a former Buddhist monastery established in 1733 and destroyed by Mongolian communists in 1937, near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Man pointing at rock carvings, Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle East
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Ovoo in the grassland on the way to the Buddhist monastery Amarbayasgalant, Selenge Aimak, Selenge Province, Mongolia, Asia
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Costumed interpreter talking about the reconstructed Viking church, Qassiarsuk, Greenland
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Yurts, Kyrgyzstan, Asia
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Austria, Tyrol, Stams, Abbey Stams, Cistercian cloister, cemetery, friar
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Africa, Ethiopia, Headstone in a graveyard near an Oromo village.
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Memorial for German seamen who lost their lives fishing in Iceland, Vik, Iceland, Atlantic Ocean, Europe
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Africa, Malawi, People getting water at well near Islamic mosque
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Muslim cemetery in mountains of Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
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New Zealand, North Island, Taranaki, Maori graveyard with a wooden gateway with red carving figurine in small village, Okato.
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The Shrine of the Stations of the Cross, sculptures by artist Huberto Maestas, on a hill above town, San Luis, Colorado, USA, North America
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Woman staring at Saint George Catholic Monastery
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Africa, Ethiopia, Gravesite in a graveyard near an Oromo village.
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The Monastery of St Andrew on the Karpaz Peninsula, Karpaz Peninsula, pilgrimage destination, Donkey, Northern Cyprus
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Aerial view of people celebrating the holy colour festival near the Shri And Baba Temple, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Tucson, Arizona, Members of the Tucson Samaritans place crosses in the desert at the places where the remains of migrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have perished in recent years as they tried to evade U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints. More than 500 crosses planted in Arizona by the Samaritans and other groups now mark the spots where they died. Ron Kovatch (left) and Pat O'Brien place a cross.
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Tucson, Arizona, Members of the Tucson Samaritans place crosses in the desert at the places where the remains of migrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have perished in recent years as they tried to evade U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints. More than 500 crosses planted in Arizona by the Samaritans and other groups now mark the spots where they died. Volunteers pause for a moment of silence after placing a cross for an unidentified migrant.
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Traditional batak grave on the SAmosir island, Indonesia