BALI_D473Stone carve BUDDHA STATUE in the MEDITATION COURT at the BOTANICAL GARDEN UBUD - BALI, INDONESIABUY FROM HERE
BALI_D681The PURA BESAKIH COMPLEX also known as the Mother Temple is located on the slope of sacred GUNUNG AGUNG, the islands tallest mountain - BALI, INDONESIABUY FROM HERE
BALI_D1124PURA MELANTING is a Hindu temple located in a beautiful agriculture valley near PEMUTERAN - BALI, INDONESIABUY FROM HERE
BALI_D1217PURA TANAH LOT is one of the most important Hindu Sea Temples - BALI, INDONESIABUY FROM HERE
BALI_D1326PURA TAMAN SARASWATI known as the UBUD WATER PALACE at dusk - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIABUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D199Stucco BUDDHIST DEITIES at NYAUNG OHAK located at INDEIN consisting of ancient SHRINES - INLE LAKE, MYANMARBUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D1462MONKS gilds the much venerated MAHAMUNI BUDDHI inside the MAHAMUNI PAYA built by King Bodwpaya in 1784 - MANDALAY, MYANMARBUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D1940The main ZEDI of the SHWEDAGON PAYA or PAGODA which dates from 1485 is gilded every year - YANGON, MYANAMARBUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D2203Candle offerings to 11th century reclining BUDDHA at SHINBINTHAHLYAUNG TEMPLE - BAGAN, MYANMARBUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D2227View of ANANDA TEMPLE at SUNRISE from SHWESANDAW TEMPLE - BAGAN, MYANMARBUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D2290The PAYA NDA ZU GROUP of stupas are intimate and have good lighting on the BUDDHA STATUES within - BAGAN, MYANMARBUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D2298The PAYA NDA ZU GROUP is a classic example of Burmese temple architecture - BAGAN, MYANMARBUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D2329The ANANDA TEMPLE is lit like a jewel at night - BAGAN, MYANMARBUY FROM HERE
BURMA_D2356View of the THAMUTI and DHAMMAYANGYI TEMPLES from the DHAMMAYAZIKA PAGODA - BAGAN, MYANMARBUY FROM HERE
CAMBODIA_D104Stone temples representing the five peaks of Mount Meru at Angkor Wat, built in the 11th century by Suryavarman the 2nd, - CambodiaBUY FROM HERE
CAMBODIA_D315A vine grows on a face tower of The Bayon at Angkor Thom, the largest Khmer city ever built by Jayavarman 7 and 8, are part of the Angkor Wat complex - Siem Reap, CambodiaBUY FROM HERE
CAMBODIA_D386Stone temples representing the five peaks of Mount Meru reflected in a lotus pond at an Angkor Wat sunrise, built in the 11th century by Suryavarman II - Siem Reap, CambodiaBUY FROM HERE
CAMBODIA_D596A Strangler Fig encroaches on the face tower of Gopura 3 east at Ta Som, built by Jayavarman VII in the 12th century - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, CambodiaBUY FROM HERE
GUATEMALA_54-13TEMPLE II, 125 ft. tall & dated to 700 AD, an ancient remnant of the great MAYA civilization - TIKAL, GUATEMALABUY FROM HERE
INDIA_38-20The TAJ MAHAL, built by emperor Shahjahan for his wife in 1653, REFLECTS in a POOL - AGRA, INDIABUY FROM HERE
INDIA_41-2SUNRISE on the MINARETS at the TAJ MAHAL - AGRA, INDIABUY FROM HERE
INDIA_44-12Faithful HINDU WOMEN wash clothes and perform ablutions in the GANGES RIVER at SUNRISE - VARANASI (BENARES), INDIABUY FROM HERE
INDIA_48-13A HINDU TEMPLE rises above CANOES on the GANGES RIVER - VARANASI (BENARES), INDIABUY FROM HERE
INDIA_BW38_13HUMAYUN'S TOMB COMPLEX - DELHI, INDIABUY FROM HERE
INDIA_D348The QUTB MINAR tower is part of a UNESCO site and was constructed in the 12th century - QUTB COPLEX, NEW DELHI, INDIABUY FROM HERE
JAPAN_8-2A TORI GATE which is part of a HACHIMAN JINGO SHRINE (SHINTO) - OGAMACHI, JAPANBUY FROM HERE
JAPAN_64-18BUDDHIST STATUES at DAISHOIN TEMPLE, Mimuro Branch of Shingon Buddhism - MIYA JIMA ISLAND, JAPANBUY FROM HERE
KDU_NEPAL_D108TIBETAN PRAYER FLAGS blow in the breeze at sunrise - BODHANATH STUPA, KATMANDU, NEPALBUY FROM HERE
KDU_NEPAL_D113TIBETAN PRAYER FLAGS blow in the breeze at sunrise - BODHANATH STUPA, KATMANDU, NEPALBUY FROM HERE
KHAM_19-10Elephant statue & Tibetan Buddhist temple at Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (E. Tibet), Sichuan Province, ChinaBUY FROM HERE
KHAM_22-16.TIFPillars and drums in the reconstructed Derge Gonchen Monastery in Derge town - Kham, (E. Tibet), Sichuan Province, ChinaBUY FROM HERE
