PFH1190265: China: Taoist medium, Dayun Si (Dayun Temple), a Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 CE) era Taoist temple, Wuwei, Gansu Province. Taoist rites are performed, with mediums covering supplicants with red cloths, ringing bells and shaking censers / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190021: India: The Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190477: Thailand: Phra Ubosot (Main Chapel) by night, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190486: China: A flame burns next to 'Two dragons playing with a pearl' (a common theme in Chinese temples) in front of the main temple building at the Puning Temple (P?níng Sì) or Temple of Universal Peace, Chengde, Hebei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190029: India: The Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190102: India: Town Hall, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190212: Thailand: 8th century sandstone reclining Buddha (Phra Non), Thailand's oldest reclining Buddha, Wat Dharmacakra Semaram, Ban Klong Khwang, Nakhon Ratchasima Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190454: Thailand: A scene from the Ramakien (the Thai Ramayana story) on stone around the Phra Ubosot (Main Chapel), Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190330: Vietnam: The Well of Heavenly Clarity (Thien Quang Tinh) in the third courtyard of the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190135: India: Taxis await custom near the Howrah Bridge and Howrah Railway Station, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190349: Thailand: A scene from the Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190131: India: Old taxi, Sudder Street, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190435: Thailand: The Khmer style Phra Prang (one of four around the main ubosot), Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190266: China: Taoist medium dousing with ceremonial flame, Dayun Si (Dayun Temple), a Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 CE) temple, Wuwei, Gansu Province. Taoist rites are performed, with mediums covering supplicants with red cloths, ringing bells and shaking censers / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190026: India: King Edward VII (1841 - 1910), Emperor of India, on horseback in front of the Victoria Memorial, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190332: Vietnam: Tortoise stele inscribed with the names of scholars who passed Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) examinations, third courtyard of the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190451: Thailand: A scene from the Ramakien (the Thai Ramayana story) on stone around the Phra Ubosot (Main Chapel), Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190210: Thailand: The feet of an 8th century sandstone reclining Buddha (Phra Non), Thailand's oldest reclining Buddha, Wat Dharmacakra Semaram, Ban Klong Khwang, Nakhon Ratchasima Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190368: Thailand: Pang Nak Prok (Buddha under the Naga King's Hood) image in the West Viharn, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190424: Thailand: Brick prang, Prang Song Phi Nong (11th - 12th century CE), Si Thep Historical Park, Phetchabun Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190205: Thailand: Prasat Hin Meuang Tam, Buriram Province, Northeast Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190340: Thailand: A scene from the Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190450: Thailand: 19th century diagram placed during the reign of Rama III (1787 - 1851) showing the body's acupressure points, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190189: Thailand: Prasat Hin Meuang Tam, Buriram Province, Northeast Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190500: China: Prayer wheels, Puning Temple (P?níng Sì) or Temple of Universal Peace, Chengde, Hebei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190211: Thailand: 8th century sandstone reclining Buddha (Phra Non), Thailand's oldest reclining Buddha, Wat Dharmacakra Semaram, Ban Klong Khwang, Nakhon Ratchasima Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190152: Thailand: Central sanctuary, Prasat Hin Phimai, Phimai Historical Park, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Phimai dates from the 11th and 12th century and was an important Khmer Buddhist temple and town in the Khmer empire / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190541: Cambodia: Ta Prohm with its famous trees growing over the ruins, Angkor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190514: China: 'Heart Locks' used by visitors to 'lock their hearts with the Buddha' and also sometimes known as 'Locks of Love', lead up a staircase at the top end of the Puning Temple (P?níng Sì) or Temple of Universal Peace, Chengde, Hebei Province / Bridgeman Images

DGC1194757: Crate containing Harry Houdini lowered into New York Harbour, 1912 (sepia photo) / Bridgeman Images

SNK1192992: Prague Gate at Svatá Hora (Holy Mountain) (photo) / Bridgeman Images

CH1194891: The Prophet Samuel, by Morris & Co, 1868 (stained glass window), Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) / Bridgeman Images

CH1194915: Girl with Bouquet of Flowers, (charcoal and w/cs on paper), Icart, Louis (1888-1950) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190201: USA: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, American writer, traveller and humorist (1835-1910), painted by Edward Penfield (1866-1925), 1898, Penfield, Edward (1866-1925) / Bridgeman Images

IL1192438: Surprise for Frederick at Hochkirch AD 1758, Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) / Bridgeman Images

IL1192513: Wellingtons retreat from Coimbra AD 1810, Hardy, Paul (1862-1942) / Bridgeman Images