PFH1169402: Thailand: Bai Po Thong or Golden Bo Tree leaves, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169403: Thailand: Bai Po Thong or Golden Bo Tree leaves, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169411: Thailand: Chedi, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169415: Thailand: Viharn, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169416: Thailand: Naga balustrades and giant Buddha, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169421: Thailand: Ganesh mural at Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169424: Thailand: Astrological banners adorn the giant songkran sand chedi at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169426: Thailand: Old Buddha head and altar set up for the songkran festival in the grounds of Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169428: Thailand: Old Buddha head and altar set up for the songkran festival in the grounds of Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169429: Thailand: Worshippers at the Buddha in the main viharn at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169433: Thailand: Astrological banners adorn the giant songkran sand chedi at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169434: Thailand: Astrological banners adorn the giant songkran sand chedi at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169437: Thailand: Astrological banners adorn the giant songkran sand chedi at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169440: Vietnam: Staircase leading to the Tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169441: Vietnam: The Tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169442: Vietnam: Stone guardian statues guarding the Tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169462: China: Nanji Changsheng Dadi, the 'South Pole Emperor of Longevity'. Third of the Four Heavenly Ministers (Siyu) of Daoism. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169465: China: Yuqing, 'The Jade Purity', first of the Three Pure Ones (Sanqing) in Daoism. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169467: China: Shangqing, 'The Supreme Purity', second of the Three Pure Ones (Sanqing) in Daoism. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169478: China: The Eight Celestial Emperors in the East, from the Daoist pantheon. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169486: China: Xuantian Shangdi, Daoist God of Northern Heaven (Zhen Wu). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169490: China: 'Hell Currency' - a Hell bank note - bearing an image of the Jade Emperor used in ancestor worship in traditional Chinese society. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169507: China: Mazu (Matsu) or Tin Hau, the Goddess of the Sea and patron saint of East Asian seafarers. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169509: China: Daoist deity Chang-e who stole the elixir of immortality. Woodblock print. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169525: China: Cai Shen (Wade-Giles: Tsai Shen; Cantonese: Choy Sun, Hakka: Choy Sin) is the Chinese God of Wealth or Prosperity. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169531: China: Empress Zhaoxian (Lady Du), mother of the first two Song emperors Taizu and Taizong, consort of Emperor Xuanzu (Zhao Hongyi, 899-956), died c. 961. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169538: China: Empress Cao (1016-1079), consort of Emperor Renzong, 4th ruler of the Song Dynasty (r.1022-1063). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169541: China: Empress Yuanyou (1073-1131), consort of Emperor Zhezong, 7th ruler of the Song Dynasty (r.1058-1100). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169547: China: Empress Chengshui (died 1203), consort of Emperor Xiaozong, 11th ruler of the Song Dynasty and 2nd ruler of the Southern Song Dynasty (r.1162-1189). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169549: China: Empress Gongsui (died 1200), consort of Emperor Ningzong, 13th ruler of the Song Dynasty and 4th ruler of the Southern Song Synasty (r.1194-1224). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169552: Vietnam: Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169553: Vietnam: Incense burner, Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169560: Vietnam: Elaborate wood and lacquer work at the Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169563: Vietnam: Incense burner, Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169574: Turkey: Decoupage representation of a cockerel and a tethered hawk, 17th century. The mirror writing at the top of the picture is the name Muhammad in Arabic. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169575: Tunisia: A leaf in Kufic script from the celebrated 'Blue Qur'an', thought to have been created in Tunisia during the 9th-10th century. / Bridgeman Images