KHAM_41-2Sacred Mount Chakna Dorje (5958 M), Nyinteng (Yading) Nature Reserve, Kham - Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)BUY FROM HERE
KHAM_D1100Stupa (chorten) on the shore of the sacred Yilhun Lhatso (lake) near Manigango - Kham (E. Tibet), Sichuan Province, ChinaBUY FROM HEREBUY FROM HERE
KHAM_D2758Giant prayer wheels and yaks at the Buddhist Monastery of Tagong (Lhagang) - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)BUY FROM HERE
LADAKH_D104Large statue of the historical BUDDHA at HEMIS MONASTERY established in 1672 AD - LEH VALLEY, LADAKHBUY FROM HERE
LADAKH_D387RANGDUM MONASTERY sits below Himalayan peaks in the Stod River Valley - ZANSKAR, LADAKH, INDIABUY FROM HERE
LAOS_D482GLASS LOTUS decorates the outside of the Buddhist WAT XIENG THONG (Temple of the Golden City), built in 1560 - LUANG PROBANG, LAOSBUY FROM HERE
LAOS_D615Elaborate columns and facade of a BUDDHIST TEMPLE - LUANG PRABANG, LAOSBUY FROM HERE
NEPAL_312-4Tibetan Buddhist CHORTENS with prayer flag poles on the outskirts of RINGMO village - DOLPO DISTRICT, NEPALBUY FROM HERE
Nepal_313-2RINGMO MONASTERY, of the pre-Buddhist BONPO religion, sits above PHOKSUNDO LAKE near RINGMO village - DOLPO, NEPALBUY FROM HERE
NEPAL_336-14Tibetan Buddhist CHORTEN and RUINS of a farm house in the DO TARAP VALLEY - DOLPO DISTRICT, NEPALBUY FROM HERE
NEPAL_D362Night scene of TIBETAN BUDDHIST MANI WALL & MANI STONES at KYANG on the NAR PHU TREK - ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA, NEPALBUY FROM HERE
NEPAL_D440A series of CHORTENS near the second NAR GATE and KANGGURU PEAK at 6981 meters - NAR PHU TREK, ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA, NEPALBUY FROM HERE
PORTUGAL_12-4People watch the sunset below a giant cross at CABO DE ROCA, EUROPE'S most western point near LISBON - PORTUGALBUY FROM HERE
PORTUGAL_17-7BELL TOWER of CHURCH built in 1808 in TAVIRA, one of the ALGARVE'S most charming cities - PORTUGALBUY FROM HERE
RAJASHTAN_D313Entry of the CHANDRAPRABHU JAIN TEMPLE as seen inside the JAISALMER FORT - RAJASTHAN, INDIABUY FROM HERE
RAJASHTAN_D340A JAIN DEVOTEE makes a prayer inside a JAIN TEMPLE in the JAISALMER FORT - RAJASTHAN, INDIABUY FROM HERE
RAJASHTAN_D731The CHAUMUKHA MANDIR TEMPLE at RANAKPUR in the Pali District of RAJASTHAN near Sadri has 1440 carved pillars with no two alike - INDIABUY FROM HERE
CAMBODIA_D386Stone temples representing the five peaks of Mount Meru reflected in a lotus pond at an Angkor Wat sunrise, built in the 11th century by Suryavarman II - Siem Reap, CambodiaBUY FROM HERE
SPAIN_3-8INTERIOR of SEVILLA'S CATHEDRAL, the worlds largest GOTHIC CHURCH started in 1401 AD - SPAINBUY FROM HERE
Tibet_77-7A MONK lights butter lamps in the JOKHANG, TIBET'S holiest temple, built by KING SONGTSEN GAMPO in the 7th Century - LHASA, TIBETBUY FROM HERE
Tibet_78-20Potala Palace reflected in lake - Lhasa, TibetBUY FROM HERE
Tibet_145-7Recently constructed STUPAS replace those destroyed by the CHINESE near the POTALA PALACE - LHASA, TIBETBUY FROM HERE
TIBET_159-19Beautifully constructed ENTRYWAY of THE ASSEMBLY HALL TSOG-CHEN at SERA MONASTERY - LHASA, TIBETBUY FROM HERE
TIBET_174-9BUTTER LAMPS & SHAKYAMUNI STATUE inside the main temple at SAMYE MONASTERY known as SAMYE UTSE - TIBETBUY FROM HERE
TIBET_179-13YUMBULAGANG possibly built by KING NYATRI TSENPO in the 7th Century & rebuilt in 1982 to match original - YARLUNG VALLEY - TIBETBUY FROM HERE
TIBET_180-17Newly painted support beams of TRANDRUK TEMPLE founded by KING SONGSTEN GAMPO in the 7th Century - YARLUNG VALLEY TIBETBUY FROM HERE
Tibet_320-6CHIU MONASTERY, its 3 CHORTENS and MOUNT KAILASH (6638M) are visited by devout BUDDHIST PILGRIMS - TIBETBUY FROM HERE
TIBET_332-15.TIFThe mist enshrouded North Face of MOUNT KAILASH (6638 M) is a sacred site for BUDDHIST & HINDU PILGRIMS - TIBETBUY FROM HERE
Tibet_352-19Rows of eroding GUGE STYLE CHORTENS at THOLING MONASTERY built by RINCHEN ZANGPO in the 11th Century - TIBETBUY FROM HERE
Tibet_356-13CAVE DWELLING WINDOW near THOLING date back to the 10th C. in the GUGE KINGDOM west of KAILASH - TIBETBUY FROM HERE
Tibet_364-20FULL MOON on LAKE MANASAROVAR (4550M), a sacred pilgrimage site for both BUDDHIST and HINDU PILGRIMS - KAILASH, TIBETBUY FROM HERE
TURKEY_18-15The beautifully painted interior domes of The Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) which was completed in 1616 - Istanbul, TurkeyBUY FROM HERE